Pulaski County, Missouri: deer harvest and public hunting land
Pulaski County covers 551 square miles around St. Robert. Hunters checked 2,501 deer here in the 2025 season, 1,241 of them antlered bucks, by MDC's harvest summary. That is up 20% from 2024. 11.4% of Pulaski County is public land open to the public, the largest share national forest (39,505 acres), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and MDC conservation area boundaries.
Data updated October 2026. Harvest: MDC's deer harvest summaries, 2021 to 2025. Land: PAD-US 4.1 and MDC's conservation area and MRAP layers.
MDC conservation areasNational forestState parks and historic sitesCounty, city and regional landPulaski CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 352,960 acres (551 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025 | 2,501 (1,241 antlered bucks, 219 button bucks, 1,041 does) |
| Firearms and archery, 2025 | 1,947 by firearms, 554 by archery |
| Public land | 11.4% (40,329 acres) |
| MDC lands | 5 (633 acres inside Pulaski County) |
| MRAP land | None mapped this year |
| Towns in and near it | St. Robert, Waynesville, Richland, Iberia, Stoutland and Brumley |
How many deer are harvested in Pulaski County?
Hunters checked 2,501 deer in Pulaski County in 2025: 1,241 antlered bucks, 219 button bucks and 1,041 does. By method: 1,947 by firearms (1,334 of them in the November portion) and 554 by archery; the rest came on managed hunts.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered bucks | Button bucks | Does | Firearms | November portion | Archery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,501 | 1,241 | 219 | 1,041 | 1,947 | 1,334 | 554 |
| 2024 | 2,085 | 940 | 193 | 952 | 1,604 | 1,140 | 481 |
| 2023 | 3,028 | 1,354 | 271 | 1,403 | 2,375 | 1,607 | 653 |
| 2022 | 2,371 | 1,102 | 247 | 1,022 | 1,851 | 1,542 | 519 |
| 2021 | 2,774 | 1,332 | 290 | 1,152 | 2,070 | 704 |
Source: MDC deer harvest summaries (2021 to 2025 seasons), Pulaski County, from the county tables of each season (all methods, firearms, archery and the November portion). The 2021 summary has no separate November table.
How much public land is in Pulaski County?
40,329 of Pulaski County's 352,960 acres are public land open to the public (11.4%). The biggest share is national forest: 39,505 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Pulaski County |
|---|---|---|
| National forest | 39,505 | 11.2% |
| MDC conservation areas | 788 | 0.2% |
| County, city and regional land | 36 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 40,329 | 11.4% |
Measured by FilledTag inside the county line from USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and MDC conservation area boundaries. Hunting rules differ by manager: MDC conservation areas allow the hunting each area's page lists; national forest is open; Corps of Engineers lake land is open to hunting in many places under each project's own rules; refuges follow U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rules; the Ozark National Scenic Riverways allows hunting under state rules while most other national park land is closed; state parks and city and county land are closed to most hunting.
MDC lands in Pulaski County
MDC lands in Pulaski County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Gasconade Hills Conservation Area: 365 acres
- Roubidoux Creek Conservation Area: 185 acres
- Waynesville (Laughlin-Roubidoux Parks): 59 acres
- Schlicht Springs Access: 15 acres
- Riddle Bridge Access: 9 acres
Other large public areas here, by PAD-US: Mark Twain National Forest (39,505 acres).
How do you get to Pulaski County?
Highways through it: I-44 (about 47 miles inside), MO 17 (about 34 miles inside), MO 133 (about 29 miles inside), MO 28 (about 16 miles inside) and MO 7 (about 9 miles inside). Towns inside: St. Robert, Waynesville, Richland, Crocker, Dixon and Fort Leonard Wood. Nearby: Iberia (5 miles), Stoutland (6 miles), Brumley (6 miles) and Newburg (7 miles).
Which counties border Pulaski County?
Pulaski County touches 6 other counties. Their latest MDC harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land | MRAP land sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas County | 4,974 | 2025 | 9.1% | |
| Camden County | 3,714 | 2025 | 4.4% | |
| Maries County | 2,204 | 2025 | 0.8% | |
| Miller County | 2,850 | 2025 | 3.6% | |
| Phelps County | 2,723 | 2025 | 16% | |
| Laclede County | 3,328 | 2025 | 7.3% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Pulaski County in 2025?
Hunters checked 2,501 deer: 1,241 antlered bucks, 219 button bucks and 1,041 does (MDC). In 2024: 2,085.
Is there public hunting land in Pulaski County?
Yes. 40,329 acres, 11.4% of the county, are public land open to the public by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and MDC conservation area boundaries, the largest share national forest (39,505 acres). MDC's map shows 5 conservation areas here.
Does Pulaski County have MRAP land?
Not on MDC's MRAP layer of tracts open to hunting.
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Where these numbers come from
- Deer harvest: MDC deer harvest summaries (2021 to 2025 seasons).
- Public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and MDC conservation area boundaries. conservation areas: MDC conservation area boundaries. MRAP land: MDC Missouri Recreational Access Program (MRAP) lands.
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 cartographic county boundaries. Highways and towns: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 primary and secondary roads; U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer, places.
FilledTag is not part of the Missouri Department of Conservation. Numbers are copied from MDC and the federal sources above, or measured from their maps; nothing on this page is estimated by FilledTag.
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