Preliminary numbers from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) indicate young hunters, ages 6 through 15, harvested 11,160 deer in Missouri’s early youth portion of the 2023 deer hunting season, Oct. 28 and 29
Statewide totals include: 6,883 antlered bucks, 3,420 does, and 857 button bucks.
For the Local Counties, the totals are:
| County | Antlered Bucks | Button Bucks | Does | County Total |
| Caldwell | 58 | 2 | 12 | 72 |
| Carroll | 70 | 3 | 21 | 94 |
| Chariton | 69 | 6 | 28 | 103 |
| Daviess | 71 | 6 | 23 | 100 |
| Grundy | 46 | 6 | 24 | 76 |
| Linn | 94 | 6 | 37 | 137 |
| Livingston | 64 | 5 | 21 | 90 |
| Sullivan | 71 | 6 | 23 | 100 |
| Total | 772 |