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Hunters go 5 for 5 in Missouri s first elk hunt What an exciting gift right before the holidays to see all five hunters harvest elk in this first inaugural elk season in Missouri
Credit: Missouri Department of Conservation
Gene Guilkey of Liberty harvested this 6x7 bull elk on public land in Shannon County Dec. 16. Photo by Jeff Girdner. Author: Joe Jerek – Missouri Department of Conservation Published: 11:30 AM CST December 22, 2020 Updated: 11:34 AM CST December 22, 2020
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Missouri’s first elk-hunting season ended Sunday with all five of the hunters selected for permits harvesting bull elk during the firearms portion Dec. 12-20. An archery portion ran Oct. 17-25 with no harvests.
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) says an archery portion ran October 17-25 with no harvests.
The five Missouri hunters were selected for elk-hunting permits through a random drawing of more than 19,215 permit applications, including 33 for one resident-landowner antlered-elk permit and 19,182 for four general permits.
Joe Benthall of Mount Vernon, who was drawn for an antlered-elk general permit, harvested a 5×5 bull elk Dec. 12 on National Park Service property near Log Yard in Shannon County. He was the first of five Missouri hunters selected for elk permits to harvest an elk. Benthall has been deer hunting off and on for 25 years and had not hunted elk before. He says he applied for the Missouri opportunity because he has wanted to hunt elk but has not had the time or money for a trip out west. He added that he only hunted during the firearms portion.
All 5 selected hunters bag elk during firearm portion of Missouriâs first elk hunt Gene Guilkey of Liberty harvested this 6x7 bull elk on public land in Shannon County Dec. 16. (Source: Jeff Girdner, Mo. Dept. of Conservation) By Amber Ruch | December 22, 2020 at 12:20 PM CST - Updated December 22 at 6:48 PM
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KFVS) - All five selected hunters harvest an elk during Missouriâs first elk hunting season.
The season ended on Sunday, December 20.
The hunters were selected for permits through a random drawing of more than 19,215 permit applications, including 33 for one resident-landowner antlered elk permit and 19,182 for four general permits.