From: Vercauteren, Kurt C.; Anderson, Charles W.; Van Deelen, Timothy R.; Drake, David; Walter, W. David; Vantassel, Stephen; and Hygnstrom, Scott E., "Regulated Commercial Harvest to Manage Overabundant White-Tailed Deer: An Idea to Consider?" (2011). USDA National Wildlife Research Center - Staff Publications. 1373. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/icwdm_usdanwrc/1373
"Population estimate for white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
in the contiguous United States, determined from estimates from state
wildlife agencies, reported between January and March 2010."
AL 1,500,000 AR 750,000 AZ 85,000 CA 0 CO 612,760 (includes mule deer) CT 62,163 DE 45,000 FL no estimate GA 1,200,000 IA 500,000 ID 200,000 IL 800,000 IN 575,000 KS 280,000 KY 900,000 LA 750,000 MA this number is wrong on the table MD 234,000 ME 259,000 MI 1,750,000 MN 1,200,000 MO 750,000 MT 249,000 | NC 1,100,000 ND 500,000 NE 265,000 NV 0 NH 90,000 NJ 140,000 NM 5,000 NY 780,000 OH 675,000 OK 480,000 OR 6,000 columbian white tails only PA no estimate RI 16,000 SC 750,000 SD 215,000 TN 900,000 TX 3,000,000 UT rare VA 850,000 VT 130,000 WA 120,000 WI 1,700,000 WV 650,000 WY 52,000 |