Alabama Deer Population and Management

Alabama Deer Population and Management News Archive

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Population Estimated at 1.5 to 2 Million

Annual Deer Hunt

(rounded to nearest 1,000)
1987: 323,000

1997: 423,000

1998: 390,000

1999: 416,000

2000: 478,000

2001: 411,000

2002: 410,000

2003: 478,000

2004: 499,000

2005: 461,000

2006: 436,000
2007: 342,000
2008: 356,000
2009: 289,100

2010: 337,000

2011: 254,800

2012: 266,725

Alabama estimates its total harvest from mailed hunter surveys.
Harvest Reports