2011 - 2012 deer population about 700,000, down from 800,000 to 1 million in 2005.

Annual Reported Deer Hunt
1981: 22,570
1991: 152,768
2001: 152,768
2005: 201,209
2006: 196,241
2007: 199,611
2008: 188,901
2009: 189,634
2010: 182,270
2011: 181,411