Massachusetts Deer Population and Management Archive - Massachusetts
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Annual Reported Deer Hunt
1910: 1,362
...
1966: 3,404
1976: 2,712
1980: 3,494
1981: 5,011
1982: 4.002
1983: 4,525
1984: 4,468
1985: 5,289
1986: 5,612
1987: 5,596
1988: 5,427
1989: 6,708
1990: 6,890
1991: 10,038
1992: 10,040
1993: 8,345
1994: 9,123
1995: 11,343
1996: 8,843
1997: 10.578
1998: 9,433
1999: 9,634
2000: 11,266
2001: 9,930
2002: 12,417
2003: 12,025
2004: 12,266
2005: 12,060
2006: 10,596
2007: 11,576
2008: 11,217
2009: 10,381
2010: 10,851
2011: 11,081
2012: 10,938
2013: 11,566
2014: 11,271
2015: 10,102
2016: 12,249
2017: 13,220
2018: 14,551
2019: 13,920
2020: 14,766
2021: 13,266
2022: 15,853
2023 15,520*
*Preliminary
A population around 50,000 in 1990.