Deer Population and Management

Minnesota Deer Population and Management News Archive

About one million deer in the state.

Deer population down in recent years, DNR restricting antlerless deer harvest to grow the herd.

Annual Reported Deer Hunt

1994: 193,826

1995: 215,166

1996: 157,317

1997: 143,327

1998: 158,854

1999: 180,569

2000: 211,777

2001: 217,452

2002 : 222,050

2003: 290,525

2006: 270,778

2007: 260,434

2008: 221,837

2009: 194,186

2010: 207,313

2011: 192,331

2012: 184,649