Mississippi Deer Population and Management News Archive
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Annual Deer Hunt, from survey (survey results are reported in the next deer season report) 1941: 501 1968: 30,000 1989: 72,856 2000: 285,156 2001: 287,540 2002: 296,783 2003: 246,850 2004: 282,450 2005: 285,130 2006: 297,107 2007* 247,024 2008: 249,993 2009**301,187 2010: 322,287 2011: 272,275 2012: 273,126 2013: 263,705 2014: 253,728 2015: 254,246 2016: 244,795 2017: 194,975 2018: 197,000 2019: 221,000*** *2007 is calculated from Tables 6 and 7 in the 2008-09 Deer Program report ** estimated *** rounded Survey reports Data from The Human Dimensions & Conservation Law Enforcement Laboratory (HDCLEL) at Mississippi State University (MSU) Deer Hunt 1970: 1,370 1981 to 2011 data (sum of resident and non-resident harvest) 1981: 201,677 1982: 210,684 1983: 243,776 1984: 196,375 1985: 226,743 1986: 234,955 1987: 254,904 1988: 265,217 1989 1990: 262,386 1991: 249,572 1992 277,714 1993: 300,980 1994: 262,409 1995: 340,544 1996: 366,242 1997: 334,457 1998: 370,169 1999: 307,396 2000: 2001: 321,190 2002: 324,683 2003: 326,361 2004: 275,311 2005: 282,450 2006: 285,130 2007: 324,024 2008: 295,126 2009: 279,662 2010: 270,890 2011: 322,287 1994: 310,100 | More Deer Management and Population News by State |