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)
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
2000: 285,156
2001: 287,540 
2002: 296,783 
2003: 246,850
2004: 255,732
2005: 256,870
2006: 256,870
2007: 264,592
2008: 249,764
2009: 238,453
2010: 287,673


UM reports
Surveys to estimate deer harvest ended with 2008 hunt.





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