Montana Deer Population and Management News Archive
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Annual Deer Hunt
1999:   94,000
2000:  100,000*
2001:  121,000*
2002:  130,000**
2003:  140,000*
2004:  119,266
2005:  115,238
2006:  136,054
2007:  125,866
2008:  115,741
2009:  105,084
2010:    94,730
2011:    81,989
2012:    87,638
2013:    78,238
2014:    75,680
2015:    86,582
2016:  105,298
2017:  104,500


*Year 2000, 2001, 2003 estimated from mule deer harvest
**Year 2002 is estimated


The 1999 harvest was about equally split between mule deer and whitetails.

2000:  49,616 
2001:  64,425
2003:  69,687






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