Nevada Deer Population and Management News Archive
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Annual Deer Hunt 1938: 818 1942: 3,335 1983: 11,758 1984: 11,794 1985: 19,520 1986: 21,845 1987: 21,497 1988: 26,784 1989: 17,782 1990: 16,715 1991: 12,442 1992: 14,273 1993: 6,276 1994: 7,315 1995: 8,114 1996: 11,070 1997: 8,263 1998: 9,672 1999: 11,020 2000: 12,499 2001: 9,791 2002: 6,899 2003: 5,982 2004: 6,560 2005 7,112 2006: 8,346 2007: 8,743 2008: 7,025 2010: 6,946 2011: 5,831 2012: 10,112 2013: 9,394 2014: 8,978 2015: 9,140 2016: 7,885 2017: 7,300 See Table 31 for deer harvest historical data See Table 30 for an estimated population history Population reported as up in 2012, of the 10,112 deer taken, 10,112 deer harvested, 8,987 were bucks and 1,125 were does. Reduced number of tags in 2011 because of declining population. The highest post-season buck ratio in the history of Nevada was measured at 32 bucks/100 does, in 2012 and 2011. | More Deer Management and Population News by State |