Oregon Deer Population and Management News Archive
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Annual Estimated Deer Kill 1952: 77,897 1955: 133,834 1960: 157,504 1961: 163,939 1962: 139,712 1963: 117,619 1964: 143,023 1965: 119,369 1966: 147,975 1967: 142,975 1968: 151,380 1969: 101,500 1970: 87,800 1971: 87,800 1972: 73,400 1973: 103.470 1974: 76,400 1975: 54,980 1976: 80,700 1977: 129,120 1978: 124,001 1979: 99,723 1980: 112,245 1981: 121,999 1982: 85,231 1983: 81,473 1984: No survey 1985: 81,696 1986: 81,696 1987: 83,265 1988: 83,265 1989: 72,374 1990: 90,646 1991: 78,089 1992: 92,336 1993: 57,980 1994: 70,848 1995: 63,344 1996: 65,757 1997: 70,525 1998: 72,089 1999: 63,507 2000: 61,816 2001: 58,283 2002: 50,644 2003: 51,868 2004: 47,424 2005: 48,605 2006: 44,646 2007: 51,210 2008: 46,308 2009: 43,476 2010: 40,239 2011: 43,223 2012: 43,098 2013: 45,440 2014: 45,818 2015: 46,240 2016: 42,793 In 2013 the state switched to a new mandatory reporting system from the traditional phone survey. Big Game Reports The DFW says harvest surveys were not conducted on all hunts beginning in 2004, so data is not directly comparable to previous years. Excel Files | More Deer Management and Population News by State |
