South Dakota Deer Population, Management News and Information Archive
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Annual Deer Harvest, Estimated from Survey 1975 35,000 1976 29,500 1977 23,000 1978 19,500 1979 19,800 1980 32,000 1981 20,500 1982 35,000 1983 48,000 1984 56,000 1985 49,000 1986 49,000 1987 39,500 1988 44,000 1989 55,000 1990 53,000 1991 56,500 1992 62,000 1993 65,000 1994 64,500 1995 59,000 1996 52,000 1997 50,000 1998 46,000 1999 48,500 2000 51,000 2001 59,000 2002 61,500 2003 70,000 2004 74,000 2012: 71,500 In 2013: 25,199 whitetail bucks, 23,275 whitetail does, 4,251 mule bucks. 2,758 mule does. In 2012: 62,900 were whitetails (30,800 bucks, 32,100 does) and 8,600 were mule deer (4,900 bucks, 3,700 does.) In 2011: 33,285 whitetail bucks, 40,772 whitetail does, 5,675 mule bucks and 5,428 mule does. Hunting stats Hard winter of 2010-2011 reduced herd. | More Deer Management and Population News by State |