1947:     4,019

1957:   22,473

1967:   24,983

1977:   67,059

1980:   75,208

1981:   78,388

1982:   88,540

1983:   85,783

1984:   84,432

1985: 101,425

1986: 121,801

1987: 119,309

1988: 114,562

1989: 135,094

1990: 160,411

1991: 179,344

1992: 200,446

1993: 201,122

1994: 209,373

1995: 218,476

1996: 209,743

1997: 198,561

1998: 179,027

1999: 190,043

2000: 187,878

2001: 215,872

2002: 214,847

2003: 237,035

2004: 221,492

2005: 215,082 

2006: 223,775
2007: 242,792
2008: 256,382
2009: 259,147
2010: 222,074
2011: 233,104

2012: 213,597

Population down over the last ten years as a result of large anterless deer harvests, habitat fragmentation, and possibly predation.