Deer Population and Management

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Annual Reported Deer Hunt
1950: 6,559

1955: 13,148

1960: 15,928

1965: 19,911

1970: 13,988

1975: 35,336

1980: 54,166

1985: 84,600

1990: 169,948

1997: 235,305

2000: 195,000

2001: 218,253

2002: 255,356

2003: 208,216

2004: 179,066

2005: 135,361

2006: 136,289
2007: 148,000
2008: 162,000
2009: 154,000
2010: 106,500
2011: 135,696

2012: 132,261

2013: 150,268

2014: 104,223

*Record harvest in 2002.

Chronic Wasting Disease first detected in 2005