West Virginia Deer Population, Management News and Information Archive
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Annual Reported Deer Hunt 1950: 6,559 1951: 21,951 1955: 13,148 1957: 6,187 1960: 15,928 1965: 19,911 1968: 10,547 1970: 13,988 1975: 35,336 1980: 54,166 1985: 84,600 1990: 169,948 1992: 204,201 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: 145,577 2008: 163,603 2009: 155,214 2010: 106,499 2011: 135,696 2012: 132,261 2013: 150,877 2014: 104,707 2015: 138,493 2016 112,384 2017: 108,160 2018: 108,856 2019: 99,437 2020: 106,861 *Record harvest in 2002. Chronic Wasting Disease first detected in 2005 West Virginia Draft Elk Plan 2011 - 2015 | More Deer Management and Population News by State |