Connecticut Population and Management Archive - Connecticut Page
View the archive by scrolling through the window below or Load the Archive Document. Historic deer hunt data is below the Archive window on the left column with links to sources. A list of all articles in the Archive is below the Archive window.
Estimated Annual Deer Kill
Estimated Annual Deer Kill
1990: 11,305
1993: 10,342
2000: 11,000
2001: 11,500
2002: 12,500
2003: 13,000
2004: 13,541
2005: 12,100
2006: 11,591
2007: 11,062
2008: 12,682
2009: 11,774
2010: 12,183
2011: 12,897
2012: 13,421
2013: 12,549
2014: 11,394
2015: 9,113
2016: 10,662
2017: 12,080
2018: 11,345
2019: 10,908
2020: 10,881
2021: 8,971
Data for 2000 to 2003 is estimated from DEEP graphic on p. 7 of the 2013 Deer Program Summary [PDF]. Data for 2004 is from the 2005 deer report, page 4 Table 1.
Rising population from about 1970 to 2000.
A list of articles in the Archive. Alphabetical Order by Year.
Abundant acorn crop could curb deer kill October 21, 2010 Connecticut
Acorns scarce as low-production cycle takes hold October 23, 2011 Connecticut
Activists call on DEP to stop killing Charles Island deer March 4, 2011 Florida
An 820-lb. Wild Hog Is Rooting Around Your Front Porch: What's the Protocol? July 20, 2017 Connecticut
AN ACT CONCERNING DEER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZING BOW AND ARROW HUNTING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY ON SUNDAYS. April 11, 2013 House of Representatives, File No. 453, January Session, 2013
Bloomfield, Drivers beware after moose sightings in Bloomfield May 29, 2015 Connecticut
Charles Island deer killings - Why? March 13, 2011 Connecticut
Charles Island: Connecticut DEP to hunt deer island off Milford February 18, 2011
Charles Island: Connecticut DEP to implement habitat and deer management plan February 17, 2011 Connecticut
Charles Island: Connecticut group protests killing of 17 deer on island in Long March 4, 2011
Charles Island: Why is Connecticut Slaughtering Deer? March 16, 2011
Comparing effectiveness and impacts of Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii DC) control treatments and herbivory on plant communities JS Ward, SC Williams, TE Worthley - Invasive Plant Science and Management, 2013
Connecticut bill allows Sunday deer hunting with bow and arrow May 23, 2013
Connecticut Deer Herd Numbers December 6, 2014
Connecticut deer hunt has big upside in small package November 10, 2017
Connecticut Deer Population, Bow Hunting Increases To Highest Levels In State March 28, 2014
Connecticut Deer Season 2013: Hunting Forecast October 4, 2013
Connecticut's Fall Archery Deer and Turkey Seasons Open September 15 September 5, 2018 Connecticut
Coyote sightings shouldn't be a surprise, according to wildlife officials December 15, 2014 Connecticut
Coyote sightings shouldn’t be a surprise, according to wildlife officials December 30, 2014 Connecticut
Coyote sightings shouldn’t be a surprise, according to wildlife officials December 30, 2014 Connecticut
CT DEEP launches new deer lottery method June 5, 2013 Connecticut
DEEP Announces Opening Days of Firearms Hunting Seasons October 4, 2014 Connecticut,
DEEP Considering Expanding Deer Hunting Season March 19, 2014
DEEP Reports Small Die-off in Local White-tailed Deer Herd September 8, 2017 Connecticut,
Deer Hunter: Strong Fall Archery Season Expected In Southwest CT September 16, 2017 Connecticut
Deer hunters' antler obsession all nonsense October 13, 2014 Connecticut
Deer on the Runway Will Result in an Airport's Full-Fencing Enclosure Project January 28, 2013 Connecticut
Deer population in decline, but could rise in spring February 27, 2016 Connecticut
Deer population in decline, but could rise in spring February 27, 2016Connecticut
Deer, Moose on the Move October 18, 2011 Connecticut
Deer, Turkey Season Starts Monday; Crossbow Hunting Now Legal September 12, 2013 Connecticut
Discussion in Connectictut About Deer Population March 8, 2016 Bowsite.com, Summary by Glen Ekstrom
Eastern wolves howl for recognition November 17, 2012 Connecticut
Fairfield County ranks high in 2016 deer hunt January 18, 2017 Conntecticut
Fairfield Hunters Try to Revive a Dying Sport [decline of hunting] February 13, 2012 Connecticu
Firearm Deer Hunting Season Opens Wednesday November 16, 2016 Connecticut
Greenwich bow hunters kill 44 deer in first six weeks of season November 26, 2016 Connecticut
Helicopter Surveys, Deer ... in Connecticut March 18, 2014
How deer have decimated our woodlands November 29, 2014 Connecticut
In Shelton, 8 Deer Hunted and Killed in 2013 January 2014, Connecticut
Limited Sunday hunting bill clears Connecticut House May 28, 2015
Local wildlife panorama now includes deer-killing coyotes February 21, 2020 Delaware
Loose moose May 26, 2016 Connecticut,
Low Deer Numbers, But Plenty of Food in Northeast October 8, 2015 Connecticut,
Moose in southern New England? August 12, 2013 Connecticut
Moose sightings on the rise in Connecticut April 17, 2015 Connecticut
More deer killed by bow hunters October 6, 2016 Connecticut
More land, legal changes boost Conn. bow hunting October 25, 2014 Connectictut
My compliments to Davy and Daniel December 8, 2014 Connecticut
New England Deer Forecast October 21, 2015 Connecticut,
Open season on deer in Connecticut November 20, 2014
Panel to probe deer hunting at East River preserve April 27, 2012 Connecticut
Pemberton, Shaban support Sunday bowhunting April 26, 2014 Connecticut
Predators reduce state deer population December 16, 2013 Connecticut
Resurgent Bobcats Prompt State To Study Habitat, Population September 27, 2015 Connecticut
State Forest Logging Called Good For Forests, Taxpayers July 27, 2015 Connecticut
State Targeting Jan. 1 for Lottery to Hunt Deer with Shotguns December 26, 2013 Connecticut,
Sunday bow-hunting passage ends a political saga June 3, 2015 Connecticut
Sunday deer hunting with bows now legal August 18, 2015 Connecticut,
The Response of Tree Regeneration to Deer Management in Southwestern CT: A 5 Year Update January 4, 2013 Connecticut
Thinking of whitetails at the end of deer season December 26, 2013 Connecticut
Two Coyotes Kill Deer In Briarcliff Manor September 23, 2016 Connecticut
Urges support for '99 percent,' opposition to bow-hunting bill April 17, 2012 Connecticut
Wildlife Managers Spread the Wealth (What There Is of It, at Least) March 28, 2012 Connecticut
Wildly Successful: The White-tailed Deer November 20, 2020 Connecticut
Winter Storms Impact Connecticut Wildlife In Different Ways January 31, 2015 Connecticut