Florida Deer:    An estimated 570,000 deer in 2021, down from about 650,000 deer in 2017.  Hunting data indicates significant declines in 2018 and 2020 with an increase in 2021.  An estimated population of 700,000 in 2014 and exceeding 700,000 in 2006.  The deer hunt peaked in 2008-09, a significant population decline since 2014.  An estimated 45,000 to 50,000 deer in 1951. 


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