Indiana Deer Population:   A reported state estimate at the beginning of 2024 of 700,000 whitetail deer.  A state estimate of 680,000 deer in 2020, about the same in 2017 estimated from harvest data, down from about 730,000 deer in 2015.  About 700,000 deer in 2014, 730,000 in 2013, and 780,000 in 2012.  Herd analysis at right. 


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