Iowa Population and Management Archive - Iowa Page
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Annual Reported Deer Kill
DNR Wildlife Data
1953: 4,000
1954: 2,423
1955: 3,064
1956: 2,678
1957: 2,805
1958: 2,891
1959: 2,731
1960: 4,269
1961: 5,364
1962: 5,703
1963: 7,151
1964: 9,694
1965: 8,620
1966: 11,321
1967: 11,183
1968: 13,771
1969: 11,582
1970: 13,780
1971: 11,691
1972: 11,813
1973: 14,030
1974: 17,990
1975: 21,167
1976: 16,607
1977: 15,188
1978: 18,125
1979: 19,454
1980: 22,660
1981: 25,946
1982: 26,461
1983: 35,619
1984: 39,355
1985: 44,219
1986: 62,702
1987: 75,758
1988: 93.756
1989: 99,712
1990: 98,002
1991: 83,635
1992: 77,684
1993: 76,430
1994: 87,123
1995: 97,256
1996: 107.632
1997: 118,404
1998: 112,608
1999: 121,635
2000: 126,535
2001: 136,655
2002: 140,490
2003: 182,856
2004: 194,512
2005: 211,451
2006: 150,552
2007: 146,215
2008: 142,194
2009: 136,500
2010: 127,094
2011: 121,407
2012: 115,606
2013: 99,400
2014: 101,595
2015: 105,401
2016: 101,397
2017: 105,544
2018: 107,857
2019: 99,999
2020: 109,544
2021: 102,800
2023: 104,274
Detailed 2009 Review of Deer Hunting