Maryland Deer Population:  Estimated at 230,000 in 2023 and about the same in 2024; 220,000 in 2022 and 232,000 in 2020.  A state estimate of 207,000 deer in 2018.  Estimated at 214,000 deer prior to hunting season in 2016 and 2017, down somewhat from the 220,000 in 2015, and 227,000 in 2014.  The rise in deer take for 2016 was attributed to better weather and the opening of Sunday hunting.  The deer population peaked around the year 2002 at about 294,000, trending down since then.  Herd analysis at right.


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