Mississippi Population and Management Archive - Mississippi
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Annual Deer Hunt, from survey (survey results are reported in the next deer season report)
1941: 501
1968: 30,000
1989: 72,856
2000: 285,156
2001: 287,540
2002: 296,783
2003: 246,850
2004: 282,450
2005: 285,130
2007* 247,024
2008: 249,993
2009: 270,890
2010: 322,287
2011: 272,275
2012: 273,126
2013: 263,705
2014: 253,728
2015: 254,246
2016: 244,795
2017: 194,975
2018: 197,000
2019: 220,989
2020: 256,671
2021: 269,901
2022: 262,830
2023*** 279,000
*2007 is calculated from Tables 6 and 7 in the 2008-09 Deer Program report
** estimated, no report
*** preliminary
Data from The Human Dimensions & Conservation Law Enforcement Laboratory (HDCLEL) at Mississippi State University (MSU)
Deer Hunt
1970: 1,370
1981 to 2011 data (sum of resident and non-resident harvest)
1981: 201,677
1982: 210,684
1983: 243,776
1984: 196,375
1985: 226,743
1986: 234,955
1987: 254,904
1988: 265,217
1989
1990: 262,386
1991: 249,572
1992 277,714
1993: 300,980
1994: 262,409
1995: 340,544
1996: 366,242
1997: 334,457
1998: 370,169
1999: 307,396
2000:
2001: 321,190
2002: 324,683
2003: 326,361
2004: 275,311
2005: 282,450
2006: 285,130
2007: 324,024
2008: 295,126
2009: 279,662
2010: 270,890
2011: 322,287
Some UM reports, annual 1970 - 2010
1994: 310,100
2000: 285,156
2001: 287,540
2002: 296,783
2003: 246,850
2004: 255,732
2005: 256,870
2006: 256,870
2007: 264,592
2008: 249,764
2009: 238,453
2010: 287,673
Surveys to estimate deer harvest ended with 2008 hunt.
