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

2006: 297,107

2007* 247,024

2008: 249,993

2009**301,187

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:


*2007 is calculated from Tables 6 and 7 in the 2008-09 Deer Program report

** estimated



Survey reports


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



UM reports

Surveys to estimate deer harvest ended with 2008 hunt.