Montana Population and Management Archive - Montana
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Annual Deer Hunt
2000: 113,423
2001: 104,873
2002: 110,360
2003: 126,374
2004: 118,488
2005: 114,876
2006: 133,389
2007: 125,781
2008: 115,671
2009: 104,934
2010: 110,903
2011: 81,989
2012: 87,638
2013: 78,238
2014: 75,680
2015: 86,556
2016: 105,299
2017: 104,501
2018: 97,156
2019: 96,140
2020: 105,763
2021: 94,568
*Year 2000, 2001, 2003 estimated from mule deer harvest
**Year 2002 is estimated
Ecology of Mule Deer and White tailed Deer in Montana, 1998
The 1999 harvest was about equally split between mule deer and whitetails.
Mule Deer Harvest
2000: 49,616
2001: 64,425
2003: 69,687