New Jersey Deer Population   An estimate of 145,000 deer in 2024 with a large proportion in suburban areas.  The state estimates populations in hunted areas only and made an estimate of 115,000 in 2023.  An estimate using hunting data of 105,000 whitetail deer in hunted areas for 2022, down from a state estimate of about 133,000 in 2018.  An EHD outbreak in 2021 reduced deer populations.  A state estimate of about 146,000 in 2017, up from about 100,000 in 2015.  The state estimates the recent peak population at 204,000 in 1995.  Estimates apply to deer in hunted areas.


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