North Carolina Population and Management Archive -  North Carolina

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North Carolina Deer Population and Management Archive

Annual Reported Deer Hunt

1976 to 2016

1950:    15,000

1968:    39,000

1976:    22,614

1977:    28,428

1978:    29,730

1979:    30,053

1980:    28,794

1981:    34,666

1982:    37,893

1983:    47,873

1984:    49,894

1985:    55,074

1986:    62,682

1987:    78,259

1988 :   83,239

1989:    89,896

1990:  105,005 

1991:  104,750

1992:  118,638

1993:  134,422

1994:  124,696

1995:  123,312

1996:  116,661

1997:  119,656

1998:  132,373

1999:  125,226

2000:  132,325

2001:  142,887

2002:  118,174

2003:  134,507

2004:  140,311

2005:  144,315

2006:  154,273

2007:  171,986

2008:  176,297

2009:  169,273

2010:  175,157

2011:  173,553

2012:  167,249

2013:  188,130

2014:  153,629 

2015:  162,558

2016:  149,811

2017:  161,854

2018:  143,529

2019:  161,941

2020:  169,973

2021:  168,427

2022:  158,143


Hunting Statistics


Annual Estimated Deer Hunt

2010:  234,195

2011:  217,146

2012:  219,385

2013:  238,185