Rhode Island Deer Population and Management Archive - Rhode Island
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Annual Deer Hunt, Reported Kill
1977 157
1978 169
1979 196
1980 217
1981 243
1982 216
1983 222
1984 248
1985 256
1986 428
1987 431
1988 448
1989 638
1990 939
1991 1141
1992 1462
1993 1316
1994 1396
1995 1761
1996 2163
1997 2040
1998 1532
1999 2043
2000 2349
2001 2249
2002: 2,087
2003: 2,244
2004: 2,683
2005: 2,675
2006: 2,315
2007: 2,586
2008: 2,937
2009: 2,422
2010: 2,569
2011: 2,413
2012: 2,221
2013: 2,502
2014: 2,182
2015: 1,883
2016: 1,936
2017: 1,886
2018: 2,125
2019: 2,285
2020: 2,348
2021: 2,164
A List of Articles in the Archive
2017 Massachusetts deer harvest sets record March 15, 2018 Rhode Island
Acorn shortage in RI this year November 30, 2011 Rhode Island
Are We Prepared for the Winter of 2017? January 4, 2017 Rhode Island,
Block Island deer hunted via infrared March 13, 2011 Rhode Island
Bow deer hunting allowed in Johnston August 14, 2010 Rhode Island
Deer hunters to be allowed at Scituate Reservoir August 17, 2012 Rhode Island
Deer Management August 17, 2012 Providence Water
Deer management planning process underway for the Block Island and Ninigret National. Wildlife Refuges, public comment sought November 6, 2011 Rhode Island
DEM Releases Deer Season Dally March 21, 2003 Rhode Island
DEM reminds hunters to take precautions to keep deer herds free of chronic wasting disease October 2, 2018 Rhode Island
Do pumas prowl R.I., or just our imaginations? December 7, 2019 Rhode Isand
Forest Service Recovery Act Funds Benefit Rhode Island March 21, 2012
Johnston residents oppose opening of state park for bow-and-arrow deer hunting ... August 13, 2010 Rhode Island
Managing the state's deer population November 17, 2019 Rhode Island
Rhode Island 2016-17 Deer Harvest
Rhode Island deer population December 1, 2016
Rhode Island Hunting Seasons, 2018 – 2019 April 26, 2019
RI buys 245 acres of forest for preservation November 30, 2012 Rhode Island
Significant Regulation Changes & Highlights 2014-15 September 2, 2014
With hunting in decline across state, conservation funds in jeopardy November 6, 2019 Rhode Island