Deer Kill Data

The cornerstone of Virginia’s deer management program is the big game harvest reporting system, which allows the Department to effectively monitor the annual deer kill on a county basis. By law, each successful deer hunter is required to report every deer killed. Information regarding the animal’s sex, date of kill, weapon, and county of kill is recorded. Results of the annual deer kill are typically available about one month after the close of the season. In contrast to many states that estimate their annual deer kill, Virginia’s deer kill figures represent an actual known minimum count. The harvest reporting system provides deer kill figures that the public understands and has confidence in.

Note: Deer kill data for the current year is preliminary and does not include deer killed during the late urban archery or special late antlerless only deer seasons.

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County/City	Year	Antlered Males	Male Fawns	Females	% Female	Undefined	Total Harvest
Chesapeake	2024	238	43	200	42%	0	481
Chesapeake	2023	263	42	227	43%	0	532
Chesapeake	2022	212	35	184	43%	0	431
Chesapeake	2021	250	28	185	40%	0	463
Chesapeake	2020	259	30	212	42%	0	501
Chesapeake	2019	248	37	209	42%	0	494
Chesapeake	2018	253	36	213	42%	0	502
Chesapeake	2017	294	36	203	38%	0	533
Chesapeake	2016	223	29	142	36%	0	394
Chesapeake	2015	285	43	214	39%	0	542
Chesapeake	2014	246	33	248	47%	0	527
Chesapeake	2013	303	51	342	49%	0	696
Chesapeake	2012	272	53	292	47%	0	617
Chesapeake	2011	303	57	333	48%	0	693
Chesapeake	2010	373	56	384	47%	0	813
Chesapeake	2009	364	57	331	44%	0	752
Chesapeake	2008	376	61	374	46%	0	811
Chesapeake	2007	410	50	331	42%	0	791
Chesapeake	2006	367	53	244	37%	0	664
Chesapeake	2005	364	65	304	41%	0	733
Chesapeake	2004	413	80	335	40%	0	828
Chesapeake	2003	330	82	269	39%	9	690
Chesapeake	2002	346	90	304	41%	6	746
Chesapeake	2001	380	87	277	37%	6	750
Chesapeake	2000	315	67	260	40%	5	647
Chesapeake	1999	328	60	249	39%	6	643
Chesapeake	1998	370	66	224	34%	8	668
Chesapeake	1997	335	81	316	43%	2	734
Chesapeake	1996	430	77	302	37%	3	812
Chesapeake	1995	384	73	265	36%	6	728
Chesapeake	1994	529	78	365	37%	9	981
Chesapeake	1993	628	0	433	41%	4	1065
Chesapeake	1992	504	0	273	35%	0	777
Chesapeake	1991	354	0	237	40%	3	594
Chesapeake	1990	263	0	154	36%	9	426
Chesapeake	1989	247	0	125	34%	0	372
Chesapeake	1988	190	0	82	30%	0	272
Chesapeake	1987	275	0	119	30%	0	394
Chesapeake	1986	237	0	119	33%	0	356
Chesapeake	1985	197	0	61	24%	0	258
Chesapeake	1984	206	0	96	32%	0	302
Chesapeake	1983	231	0	80	26%	0	311
Chesapeake	1982	209	0	120	36%	0	329
Chesapeake	1981	254	0	176	41%	0	430
Chesapeake	1980	233	0	163	41%	0	396
Chesapeake	1979	241	0	181	43%	0	422
Chesapeake	1978	289	0	190	40%	0	479
Chesapeake	1977	312	0	131	30%	0	443
Chesapeake	1976	295	0	102	26%	0	397
Chesapeake	1975	306	0	86	22%	0	392
Chesapeake	1974	309	0	48	13%	0	357
Chesapeake	1973	334	0	0	0%	0	334
Chesapeake	1972	282	0	0	0%	0	282
Chesapeake	1971	222	0	0	0%	0	222
Chesapeake	1970	198	0	0	0%	0	198
Chesapeake	1969	228	0	0	0%	0	228
Chesapeake	1968	203	0	0	0%	0	203
Chesapeake	1967	165	0	0	0%	0	165
Chesapeake	1966	326	0	200	38%	0	526
Chesapeake	1965	320	0	306	49%	0	626
Chesapeake	1964	388	0	375	49%	0	763
Chesapeake	1963	628	0	523	45%	0	1151
Chesapeake	1962	604	0	645	52%	0	1249
Chesapeake	1961	473	0	72	13%	0	545
Chesapeake	1960	432	0	100	19%	0	532
Chesapeake	1959	452	0	148	25%	0	600
Chesapeake	1958	518	0	201	28%	0	719
Chesapeake	1957	452	0	181	29%	0	633
Chesapeake	1956	414	0	115	22%	0	529
Chesapeake	1955	379	0	0	0%	0	379
Chesapeake	1954	378	0	0	0%	0	378
Chesapeake	1953	392	0	1	0%	0	393
Chesapeake	1952	238	0	0	0%	0	238
Chesapeake	1951	232	0	0	0%	0	232
Chesapeake	1950	278	0	0	0%	0	278
Chesapeake	1949	218	0	0	0%	0	218
Chesapeake	1948	210	0	2	1%	0	212
Chesapeake	1947	118	0	0	0%	0	118