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
Frederick	2024	1203	118	1240	48%	0	2561
Frederick	2023	1142	136	1342	51%	0	2620
Frederick	2022	1231	119	1411	51%	0	2761
Frederick	2021	1119	128	1413	53%	0	2660
Frederick	2020	1394	148	1838	54%	0	3380
Frederick	2019	1284	148	1691	54%	0	3123
Frederick	2018	1390	146	1570	51%	0	3106
Frederick	2017	1262	117	1401	50%	0	2780
Frederick	2016	1272	152	1461	51%	0	2885
Frederick	2015	1515	193	1768	51%	0	3476
Frederick	2014	1214	157	1632	54%	1	3004
Frederick	2013	1549	263	2206	55%	1	4019
Frederick	2012	1284	185	1664	53%	1	3134
Frederick	2011	1308	199	1759	54%	3	3269
Frederick	2010	1225	238	1844	56%	0	3307
Frederick	2009	1561	251	2022	53%	0	3834
Frederick	2008	1799	283	2107	50%	0	4189
Frederick	2007	1734	257	1845	48%	0	3836
Frederick	2006	1637	246	1775	49%	0	3658
Frederick	2005	1688	285	1774	47%	0	3747
Frederick	2004	1705	242	1825	48%	0	3772
Frederick	2003	2200	386	2288	46%	57	4931
Frederick	2002	2096	263	1606	40%	39	4004
Frederick	2001	2086	305	1493	38%	45	3929
Frederick	2000	1849	216	1248	37%	36	3349
Frederick	1999	1926	208	1249	37%	28	3411
Frederick	1998	1757	276	1286	38%	46	3365
Frederick	1997	1795	358	1613	43%	21	3787
Frederick	1996	2128	402	1444	36%	18	3992
Frederick	1995	2085	392	1658	40%	11	4146
Frederick	1994	1739	443	1682	43%	7	3871
Frederick	1993	2070	0	1573	43%	17	3660
Frederick	1992	2136	0	1504	41%	3	3643
Frederick	1991	2096	0	1676	44%	6	3778
Frederick	1990	1936	0	1002	34%	19	2957
Frederick	1989	1660	0	1005	38%	0	2665
Frederick	1988	1439	0	616	30%	0	2055
Frederick	1987	1371	0	429	24%	0	1800
Frederick	1986	1703	0	668	28%	0	2371
Frederick	1985	1037	0	413	28%	0	1450
Frederick	1984	890	0	342	28%	0	1232
Frederick	1983	864	0	323	27%	0	1187
Frederick	1982	1049	0	430	29%	0	1479
Frederick	1981	1025	0	274	21%	0	1299
Frederick	1980	792	0	301	28%	0	1093
Frederick	1979	701	0	298	30%	0	999
Frederick	1978	824	0	334	29%	0	1158
Frederick	1977	683	0	233	25%	0	916
Frederick	1976	747	0	232	24%	0	979
Frederick	1975	848	0	230	21%	0	1078
Frederick	1974	719	0	240	25%	0	959
Frederick	1973	686	0	213	24%	0	899
Frederick	1972	578	0	221	28%	0	799
Frederick	1971	558	0	145	21%	0	703
Frederick	1970	402	0	109	21%	0	511
Frederick	1969	470	0	126	21%	0	596
Frederick	1968	459	0	91	17%	0	550
Frederick	1967	340	0	126	27%	0	466
Frederick	1966	353	0	187	35%	0	540
Frederick	1965	412	0	144	26%	0	556
Frederick	1964	385	0	115	23%	0	500
Frederick	1963	306	0	106	26%	0	412
Frederick	1962	280	0	122	30%	0	402
Frederick	1961	380	0	270	42%	0	650
Frederick	1960	540	0	412	43%	0	952
Frederick	1959	610	0	603	50%	0	1213
Frederick	1958	559	0	478	46%	0	1037
Frederick	1957	504	0	329	39%	0	833
Frederick	1956	662	0	406	38%	0	1068
Frederick	1955	567	0	0	0%	0	567
Frederick	1954	438	0	152	26%	0	590
Frederick	1953	389	0	0	0%	0	389
Frederick	1952	330	0	102	24%	0	432
Frederick	1951	238	0	0	0%	0	238
Frederick	1950	146	0	0	0%	0	146
Frederick	1949	130	0	0	0%	0	130
Frederick	1948	122	0	0	0%	0	122
Frederick	1947	93	0	0	0%	0	93