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
Patrick	2024	1004	43	392	27%	0	1439
Patrick	2023	1063	41	356	24%	0	1460
Patrick	2022	925	45	376	28%	0	1346
Patrick	2021	985	45	331	24%	0	1361
Patrick	2020	933	64	444	31%	0	1441
Patrick	2019	890	47	404	30%	0	1341
Patrick	2018	946	54	410	29%	0	1410
Patrick	2017	1023	51	407	27%	0	1481
Patrick	2016	906	40	363	28%	0	1309
Patrick	2015	1000	60	445	30%	0	1505
Patrick	2014	789	49	385	31%	0	1223
Patrick	2013	951	74	547	35%	0	1572
Patrick	2012	660	89	661	47%	2	1412
Patrick	2011	887	105	999	50%	4	1995
Patrick	2010	812	103	844	48%	0	1759
Patrick	2009	1065	175	1292	51%	0	2532
Patrick	2008	939	141	1185	52%	0	2265
Patrick	2007	1204	165	957	41%	0	2326
Patrick	2006	1228	170	892	39%	0	2290
Patrick	2005	1108	162	936	42%	0	2206
Patrick	2004	1298	202	1094	42%	0	2594
Patrick	2003	1420	259	1217	41%	58	2954
Patrick	2002	1261	243	1050	40%	43	2597
Patrick	2001	1299	232	929	37%	49	2509
Patrick	2000	1186	254	932	39%	35	2407
Patrick	1999	1106	254	724	34%	24	2108
Patrick	1998	978	178	632	35%	17	1805
Patrick	1997	1033	254	931	41%	29	2247
Patrick	1996	1136	325	1034	41%	26	2521
Patrick	1995	1237	313	994	39%	11	2555
Patrick	1994	986	292	863	40%	14	2155
Patrick	1993	1208	0	864	41%	10	2082
Patrick	1992	1286	0	749	37%	8	2043
Patrick	1991	917	0	630	41%	6	1553
Patrick	1990	929	0	483	34%	15	1427
Patrick	1989	860	0	367	30%	0	1227
Patrick	1988	619	0	221	26%	0	840
Patrick	1987	680	0	240	26%	0	920
Patrick	1986	519	0	197	28%	0	716
Patrick	1985	413	0	160	28%	0	573
Patrick	1984	392	0	150	28%	0	542
Patrick	1983	410	0	126	24%	0	536
Patrick	1982	492	0	138	22%	0	630
Patrick	1981	359	0	85	19%	0	444
Patrick	1980	333	0	114	26%	0	447
Patrick	1979	337	0	137	29%	0	474
Patrick	1978	239	0	87	27%	0	326
Patrick	1977	180	0	80	31%	0	260
Patrick	1976	196	0	11	5%	0	207
Patrick	1975	249	0	74	23%	0	323
Patrick	1974	237	0	119	33%	0	356
Patrick	1973	248	0	112	31%	0	360
Patrick	1972	234	0	18	7%	0	252
Patrick	1971	208	0	11	5%	0	219
Patrick	1970	168	0	12	7%	0	180
Patrick	1969	173	0	12	6%	0	185
Patrick	1968	135	0	5	4%	0	140
Patrick	1967	142	0	81	36%	0	223
Patrick	1966	152	0	97	39%	0	249
Patrick	1965	165	0	77	32%	0	242
Patrick	1964	170	0	87	34%	0	257
Patrick	1963	139	0	116	45%	0	255
Patrick	1962	149	0	109	42%	0	258
Patrick	1961	106	0	6	5%	0	112
Patrick	1960	113	0	10	8%	0	123
Patrick	1959	66	0	3	4%	0	69
Patrick	1958	80	0	3	4%	0	83
Patrick	1957	67	0	0	0%	0	67
Patrick	1956	0	0	0	0%	0	0
Patrick	1955	0	0	0	0%	0	0
Patrick	1954	0	0	0	0%	0	0
Patrick	1953	0	0	0	0%	0	0
Patrick	1952	0	0	0	0%	0	0
Patrick	1951	0	0	0	0%	0	0
Patrick	1950	0	0	0	0%	0	0
Patrick	1949	0	0	0	0%	0	0
Patrick	1948	0	0	0	0%	0	0
Patrick	1947	0	0	0	0%	0	0