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
Suffolk	2024	741	144	891	50%	0	1776
Suffolk	2023	769	170	814	46%	0	1753
Suffolk	2022	674	159	792	49%	0	1625
Suffolk	2021	789	135	861	48%	0	1785
Suffolk	2020	849	193	952	48%	0	1994
Suffolk	2019	883	188	960	47%	0	2031
Suffolk	2018	838	181	991	49%	0	2010
Suffolk	2017	830	176	995	50%	0	2001
Suffolk	2016	699	155	916	52%	0	1770
Suffolk	2015	863	229	933	46%	0	2025
Suffolk	2014	863	243	1087	50%	0	2193
Suffolk	2013	863	239	1041	49%	1	2144
Suffolk	2012	784	180	914	49%	0	1878
Suffolk	2011	863	278	1226	52%	2	2369
Suffolk	2010	1027	313	1344	50%	0	2684
Suffolk	2009	886	206	1067	49%	0	2159
Suffolk	2008	926	223	1022	47%	0	2171
Suffolk	2007	955	225	863	42%	0	2043
Suffolk	2006	901	219	897	44%	0	2017
Suffolk	2005	898	228	792	41%	0	1918
Suffolk	2004	877	210	735	40%	0	1822
Suffolk	2003	791	146	596	39%	9	1542
Suffolk	2002	677	206	675	43%	21	1579
Suffolk	2001	725	201	616	39%	21	1563
Suffolk	2000	677	168	565	39%	45	1455
Suffolk	1999	693	186	463	34%	4	1346
Suffolk	1998	577	187	567	42%	28	1359
Suffolk	1997	599	211	597	41%	37	1444
Suffolk	1996	686	211	588	39%	17	1502
Suffolk	1995	675	246	729	44%	3	1653
Suffolk	1994	730	240	784	44%	18	1772
Suffolk	1993	1009	0	826	45%	15	1850
Suffolk	1992	822	0	620	43%	7	1449
Suffolk	1991	898	0	647	42%	4	1549
Suffolk	1990	850	0	598	40%	29	1477
Suffolk	1989	596	0	417	41%	0	1013
Suffolk	1988	795	0	394	33%	0	1189
Suffolk	1987	776	0	517	40%	0	1293
Suffolk	1986	806	0	623	44%	0	1429
Suffolk	1985	679	0	558	45%	0	1237
Suffolk	1984	636	0	471	43%	0	1107
Suffolk	1983	590	0	355	38%	0	945
Suffolk	1982	582	0	331	36%	0	913
Suffolk	1981	543	0	341	39%	0	884
Suffolk	1980	473	0	311	40%	0	784
Suffolk	1979	435	0	308	41%	0	743
Suffolk	1978	447	0	233	34%	0	680
Suffolk	1977	415	0	187	31%	0	602
Suffolk	1976	357	0	80	18%	0	437
Suffolk	1975	384	0	119	24%	0	503
Suffolk	1974	348	0	109	24%	0	457
Suffolk	1973	347	0	111	24%	0	458
Suffolk	1972	308	0	108	26%	0	416
Suffolk	1971	230	0	78	25%	0	308
Suffolk	1970	227	0	59	21%	0	286
Suffolk	1969	252	0	66	21%	0	318
Suffolk	1968	202	0	49	20%	0	251
Suffolk	1967	203	0	97	32%	0	300
Suffolk	1966	266	0	229	46%	0	495
Suffolk	1965	247	0	230	48%	0	477
Suffolk	1964	250	0	234	48%	0	484
Suffolk	1963	330	0	330	50%	0	660
Suffolk	1962	264	0	247	48%	0	511
Suffolk	1961	162	0	20	11%	0	182
Suffolk	1960	104	0	0	0%	0	104
Suffolk	1959	165	0	63	28%	0	228
Suffolk	1958	181	0	61	25%	0	242
Suffolk	1957	134	0	56	29%	0	190
Suffolk	1956	183	0	41	18%	0	224
Suffolk	1955	160	0	0	0%	0	160
Suffolk	1954	160	0	0	0%	0	160
Suffolk	1953	160	0	0	0%	0	160
Suffolk	1952	118	0	0	0%	0	118
Suffolk	1951	83	0	2	2%	0	85
Suffolk	1950	74	0	0	0%	0	74
Suffolk	1949	67	0	0	0%	0	67
Suffolk	1948	7	0	0	0%	0	7
Suffolk	1947	43	0	3	7%	0	46