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
Washington	2024	1529	42	654	29%	0	2225
Washington	2023	1494	69	742	32%	0	2305
Washington	2022	1471	69	711	32%	0	2251
Washington	2021	1331	73	709	34%	0	2113
Washington	2020	1459	89	682	31%	0	2230
Washington	2019	1483	53	726	32%	0	2262
Washington	2018	1266	87	645	32%	0	1998
Washington	2017	1481	68	672	30%	0	2221
Washington	2016	1315	99	598	30%	0	2012
Washington	2015	1241	105	748	36%	0	2094
Washington	2014	1195	80	605	32%	0	1880
Washington	2013	1119	124	736	37%	0	1979
Washington	2012	1164	91	538	30%	0	1793
Washington	2011	1093	92	633	35%	0	1818
Washington	2010	982	61	495	32%	0	1538
Washington	2009	951	103	624	37%	0	1678
Washington	2008	1100	77	663	36%	0	1840
Washington	2007	907	93	685	41%	0	1685
Washington	2006	1101	81	482	29%	0	1664
Washington	2005	1114	68	502	30%	0	1684
Washington	2004	995	96	524	32%	0	1615
Washington	2003	1096	73	508	30%	21	1698
Washington	2002	1106	105	493	29%	25	1729
Washington	2001	1032	85	387	25%	45	1549
Washington	2000	954	76	337	24%	35	1402
Washington	1999	972	76	303	22%	31	1382
Washington	1998	852	70	326	26%	17	1265
Washington	1997	801	69	308	25%	36	1214
Washington	1996	873	90	406	29%	22	1391
Washington	1995	922	70	288	22%	9	1289
Washington	1994	845	100	351	27%	7	1303
Washington	1993	841	0	364	30%	11	1216
Washington	1992	724	0	240	25%	3	967
Washington	1991	659	0	147	18%	7	813
Washington	1990	562	0	103	15%	3	668
Washington	1989	488	0	112	19%	0	600
Washington	1988	381	0	78	17%	0	459
Washington	1987	321	0	76	19%	0	397
Washington	1986	362	0	78	18%	0	440
Washington	1985	298	0	41	12%	0	339
Washington	1984	235	0	17	7%	0	252
Washington	1983	243	0	28	10%	0	271
Washington	1982	218	0	27	11%	0	245
Washington	1981	260	0	5	2%	0	265
Washington	1980	183	0	14	7%	0	197
Washington	1979	191	0	3	2%	0	194
Washington	1978	197	0	10	5%	0	207
Washington	1977	176	0	4	2%	0	180
Washington	1976	192	0	11	5%	0	203
Washington	1975	204	0	7	3%	0	211
Washington	1974	149	0	5	3%	0	154
Washington	1973	158	0	5	3%	0	163
Washington	1972	132	0	8	6%	0	140
Washington	1971	114	0	4	3%	0	118
Washington	1970	95	0	2	2%	0	97
Washington	1969	130	0	3	2%	0	133
Washington	1968	104	0	0	0%	0	104
Washington	1967	106	0	0	0%	0	106
Washington	1966	104	0	55	35%	0	159
Washington	1965	108	0	46	30%	0	154
Washington	1964	114	0	58	34%	0	172
Washington	1963	107	0	67	39%	0	174
Washington	1962	110	0	61	36%	0	171
Washington	1961	145	0	143	50%	0	288
Washington	1960	151	0	135	47%	0	286
Washington	1959	166	0	85	34%	0	251
Washington	1958	122	0	0	0%	0	122
Washington	1957	106	0	29	21%	0	135
Washington	1956	105	0	51	33%	0	156
Washington	1955	95	0	2	2%	0	97
Washington	1954	91	0	0	0%	0	91
Washington	1953	139	0	0	0%	0	139
Washington	1952	96	0	0	0%	0	96
Washington	1951	76	0	0	0%	0	76
Washington	1950	90	0	0	0%	0	90
Washington	1949	64	0	0	0%	0	64
Washington	1948	61	0	0	0%	0	61
Washington	1947	53	0	0	0%	0	53