Deer Harvest Summary for 2001-2002

Archery Harvest

Thirty-three percent (33%) of deer hunters hunted with archery equipment. Thirty-one percent (31%) of these were succesful in harvesting a deer.  It took the average archery deer hunter about 25 days to harvest a deer and the average archery deer hunter spent 12 days hunting deer. Does made up almost 69% of the archery deer harvest. The table belows provides additional information.

Archery Deer Hunters	96,721
Archery Buck Harvest	14,000
Archery Doe Harvest	30,600
Total Archery Harvest	44,600
Average Deer/Hunter	0.5

Muzzleloader Harvest

Almost 23% of deer hunters hunted with muzzleloading firearms. About 1 out of every 3 muzzleloader hunters were succesful in harvesting a deer.  It took the average muzzleloader hunter almost 9 days to harvest a deer and the average muzzleoader hunter spent 4 days hunting deer with a muzzleloader.  Does made up 55% of the muzzleloading firearm deer harvest.  The table belows provides additional information.

Muzzleloader Hunters	66,721
Muzzleloader Buck Harvest	13,400
Muzzleloader Doe Harvest	16,500
Total Muzzleloader Harvest	29,900
Average Deer/Muzzleloader Hunter	0.5

Modern Firearms Harvest

Almost 96% of deer hunters hunted with modern firearms.  Fifty-eight percent (58%) of these deer hunters were successful in harvesting a deer.  It took the average firearm deer hunter about 13 days to harvest a deer and the average firearm deer hunter spent 18 days hunting deer.  Does made up almost 55% of the modern firearm deer harvest.  The table belows provides additional information.

Modern Firearm Hunters	279,351
Modern Firearm Buck Harvest	168,300
Modern Firearm Doe Harvest	202,200
Total Modern Firearm Deer Harvest	371,500
Average Deer/Modern Firearm Hunter	1.3

Statewide Summary

There were 292,209 deer hunters that hunted deer in 2001-2002.  About 82% or 240,726 were licensed resident deer hunters. Almost 11% (31,868) were honorary deer hunters and less than 7% (19,615) were non-resident deer hunters. Sixty percent (60%) of deer hunters were succesful in harvesting a deer. The average deer hunter hunted 19.5 days and it took the average deer hunter about 13 days to harvest a deer. Does made up almost 57% of the total deer harvest.

Total Number of Deer Hunters	292,209
Number of Bucks Harvested	193,100
Number of Does Harvested	252,900
Total Deer Harvested	446,000
Average Deer Harvest/Hunter	1.5

Hunter Success Summary for All Deer Harvested

Number of Deer Harvested	Percent Hunter Success
0	39.7
1	22.3
2	14.6
3	8.4
4	5.6
5	3.3
6	2.4
7	1.5
8 or more	2.1