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Big Game Harvest Data

The following table displays Pennsylvania harvests of white-tailed deer, black bear, wild turkey, and elk dating back to 1915.

Overview

*Deer harvests in these years are calculated harvest, rather than reported. The adjustment was made to reflect declines in successful hunter reporting rates.
**Annual bag limit set at one turkey of either sex per year.
***Spring season opened and annual bag limit expanded to one of either sex in the fall and one bearded turkey in the spring season.
****Spring season bag limit expanded to two with the purchase of a special turkey license.
† First modern elk hunt in the Commonwealth

Year

AntleredΒ Deer Harvest

Antlerless Deer HarvestTotal Deer HarvestBear HarvestSpring Turkey
Harvest
Fall Turkey
Harvest
Antlered Elk HarvestAntlerless Elk HarvestTotal Elk Harvest
*2024175,280301,600476,880Β Β Β Β Β Β 
*2023171,600258,410430,0102,92039,2684,6325959118
*2022164,190258,770422,9603,17135,7387,6165576131
*2021145,320231,490376,8103,65528,0876,8145491145
*2020174,780
260,400
435,180
3,62134,4928,4793797134
*2019163,240226,191389,4314,65737,2869,0063495​129​
*2018147,750226,940374,6903,15340,3039,1292774​101​
*2017163,750203,409367,1593,43838,101Β 9,1682779​106​
*2016149,460183,794333,2543,53035,96610,708​2779106​
*2015137,580178,233315,8133,74841,18014,8612265​87​
*2014119,260184,713303,9733,36841,25818,013​2763​90​
*2013134,280218,640352,9203,51036,50716,2732647​73​
*2012133,860209,250343,1103,63236,92014,0742033​53​
*2011127,540208,660336,2004,35035,85214,3001934​53​
*2010122,930193,310316,2403,09033,84915,884​1823​41​
*2009108,330200,590308,9203,51244,63920,9342124​45​
*2008122,410213,440335,8503,45842,43724,2881725​42​
*2007109,200213,870323,0702,36237,99225,3691421​35​
*2006135,290226,270361,5603,124**** 39,339**** 24,4821421​35​
*2005120,500233,890354,3904,16432,59325,173​1025​35​
*2004124,410284,910409,3202,976NO DATANO DATA​1222​34​
*2003142,270322,620464,8903,00042,87631,1001949​68
*2002165,416352,113517,5292,68641,14737,346​3229​61​
*2001203,247282,767486,0143,06349,18648,008† ​14​13​27
*2000203,221301,379504,6003,07543,81544,865​​​
*1999194,368184,224378,5921,74037,80840,721​​​
*1998181,449196,040377,4892,59832,66133,628​​​
*1997176,677220,339397,0162,11030,95637,398​​​
*1996153,432197,565350,9971,79633,72635,787​​​
*1995182,235248,348430,5832,19036,40149,748​​​
*1994157,030238,051395,0811,36528,55839,094​​​
*1993165,214243,343408,5571,79024,06830,477​​​
*1992163,159198,065361,2241,58918,18021,468​​​
*1991149,598238,417388,0151,68716,60631,979​​​
*1990170,101245,460415,5611,20017,47225,527​​​
*1989169,795218,806388,6012,21317,15421,669​​​
*1988163,106218,293381,3991,61414,65922,515​​​
*1987157,547177,242334,7891,55614,67428,346​​​
*1986150,359149,655300,0141,36216,15526,763​​​
198576,09785,331161,4281,02914,19718,217​​​
198476,50063,680140,1801,5479,72315,844​​​
198370,23366,060136,2931,52910,85220,494​​​
198272,11366,109138,22258812,80429,848​​​
198173,32275,208148,53081911,11526,794​​​
198073,19662,281135,47792119,26630,173​​​
197958,86455,930114,7947369,06618,772​​​
197861,69859,543121,241CLOSED7,73524,300​​​
197774,87971,199146,078CLOSED8,76529,464​​​
197664,08457,949122,03360510,53626,483​​​
197571,98666,209138,1953887,68323,050​​​
197470,68954,963125,652223Not surveyedNot surveyed​​​
197370,31656,575126,891299  ​​​
197262,63344,582107,21537040035,984​​​
197155,60248,625104,2274887,03325,798​​​
197053,35046,33699,686CLOSED1,56322,000​​​
196959,92356,761116,6842952,12821,000​​​
196862,03879,836141,874218*** 1,636*** 18,000​​​
196778,26866,147144,415568Β 23,000​​​
196658,72260,031118,753605Β 20,000​​​
196565,15034,63899,788347Β 15,000​​​
196449,23141,90391,134526Β 13,679​​​
196348,20436,21284,416280Β 13,608​​​
196242,26630,64772,913554Β 15,775​​​
196138,70517,32756,032237Β 17,312​​​
196038,77629,88768,663392Β 14,920​​​
195938,27051,90290,172296Β 15,228​​​
195846,73865,187111,925439Β 13,008​​​
195749,25455,862105,116294Β 16,156​​​
195641,921CLOSED41,921335Β 14,481​​​
195545,04441,11186,155335Β 17,994​​​
195440,915CLOSED40,915403Β 16,,202​​​
195337,38416,25253,636303Β 14,604​​​
195227,16437,82964,993261Β 9,227​​​
195134,58237,95272,534429Β 8,962​​​
195023,30231,51554,817354Β 5,278​​​
194946,60284,121130,723411Β 6,885​​​
194833,608CLOSED33,608388Β 4,318​​​
194731,47563,56895,043569Β 3,751​​​
194631,1104,20935,319325Β 2,518​​​
194524,5751,08525,660366Β 1,716​​​
194428,411CLOSED28,411295Β 2,849​​​
194323,93114,95138,882307Β 2,297​​​
194230,860CLOSED30,860149Β 3,938​​​
194119,271CLOSED19,271593Β 3,911​​​
194040,995145,580186,575524Β 5,218​​​
193949,10614,58163,687535Β 5,191​​​
1938CLOSED171,662171,662384Β 6,766​​​
193739,347CLOSED39,347537Β 6,619​​​
193618,804CLOSED18,084356Β 3,208​​
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193523,80246,66870,470402Β 4,498​​​
193421,137CLOSED21,137CLOSEDΒ 4,167​​​
193320,480CLOSED20,480586Β 3,510​​​
193219,724CLOSED19,724216Β 2,992​​​
193124,79670,25595,051501Β 4,038​​​
193020,1155,97926,294707Β 2,374​​​
192922,822CLOSED22,822447Β 3,834​​​
1928CLOSED25,09725,097427Β 2,362​​​
192714,374CLOSED14,374321Β 4,070​​​
192611,6461,29512,941660Β CLOSED​​​
19257,2871,0298,316470Β 3,241​​​
19247,7781267,904929Β 2,331​​​
19236,45286,460500Β 6,049​​​
19226,115CLOSED6,115563Β 5,431​​​
19214,840CLOSED4,840510Β 4,654​​​
19203,300CLOSED3,300420Β 3,000​​​
19192,939CLOSED2,939472Β 5,181​​​
19181,754CLOSED1,754387Β 2,751​​​
19171,725CLOSED1,725368Β ** 2,950​​​
19161,722CLOSED1,722435Β 4,991​
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19151,287CLOSED1,287188Β 3,651​​​