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.
β First modern elk hunt in the Commonwealth
Year | AntleredΒ Deer Harvest | Antlerless Deer Harvest | Total Deer Harvest | Bear Harvest | Spring Turkey Harvest | Fall Turkey Harvest | Antlered Elk Harvest | Antlerless Elk Harvest | Total Elk Harvest |
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*2024 | 175,280 | 301,600 | 476,880 | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β |
*2023 | 171,600 | 258,410 | 430,010 | 2,920 | 39,268 | 4,632 | 59 | 59 | 118 |
*2022 | 164,190 | 258,770 | 422,960 | 3,171 | 35,738 | 7,616 | 55 | 76 | 131 |
*2021 | 145,320 | 231,490 | 376,810 | 3,655 | 28,087 | 6,814 | 54 | 91 | 145 |
*2020 | 174,780 | 260,400 | 435,180 | 3,621 | 34,492 | 8,479 | 37 | 97 | 134 |
*2019 | 163,240 | 226,191 | 389,431 | 4,657 | 37,286 | 9,006 | 34 | 95β | 129β |
*2018 | 147,750 | 226,940 | 374,690 | 3,153 | 40,303 | 9,129 | 27 | 74β | 101β |
*2017 | 163,750 | 203,409 | 367,159 | 3,438 | 38,101 | Β 9,168 | 27 | 79β | 106β |
*2016 | 149,460 | 183,794 | 333,254 | 3,530 | 35,966 | 10,708 | β27 | 79 | 106β |
*2015 | 137,580 | 178,233 | 315,813 | 3,748 | 41,180 | 14,861 | 22 | 65β | 87β |
*2014 | 119,260 | 184,713 | 303,973 | 3,368 | 41,258 | 18,013 | β27 | 63β | 90β |
*2013 | 134,280 | 218,640 | 352,920 | 3,510 | 36,507 | 16,273 | 26 | 47β | 73β |
*2012 | 133,860 | 209,250 | 343,110 | 3,632 | 36,920 | 14,074 | 20 | 33β | 53β |
*2011 | 127,540 | 208,660 | 336,200 | 4,350 | 35,852 | 14,300 | 19 | 34β | 53β |
*2010 | 122,930 | 193,310 | 316,240 | 3,090 | 33,849 | 15,884 | β18 | 23β | 41β |
*2009 | 108,330 | 200,590 | 308,920 | 3,512 | 44,639 | 20,934 | 21 | 24β | 45β |
*2008 | 122,410 | 213,440 | 335,850 | 3,458 | 42,437 | 24,288 | 17 | 25β | 42β |
*2007 | 109,200 | 213,870 | 323,070 | 2,362 | 37,992 | 25,369 | 14 | 21β | 35β |
*2006 | 135,290 | 226,270 | 361,560 | 3,124 | **** 39,339 | **** 24,482 | 14 | 21β | 35β |
*2005 | 120,500 | 233,890 | 354,390 | 4,164 | 32,593 | 25,173 | β10 | 25β | 35β |
*2004 | 124,410 | 284,910 | 409,320 | 2,976 | NO DATA | NO DATA | β12 | 22β | 34β |
*2003 | 142,270 | 322,620 | 464,890 | 3,000 | 42,876 | 31,100 | 19 | 49 | β68 |
*2002 | 165,416 | 352,113 | 517,529 | 2,686 | 41,147 | 37,346 | β32 | 29β | 61β |
*2001 | 203,247 | 282,767 | 486,014 | 3,063 | 49,186 | 48,008 | β β14 | β13 | β27 |
*2000 | 203,221 | 301,379 | 504,600 | 3,075 | 43,815 | 44,865 | β | β | β |
*1999 | 194,368 | 184,224 | 378,592 | 1,740 | 37,808 | 40,721 | β | β | β |
*1998 | 181,449 | 196,040 | 377,489 | 2,598 | 32,661 | 33,628 | β | β | β |
*1997 | 176,677 | 220,339 | 397,016 | 2,110 | 30,956 | 37,398 | β | β | β |
*1996 | 153,432 | 197,565 | 350,997 | 1,796 | 33,726 | 35,787 | β | β | β |
*1995 | 182,235 | 248,348 | 430,583 | 2,190 | 36,401 | 49,748 | β | β | β |
*1994 | 157,030 | 238,051 | 395,081 | 1,365 | 28,558 | 39,094 | β | β | β |
*1993 | 165,214 | 243,343 | 408,557 | 1,790 | 24,068 | 30,477 | β | β | β |
*1992 | 163,159 | 198,065 | 361,224 | 1,589 | 18,180 | 21,468 | β | β | β |
*1991 | 149,598 | 238,417 | 388,015 | 1,687 | 16,606 | 31,979 | β | β | β |
*1990 | 170,101 | 245,460 | 415,561 | 1,200 | 17,472 | 25,527 | β | β | β |
*1989 | 169,795 | 218,806 | 388,601 | 2,213 | 17,154 | 21,669 | β | β | β |
*1988 | 163,106 | 218,293 | 381,399 | 1,614 | 14,659 | 22,515 | β | β | β |
*1987 | 157,547 | 177,242 | 334,789 | 1,556 | 14,674 | 28,346 | β | β | β |
*1986 | 150,359 | 149,655 | 300,014 | 1,362 | 16,155 | 26,763 | β | β | β |
1985 | 76,097 | 85,331 | 161,428 | 1,029 | 14,197 | 18,217 | β | β | β |
1984 | 76,500 | 63,680 | 140,180 | 1,547 | 9,723 | 15,844 | β | β | β |
1983 | 70,233 | 66,060 | 136,293 | 1,529 | 10,852 | 20,494 | β | β | β |
1982 | 72,113 | 66,109 | 138,222 | 588 | 12,804 | 29,848 | β | β | β |
1981 | 73,322 | 75,208 | 148,530 | 819 | 11,115 | 26,794 | β | β | β |
1980 | 73,196 | 62,281 | 135,477 | 921 | 19,266 | 30,173 | β | β | β |
1979 | 58,864 | 55,930 | 114,794 | 736 | 9,066 | 18,772 | β | β | β |
1978 | 61,698 | 59,543 | 121,241 | CLOSED | 7,735 | 24,300 | β | β | β |
1977 | 74,879 | 71,199 | 146,078 | CLOSED | 8,765 | 29,464 | β | β | β |
1976 | 64,084 | 57,949 | 122,033 | 605 | 10,536 | 26,483 | β | β | β |
1975 | 71,986 | 66,209 | 138,195 | 388 | 7,683 | 23,050 | β | β | β |
1974 | 70,689 | 54,963 | 125,652 | 223 | Not surveyed | Not surveyed | β | β | β |
1973 | 70,316 | 56,575 | 126,891 | 299 | Β | Β | β | β | β |
1972 | 62,633 | 44,582 | 107,215 | 370 | 400 | 35,984 | β | β | β |
1971 | 55,602 | 48,625 | 104,227 | 488 | 7,033 | 25,798 | β | β | β |
1970 | 53,350 | 46,336 | 99,686 | CLOSED | 1,563 | 22,000 | β | β | β |
1969 | 59,923 | 56,761 | 116,684 | 295 | 2,128 | 21,000 | β | β | β |
1968 | 62,038 | 79,836 | 141,874 | 218 | *** 1,636 | *** 18,000 | β | β | β |
1967 | 78,268 | 66,147 | 144,415 | 568 | Β | 23,000 | β | β | β |
1966 | 58,722 | 60,031 | 118,753 | 605 | Β | 20,000 | β | β | β |
1965 | 65,150 | 34,638 | 99,788 | 347 | Β | 15,000 | β | β | β |
1964 | 49,231 | 41,903 | 91,134 | 526 | Β | 13,679 | β | β | β |
1963 | 48,204 | 36,212 | 84,416 | 280 | Β | 13,608 | β | β | β |
1962 | 42,266 | 30,647 | 72,913 | 554 | Β | 15,775 | β | β | β |
1961 | 38,705 | 17,327 | 56,032 | 237 | Β | 17,312 | β | β | β |
1960 | 38,776 | 29,887 | 68,663 | 392 | Β | 14,920 | β | β | β |
1959 | 38,270 | 51,902 | 90,172 | 296 | Β | 15,228 | β | β | β |
1958 | 46,738 | 65,187 | 111,925 | 439 | Β | 13,008 | β | β | β |
1957 | 49,254 | 55,862 | 105,116 | 294 | Β | 16,156 | β | β | β |
1956 | 41,921 | CLOSED | 41,921 | 335 | Β | 14,481 | β | β | β |
1955 | 45,044 | 41,111 | 86,155 | 335 | Β | 17,994 | β | β | β |
1954 | 40,915 | CLOSED | 40,915 | 403 | Β | 16,,202 | β | β | β |
1953 | 37,384 | 16,252 | 53,636 | 303 | Β | 14,604 | β | β | β |
1952 | 27,164 | 37,829 | 64,993 | 261 | Β | 9,227 | β | β | β |
1951 | 34,582 | 37,952 | 72,534 | 429 | Β | 8,962 | β | β | β |
1950 | 23,302 | 31,515 | 54,817 | 354 | Β | 5,278 | β | β | β |
1949 | 46,602 | 84,121 | 130,723 | 411 | Β | 6,885 | β | β | β |
1948 | 33,608 | CLOSED | 33,608 | 388 | Β | 4,318 | β | β | β |
1947 | 31,475 | 63,568 | 95,043 | 569 | Β | 3,751 | β | β | β |
1946 | 31,110 | 4,209 | 35,319 | 325 | Β | 2,518 | β | β | β |
1945 | 24,575 | 1,085 | 25,660 | 366 | Β | 1,716 | β | β | β |
1944 | 28,411 | CLOSED | 28,411 | 295 | Β | 2,849 | β | β | β |
1943 | 23,931 | 14,951 | 38,882 | 307 | Β | 2,297 | β | β | β |
1942 | 30,860 | CLOSED | 30,860 | 149 | Β | 3,938 | β | β | β |
1941 | 19,271 | CLOSED | 19,271 | 593 | Β | 3,911 | β | β | β |
1940 | 40,995 | 145,580 | 186,575 | 524 | Β | 5,218 | β | β | β |
1939 | 49,106 | 14,581 | 63,687 | 535 | Β | 5,191 | β | β | β |
1938 | CLOSED | 171,662 | 171,662 | 384 | Β | 6,766 | β | β | β |
1937 | 39,347 | CLOSED | 39,347 | 537 | Β | 6,619 | β | β | β |
1936 | 18,804 | CLOSED | 18,084 | 356 | Β | 3,208 | β | β | β |
1935 | 23,802 | 46,668 | 70,470 | 402 | Β | 4,498 | β | β | β |
1934 | 21,137 | CLOSED | 21,137 | CLOSED | Β | 4,167 | β | β | β |
1933 | 20,480 | CLOSED | 20,480 | 586 | Β | 3,510 | β | β | β |
1932 | 19,724 | CLOSED | 19,724 | 216 | Β | 2,992 | β | β | β |
1931 | 24,796 | 70,255 | 95,051 | 501 | Β | 4,038 | β | β | β |
1930 | 20,115 | 5,979 | 26,294 | 707 | Β | 2,374 | β | β | β |
1929 | 22,822 | CLOSED | 22,822 | 447 | Β | 3,834 | β | β | β |
1928 | CLOSED | 25,097 | 25,097 | 427 | Β | 2,362 | β | β | β |
1927 | 14,374 | CLOSED | 14,374 | 321 | Β | 4,070 | β | β | β |
1926 | 11,646 | 1,295 | 12,941 | 660 | Β | CLOSED | β | β | β |
1925 | 7,287 | 1,029 | 8,316 | 470 | Β | 3,241 | β | β | β |
1924 | 7,778 | 126 | 7,904 | 929 | Β | 2,331 | β | β | β |
1923 | 6,452 | 8 | 6,460 | 500 | Β | 6,049 | β | β | β |
1922 | 6,115 | CLOSED | 6,115 | 563 | Β | 5,431 | β | β | β |
1921 | 4,840 | CLOSED | 4,840 | 510 | Β | 4,654 | β | β | β |
1920 | 3,300 | CLOSED | 3,300 | 420 | Β | 3,000 | β | β | β |
1919 | 2,939 | CLOSED | 2,939 | 472 | Β | 5,181 | β | β | β |
1918 | 1,754 | CLOSED | 1,754 | 387 | Β | 2,751 | β | β | β |
1917 | 1,725 | CLOSED | 1,725 | 368 | Β | ** 2,950 | β | β | β |
1916 | 1,722 | CLOSED | 1,722 | 435 | Β | 4,991 | β | β | β |
1915 | 1,287 | CLOSED | 1,287 | 188 | Β | 3,651 | β | β | β |