2011 DEER KILL TOTALS

West Virginia Hunters Harvest 132,323 Deer in 2011
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Preliminary counts of game checking tags indicate West Virginia hunters harvested a total of 132,323 white-tailed deer during the recently completed bucks-only, antlerless, muzzleloader, archery and youth/Class Q deer seasons, according to Division of Natural Resources Director Frank Jezioro. This year’s total harvest was 24 percent above the 2010 deer harvest of 106,499. A total of 60,516 bucks, 38,381 antlerless season deer, 26,136 bow-killed deer and 7,290 muzzleloader season deer were taken during the 2011 seasons. The top ten counties for total deer harvest are: Preston (5,712), Mason (5,181), Jackson (4,782), Wood (4,173), Upshur (3,883), Lewis (3,815), Monongalia (3,785), Randolph (3,783), Braxton (3,701) and Roane (3,607).

Antlerless Deer Season
The 2011 antlerless deer season, which includes the youth/Class Q deer seasons, was 11 percent above 2010 and 16 percent below the five-year average of 45,656. “It is important to note that the antlerless harvest is the key component to any deer management strategy, as it controls the future deer population,” said Jezioro. The top 10 counties are: Mason (2,125), Preston (1,958), Jackson (1,776), Wood (1,513), Lewis (1,501), Braxton (1,371), Upshur (1,321), Harrison (1,317), Monongalia (1,253) and Ritchie (1,176).

Muzzleloader Deer Season
The 2011 muzzleloader harvest of 7,290 was 13 percent more than the 2010 harvest of 6,476, six percent below the five-year average of 7,772. The top ten counties are: Jackson (358), Braxton (345), Mason (320), Lewis (293), Preston (288), Wood (246), Randolph (238), Monongalia (232), Upshur (227) and Harrison (223).

Archery Deer Season
The bow hunters take of 26,136 deer was 19 percent above the 2010 harvest of 21,962, three percent below the five-year average harvest of 26,919. The top ten counties are: Preston (1,207), Kanawha (878), Nicholas (874), Raleigh (807), Fayette (802), Monongalia (782), Wyoming (771), Mason (750), Upshur (733), and Greenbrier (732).

[Editors: Please note a summary table of the 2011 West Virginia deer harvest by season is attached.]

**DNR**
2011 WEST VIRGINIA DEER HARVEST

County
Buck Gun
Antlerless
Muzzleloader
Archery
Total

Barbour
1384
1017
185
506
3092

Brooke
417
378
72
253
1120

Hancock
324
393
97
373
1187

Harrison
1510
1317
223
524
3574

Marion
1279
965
158
512
2914

Marshall
1407
1068
202
387
3064

Monongalia
1518
1253
232
782
3785

Ohio
479
358
63
247
1147

Preston
2259
1958
288
1207
5712

Taylor
769
715
121
276
1881

Tucker
750
396
148
406
1700

Wetzel
1556
915
183
313
2967

Dist. I Subtotal
13652
10733
1972
5786
32143

Berkeley
830
667
141
430
2068

Grant
1290
585
136
414
2425

Hampshire
1716
1021
188
228
3153

Hardy
1604
618
114
323
2659

Jefferson
439
442
74
353
1308

Mineral
1314
821
143
344
2622

Morgan
617
358
67
161
1203

Pendleton
1424
584
132
331
2471

Dist. II Subtotal
9234
5096
995
2584
17909

Braxton
1467
1371
345
518
3701

Clay
518
47
7
241
813

Lewis
1589
1501
293
432
3815

Nicholas
1272
364
38
874
2548

Pocahontas
1113
539
111
385
2148

Randolph
2044
814
238
687
3783

Upshur
1602
1321
227
733
3883

Webster
1068
246
24
706
2044

Dist. III Subtotal
10673
6203
1283
4576
22735

Fayette
993
186
32
802
2013

Greenbrier
1812
739
173
732
3456

McDowell
0
0
0
463
463

Mercer
676
53
35
574
1338

Monroe
1376
804
168
456
2804

Raleigh
752
189
20
807
1768

Summers
863
119
39
487
1508

Wyoming
0
0
0
771
771

Dist. IV Subtotal
6472
2090
467
5092
14121

Boone
654
62
23
312
1051

Cabell
714


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