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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.

County/CityYearAntlered MalesMale FawnsFemales% FemaleUndefinedTotal Harvest
Accomack20231103277154552.8%02925
Albemarle20231736173182248.8%03731
Alleghany20239951927921.6%01293
Amelia20231279193109142.6%02563
Amherst20231864132129139.3%03287
Appomattox20239316944430.7%01444
Augusta20232652264231644.3%05232
Bath202310812535124.1%01457
Bedford20233661391390149.1%07953
Bland20239456452934.4%01538
Botetourt20231698136142843.8%03262
Brunswick2023128118996539.6%02435
Buchanan20239261623019.6%01172
Buckingham2023145112271931.4%02292
Campbell20231604175115639.4%02935
Caroline20231406290121541.7%02911
Carroll20231379111128746.3%02777
Charles City202358312760746.1%01317
Charlotte2023114613070635.6%01982
Chesapeake20232634122642.6%0530
Chesterfield202390810264438.9%01654
Clarke20236066469350.8%01363
Craig202310254758435.3%01656
Culpeper20231071168133751.9%02576
Cumberland2023106816579539.2%02028
Dickenson20237641534330.6%01122
Dinwiddie2023110320091441.2%02217
Essex202354916882153.4%01538
Fairfax20235149268853.2%01294
Fauquier20231911236210749.5%04254
Floyd20231368102121945.3%02689
Fluvanna202385312363939.6%01615
Franklin20232424207207644.1%04707
Frederick20231142125128750.4%02554
Giles202311819888040.8%02159
Gloucester202344612850246.7%01076
Goochland202388113364338.8%01657
Grayson20231489119139646.5%03004
Greene20234197139744.8%0887
Greensville202369912768145.2%01507
Halifax20232120219143338%03772
Hanover20231023283132550.4%02631
Henrico20233464634346.7%0735
Henry202310473441727.8%01498
Highland20239624939528.1%01406
Isle of Wight2023852252105748.9%02161
James City20233205937349.6%0752
King & Queen2023809269111050.7%02188
King George20233865730040.4%0743
King William202376318984847.1%01800
Lancaster20233957644048.3%0911
Lee20237642630427.8%01094
Loudoun20231535226216755.2%03928
Louisa20231360222102139.2%02603
Lunenburg202398013367037.6%01783
Madison202383412388448%01841
Mathews20231894621347.5%0448
Mecklenburg20231469165109340.1%02727
Middlesex20232646326945.1%0596
Montgomery20231449102122644.1%02777
Nelson202313967254827.2%02016
New Kent202355613449541.8%01185
Northampton202353810555846.5%01201
Northumberland202345411457350.2%01141
Nottoway2023107613082240.5%02028
Orange202382012896450.4%01912
Page20238196466643%01549
Patrick202310624135424.3%01457
Pittsylvania20232842232200939.5%05083
Powhatan2023103213681041%01978
Prince Edward202311107759733.5%01784
Prince George2023750163100352.3%01916
Prince William20235064245745.5%01005
Pulaski2023105388106348.2%02204
Rappahannock202372810282249.8%01652
Richmond202347814456347.5%01185
Roanoke20237865564043.2%01481
Rockbridge202317629189232.5%02745
Rockingham20232488201168638.5%04375
Russell202312376465233.4%01953
Scott20231537100103238.7%02669
Shenandoah20231579134147546.3%03188
Smyth202312148474936.6%02047
Southampton20231801497245351.6%04751
Spotsylvania202390616276941.9%01837
Stafford20234886843644%0992
Suffolk202376917081446.4%01753
Surry2023940212111549.2%02267
Sussex20231440359164147.7%03440
Tazewell202314497271632%02237
Virginia Beach202383149850.3%0195
Warren20235574849344.9%01098
Washington202314946974132.2%02304
Westmoreland202353514762647.9%01308
Wise20238031925723.8%01079
Wythe20231563114131944%02996
York20232784228647.2%0606