West Virginia Hunters Harvest 105,743 Deer in 2010


SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Preliminary counts of game checking tags indicate West Virginia hunters harvested a total of 105,743 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 32 percent below the 2009 deer harvest of 155,214 and ranks as the 26th highest total on record. A total of 44,134 bucks, 34,365 antlerless season deer, 21,203 archery killed deer and 6,041 muzzleloader season deer were taken during the 2010 season.

Antlerless Deer Season

The 2010 antlerless deer season, which includes the youth/Class Q deer seasons, was 37 percent below 2009 and 29 percent below the 5 year average of 48,225. “It is important to note that part of the deer management strategy is to regulate the harvest of antlerless deer in individual counties to raise or lower the future deer population,” said Jezioro. The top 10 counties are: Preston (1,905), Mason (1,648), Lewis (1,297), Jackson (1,289), Monongalia (1,232), Ritchie (1,214), Harrison (1,199), Wood (1,198), Barbour (1,185) and Monroe (1,081).

Muzzleloader Deer Season

The 2010 muzzleloader harvest of 6,041 was 35 percent less than the 2009 harvest of 9,232, and 27 percent below the 5 year average of 8,290 and ranks as the 21st highest total on record. The top 10 counties are: Randolph (390), Preston (306), Barbour (225), Braxton (220), Mason (214), Lewis (196), Harrison (193), Wood (188), Monongalia (183), and Marshall (174).

Archery Deer Season

The bow hunters take of 21,203 deer was 26 percent below the 2009 harvest of 28,482, and 21 percent below the 5 year average harvest of 26,916 and ranks as the 21st highest total on record. The top 10 counties are: Preston (1,140), Randolph (1,001), Kanawha (687), Monongalia (686), Mason (677), Nicholas (649), Raleigh (589), Wood (565), Wyoming (559), and Greenbrier (524).

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**DNR**



2010 WEST VIRGINIA DEER HARVEST

County
Buck Gun
Antlerless
Muzzleloader
Archery
Total

Barbour
882
1185
225
415
2707

Brooke
339
503
89
212
1143

Hancock
303
378
96
341
1118

Harrison
1074
1199
193
458
2924

Marion
812
813
121
366
2112

Marshall
1096
924
174
387
2581

Monongalia
1126
1232
183
686
3227

Ohio
408
353
65
210
1036

Preston
2056
1905
306
1140
5407

Taylor
499
657
130
273
1559

Tucker
756
262
139
398
1555

Wetzel
970
942
115
208
2235

Dist. I Subtotal
10321
10353
1836
5094
27604

Berkeley
659
546
86
335
1626

Grant
964
594
115
296
1969

Hampshire
1277
906
115
171
2469

Hardy
1356
759
111
133
2359

Jefferson
496
382
42
321
1241

Mineral
953
858
137
234
2182

Morgan
485
451
79
159
1174

Pendleton
887
358
45
223
1513

Dist. II Subtotal
7077
4854
730
1872
14533

Braxton
994
1078
220
297
2589

Clay
359
109
25
210
703

Lewis
1158
1297
196
344
2995

Nicholas
851
205
26
649
1731

Pocahontas
1099
250
77
349
1775

Randolph
1883
520
390
1001
3794

Upshur
1080
957
169
495
2701

Webster
818
137
23
507
1485

Dist. III Subtotal
8242
4553
1126
3852
17773

Fayette
749
64
17
508
1338

Greenbrier
1366
580
110
524
2580

McDowell
0
0
0
420
420

Mercer
342
102
27
354
825

Monroe
1071
1081
150
355
2657

Raleigh
462
59
0
589
1110

Summers
541
332
81
305
1259

Wyoming
0
0
0
559
559

Dist. IV Subtotal
4531
2218
385
3614
10748

Boone
471
35
15
361
882

Cabell
489
414
85
285
1273

Kanawha
904
572
128
687
2291

Lincoln
748
219
172
515
1654

Logan
0
0
0
469
469

Mason
1318
1648
214
677
3857

Mingo
0
0
0
259
259

Putnam
812
849
118
416
2195

Wayne
586
222
37
295
1140

Dist. V Subtotal
5328
3959
769
3964
14020

Calhoun
586
528
96
193
1403

Doddridge
778
558
67
157
1560

Gilmer
707
621
79
147
1554

Jackson
1228
1289
141
484
3142

Pleasants
361
348
51
53
813

Ritchie
1236
1214
169
346
2965

Roane
1068
1059
138
373
2638

Tyler
858
868
115
239
2080

Wirt
694
745
151
250
1840

Wood
1119
1198
188
565
3070

Dist. VI Subtotal
8635
8428
1195
2807
21065

State Total
44134
34365
6041
21203
105743