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The 2005/2006 Tennessee Deer Harvest
Statewide ~ 166,379 Deer

 


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  • 2005 County Totals

  • Complete Online Harvest Stats & Graphs

    • Fun Facts
    • Total Harvest Statewide for the 2005/2006 TN Deer Season was 166,379.

    • The Opening Weekend Gun harvest was 26,120.

    • The County with the highest total harvest was Hardeman with 5,904.

    • 43% of licensed deer hunters killed at lest one deer.

    • There were about 211,000 deer hunters in 2005/2006. The exact number of deer hunters is not known as it cannot be assumed that everyone who purchases a Sportsman’s License is a deer hunter.

    Harvest Totals
      Total Deer
    County160,096
    WMA5,631
    Ft. Campbell652

    Statewide Harvest By Season Type
    Open Kill (Archery)16,346
    Open Kill (Crossbow)3,800
    Open Kill (Muzzleloader)33,935
    Open Kill (Gun)106,015
    WMA Managed (Archery)1,009
    WMA Managed (Crossbow)168
    WMA Managed (Muzzleloader)1,130
    WMA Managed (Gun)3,324

    Statewide Harvest By Region
    Region 1 52,298
    Region 2 60,664
    Region 3 29,431
    Region 4 17,703
    Total 160,096

    Antler Points of Bucks
    Spikes16.09%
    3 & 4 19.7%
    5 & 622.6%
    7 & 832.0%
    9 & 107.5%
    11 + 1.3%

    Age Distribution of Antlered Bucks
    1.5 Years49.4%
    2.5 Years 39.1%
    3.5 Years11.5%
    Sample Size3,009