Deer population

[Mossberg500Guy]

I've been looking at the past Deer Harvest Summary and seems like harvest numbers are down all across the state, i haven't noticed much of a drop in population in my area 7A if any at all, wondering if anyone has seen a decrease in their area? and does it look better this year?

[nyantler]

Harvest numbers were down I believe mostly because of the weather last season... which kept deer movement down and hunter "time in the woods" down. If anything you will probably notice more deer due to lower harvest numbers last season and the mild winter.

[BowmanMike]

Couldn't agree more with the last post,right on

[NFA-ADK]

Last years weather cause most of the activity to happen at night.  Hope to see a good year with better harvest this year.

[Core]

I assumed it was because the 2014/2015 winter was brutal so population was suppressed. Our past winter was a joke, so surely less deer were taken by the cold.

 

I think it was 14% statewide reduction last hunting season from the one prior.

[Deerguy]

Bad winters and high coyote population. I have seen a huge decrease in deer sighting over the last couple of years. DEC keeps giving out two dmps per person in the area even though our southern tier numbers are down. Don't get it

[ATbuckhunter]

I think its a number of factors together. 2 bad winters in a row, bad weather last season as well as a bumper crops of acorns that severely limited movement. I wouldn't be surprised to see deer take back to where it usually is this year.