2005 Deer Harvest Summary The tables below summarize the 2005 Massachusetts deer harvests by seasons, sex, and Deer Management Zone (DMZ).   Click here for a historical summary of deer harvests by season from 1966 to 2005.

2005 Deer Harvest by Season and Wildlife Management Zone (WMZ) Zone Paraplegic Archery Shotgun Muzzleloader   Unknown Total 01 1 50 183 48   0 282 02 0 63 179 45   0 287 03 3 160 607 198   0 968 4N 0 86 215 78   0 379 4S 0 45 132 64   0 241 05 0 107 328 143   0 578 06 0 23 120 38   0 181 07 2 179 507 160   0 848 08 0 250 732 273   0 1,255 09 1 323 696 265   0 1,285 10 0 800 842 440   0 2,082 11 0 814 1,169 412   0 2,395 12 0 40 134 36   0 210 13 0 126 346 82   0 554 14 0 91 237 33   0 361 Unknown 0 5 22 10   0 37 Statewide 7 3,162 6,449 2,325   0 11,943   2005 All Season Combined Harvest by Wildlife Management Zone (WMZ) Zone Male Female Male Fawn Unknown Total 01 142 115 23 2 282 02 258 25 3 1 287 03 404 455 105 4 968 4N 276 89 14 0 379 4S 180 50 9 2 241 05 355 186 35 2 578 06 102 66 13 0 181 07 425 344 77 2 848 08 596 548 109 2 1,255 09 580 562 139 4 1,285 10 849 1001 228 4 2,082 11 963 1,114 283 5 2,395 12 111 85 14 0 210 13 205 281 68 0 554 14 155 161 45 0 361 Unknown 26 11 0 0 37 Statewide 5,627 5,123 1,165 28 11,943   2005 Archery Season Harvest by Wildlife Management Zone (WMZ) Zone Male Female Male Fawn Unknown Total 01 37 10 1 2 50 02 60 2 0 1 63 03 98 54 7 1 160 4N 77 9 0 0 86 4S 38 6 1 0 45 05 88 14 5 0 107 06 19 4 0 0 23 07 116 52 10 1 179 08 165 72 13 0 250 09 206 95 22 0 323 10 392 332 72 4 800 11 413 328 71 2 814 12 35 5 0 0 40 13 59 53 14 0 126 14 53 31 7 0 91 Unknown 5 0 0 0 5 Statewide 1,861 1,067 223 11 3,162   2005 Shotgun Season Harvest by Wildlife Management Zone (WMZ) Zone Male Female Male Fawn Unknown Total 01 91 73 19 0 183 02 162 14 3 0 179 03 255 267 82 3 607 4N 156 50 9 0 215 4S 110 16 4 2 132 05 219 93 14 2 328 06 68 42 10 0 120 07 247 208 51 1 507 08 360 308 64 0 732 09 306 307 80 3 696 10 330 408 104 0 842 11 425 582 160 2 1,169 12 60 63 11 0 134 13 120 179 47 0 346 14 91 115 31 0 237 Unknown 16 6 3 0 22 Statewide 3,016 2,731 689 13 6,449   2005 Muzzleloader Season Harvest by Wildlife Management Zone (WMZ) Zone Male Female Male Fawn Unknown Total 01 14 31 3 0 48 02 36 9 0 0 45 03 50 132 16 0 198 4N 43 30 5 0 78 4S 32 28 4 0 64 05 48 79 16 0 143 06 15 20 3 0 38 07 62 82 16 0 160 08 71 168 32 0 271 09 68 159 37 1 265 10 127 261 52 2 442 11 125 234 52 0 411 12 16 17 3 0 36 13 26 49 7 1 83 14 11 15 7 0 33 Unknown 5 5 0 0 10 Statewide 749 1,145 253 4 2,325     2005 Season Totals Season Male Female Male Fawn Unknown Total % Harvest Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 Paraplegic 1 6 0 0 7 0% Archery 1,861 1,067 223 11 3,162 26% Shotgun 3,016 2,731 689 13 6,449 54% Muzzleloader 749 1,319 253 4 2,325 19%   Subtotal 5,627 5,185 1,165 28 11,943 Quabbin* 41 62 14 0 117 Statewide 5,668 5,185 1,179 28 12,060 * Controlled Hunt with MDC-Limited Access   Change in white-tailed deer harvest between 2004 and 2005 by season and sex/age Season Male Female Male Fawn Unknown Total %Change Paraplegic 0% 100% -100% 0% -13% -11% Archery 8% 5% -15% 83% 5% 6% Shotgun -5% - 3% 4% 63% - 3% - 2% Muzzleloader -1% 15% 5% 0% 8% 10% Subtotal -1% 0% -5% 56% -1% Quabbin* -41% - 19% - 33% 0% - 30% Statewide -2% - 1% -5% 56% -2% * Controlled Hunt with MDC-Limited Access

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