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Massachusetts Deer Harvest History

The following table summarizes annual Massachusetts Deer Harvests by season.

Year
Paraplegic
Archery
Shotgun
Primitive
Unknown
Total
Quabbin
Total
1966
No Season
18
3,386
No Season
-
3,404
No Season
3,404
1967
No Season
21
1,172
No Season
-
1,193
No Season
1,193
1968
No Season
34
1,393
No Season
-
1,427
No Season
1,427
1969
No Season
37
2,009
No Season
-
2,046
No Season
2,046
1970
No Season
36
2,369
No Season
-
2,405
No Season
2,405
1971
No Season
36
2,248
No Season
-
2,284
No Season
2,284
1972
0
76
2,215
No Season
-
2,291
No Season
2,291
1973
0
77
2,037
7
-
2,121
No Season
2,121
1974
2
87
2,666
26
-
2,781
No Season
2,781
1975
5
113
2,353
24
-
2,495
No Season
2,495
1976
2
127
2,534
49
-
2,712
No Season
2,712
1977
0
142
2,835
130
-
3,107
No Season
3,107
1978
6
167
2,652
183
-
3,008
No Season
3,008
1979
2
198
2,706
98
-
3,004
No Season
3,004
1980
9
239
3,035
211
-
3,494
No Season
3,494
1981
8
418
4,321
264
-
5,011
No Season
5,011
1982
9
446
3,265
282
-
4,002
No Season
4,002
1983
8
413
3,801
303
-
4,525
No Season
4,525
1984
11
394
3,717
346
-
4,468
No Season
4,468
1985
14
550
4,276
449
-
5,289
No Season
5,289
1986
8
679
4,539
386
-
5,612
No Season
5,612
1987
10
701
4,275
610
-
5,596
No Season
5,596
1988
6
735
4,035
651
-
5,427
No Season
5,427
1989
8
890
5,002
808
-
6,708
No Season
6,708
1990
10
1,061
5,334
485
-
6,890
No Season
6,890
1991
8
1,378
7,169
908
-
9,463
575
10,038
1992
11
1,570
6,547
1,188
-
9,316
724
10,040
1993
6
1,387
5,894
584
-
7,871
474
8,345
1994
12
1,587
6,099
761
-
8,459
673
9,132
1995
13
1,901
8,131
1,014
-
11,059
284
11,343
1996
8
1,687
6,518
501
-
8,714
129
8,843
1997
4
1,813
7,795
674
-
10,286
292
10,578
1998
7
1,803
6,955
546
-
9,311
122
9,433
1999
6
2,469
6,530
517
-
9,522
112
9,634
2000
5
2,811
7,682
662
0
11,160
106
11,266
2001
4
2,914
6,057
853
1
9,829
101
9,930
2002
8
2,819
8,084
1,350
3
12,264
153
12,417
2003
7
3,045
6,823
1,844
0
11,719
306
12,025
2004
8
3,016
6,682
2,147
0
12,099
167
12,266
2005
7
3,162
6,449
2,325
0
11,943
117
12,060
2006
8
3,385
5,604
1,482
0
10,479
117
10,596

Last Updated: 03/31/2009