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Hunters in New York harvested an estimated 253,990 deer during the 2020-21 hunting seasons, an increase of 13 percent from last year, State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos said. With a seven-percent increase in licensed deer hunters, a 30-percent increase in antlerless harvest, and two new record-breaking bucks taken by bowhunters, 2020 was a remarkable year despite pandemic-related challenges, said DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos. Regulated hunting benefits all New Yorkers by reducing the negative impacts of deer on forests, communities, and crop producers, while providing more than 10 million pounds of high quality, local protein to families and food pantries across the state annually.
DEC deer harvest report: Marked increase of deer killed by hunters last fall, other favorable trends
Updated Apr 28, 2021;
Posted Apr 28, 2021
Phillip Pless, of Newfane, N.Y., shot this monster 18-point buck Nov. 8 in Niagara County. The deer is a new state for a buck taken with a non-typical rack.
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Hunters in New York killed more than 253,000 white-tailed deer during the 2020 deer hunting season, an overall 13 increase from the previous year, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s annual harvest estimate.
The results, which are reflected in the DEC’s recently released 2020 White-Tailed Deer Harvest Summary report, bodes well for the agency’s statewide deer management goals and initiatives, according to Jeremy Hurst, the DEC’s big game unit leader.
DEC Announces 2020-21 Deer Harvest Estimates
Hunters in New York harvested an estimated 253,990 deer during the 2020-21 hunting seasons, an increase of 13 percent from last year, State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today.
“With a seven-percent increase in licensed deer hunters, a 30-percent increase in antlerless harvest, and two new record-breaking bucks taken by bowhunters, 2020 was a remarkable year despite pandemic-related challenges,” said Commissioner Seggos. “Regulated hunting benefits all New Yorkers by reducing the negative impacts of deer on forests, communities, and crop producers, while providing more than 10 million pounds of high quality, local protein to families and food pantries across the state annually.”