NY hunters harvested more deer in 2024-25, but still below five-year average [Video]

Hunters in New York harvested an estimated 223,304 deer during the 2024-25 hunting seasons, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

The 2024-25 estimated deer harvest included 122,427 antlered bucks and 100,877 antlerless deer (adult females and fawns of either sex).

Statewide, this represents a nine percent increase in antlered buck harvest, and a three percent increase in antlerless deer harvest from last season, which saw a total 209,781 deer harvested.

However, the 2024-35 total harvest was slightly below the five-year total average of 226,238 deer.

The Western Finger Lakes and Lake Ontario Plains regions had the highest deer harvest densities, with more than 10 deer harvested per square mile in WMUs 8G, 8H, 8M, 8N, 8R, 8S, 8T, and 8X.

CNY harvest numbers were a fraction of that, with hunters harvesting between 2 and 3.6 deer per square mile in WMUs throughout Region 7.