Historical Data
NC Deer Harvest Results
Annual harvest statistics by county, weapon type, and antler class
161,854
Total Harvest
85,137
Antlered Bucks
76,717
Antlerless
53%
Buck Ratio
# County Total Antlered Antlerless Archery Gun M'loader
1 Northampton 4,120 1,959 2,161 118 3,795 207
2 Halifax 3,821 1,936 1,885 108 3,552 161
3 Anson 3,692 1,670 2,022 294 2,942 456
4 Randolph 3,670 1,759 1,911 419 2,723 528
5 Wilkes 3,438 1,832 1,606 377 2,491 570
6 Rockingham 3,179 1,465 1,714 415 2,224 478
7 Stokes 3,052 1,334 1,718 303 1,775 721
8 Bertie 3,012 1,406 1,606 94 2,790 128
9 Union 2,862 1,240 1,622 419 2,127 267
10 Montgomery 2,736 1,365 1,371 222 2,002 512
11 Ashe 2,678 1,317 1,361 272 1,831 575
12 Edgecombe 2,674 1,487 1,187 14 2,489 112
13 Moore 2,671 1,521 1,150 275 2,247 177
14 Surry 2,653 1,398 1,255 214 1,881 464
15 Chatham 2,643 1,205 1,438 472 1,793 378
16 Craven 2,631 1,470 1,161 166 2,327 138
17 Pender 2,623 1,473 1,150 144 2,386 99
18 Pitt 2,599 1,385 1,214 186 2,380 89
19 Davidson 2,566 1,358 1,208 326 1,931 309
20 Beaufort 2,562 1,327 1,235 105 2,324 133
21 Bladen 2,553 1,443 1,110 96 2,383 74
22 Duplin 2,421 1,394 1,027 84 2,277 60
23 Iredell 2,405 1,182 1,223 372 1,672 352
24 Stanly 2,317 1,140 1,177 241 1,856 220
25 Wake 2,244 1,266 978 697 1,420 127
26 Person 2,227 931 1,296 195 1,687 345
27 Alamance 2,186 1,007 1,179 333 1,549 304
28 Granville 2,169 1,102 1,067 250 1,501 418
29 Guilford 2,167 1,039 1,128 508 1,358 301
30 Caswell 2,136 1,034 1,102 203 1,540 393
31 Onslow 2,114 1,147 967 256 1,734 124
32 Richmond 2,112 1,277 835 74 1,914 124
33 Rowan 2,067 1,060 1,007 303 1,535 250
34 Franklin 2,064 1,068 996 116 1,883 65
35 Sampson 2,051 1,214 837 56 1,956 45
36 Cleveland 2,025 1,054 971 344 1,542 139
37 Alleghany 1,940 940 1,000 219 1,348 373
38 Rutherford 1,898 1,105 793 327 1,428 143
39 Cabarrus 1,821 915 906 336 1,312 173
40 Warren 1,806 843 963 35 1,646 74
41 Martin 1,795 917 878 10 1,707 53
42 Columbus 1,792 1,061 731 47 1,661 73
43 Orange 1,773 840 933 439 1,182 190
44 Yadkin 1,677 780 897 144 1,272 262
45 Harnett 1,655 915 740 134 1,454 67
46 Hertford 1,653 791 862 89 1,507 57
47 Johnston 1,643 982 661 44 1,440 61
48 Brunswick 1,616 980 636 98 1,423 95
49 Gates 1,615 742 873 9 1,531 40
50 Lincoln 1,597 772 825 275 1,065 262
51 Wayne 1,570 871 699 19 1,449 33
52 Jones 1,552 852 700 18 1,457 58
53 Watauga 1,548 789 759 250 1,078 220
54 Vance 1,547 849 698 144 1,337 65
55 Forsyth 1,512 743 769 422 809 267
56 Gaston 1,501 742 759 430 825 212
57 Catawba 1,465 708 757 257 978 230
58 Nash 1,404 812 592 15 1,289 41
59 Lenoir 1,323 772 551 16 1,214 49
60 Burke 1,310 845 465 287 852 171
61 Robeson 1,247 770 477 40 1,160 47
62 Washington 1,240 515 725 97 1,129 67
63 Greene 1,098 584 514 7 1,021 45
64 Madison 1,087 815 272 312 728 47
65 Yancey 1,080 673 407 291 682 66
66 Hyde 1,074 472 602 68 881 125
67 Davie 1,065 559 506 112 769 184
68 Wilson 1,061 616 445 14 982 29
69 Cumberland 990 623 367 106 856 28
70 Pamlico 948 559 389 22 868 58
71 Polk 945 501 444 207 654 85
72 Caldwell 925 603 322 195 603 127
73 Alexander 887 485 402 114 636 137
74 Perquimans 868 384 484 57 774 37
75 Durham 853 429 424 248 466 139
76 Buncombe 818 548 270 310 451 21
77 Mecklenburg 812 403 409 417 283 112
78 Mitchell 787 498 289 255 503 28
79 Macon 764 577 187 292 431 41
80 Avery 759 513 246 193 526 40
81 Carteret 753 392 361 62 652 61
82 McDowell 745 494 251 175 479 87
83 Scotland 709 467 242 15 638 25
84 Chowan 667 299 368 4 636 15
85 Tyrrell 574 246 328 7 458 85
86 Cherokee 550 425 125 197 331 22
87 Lee 547 274 273 72 408 67
88 Hoke 518 318 200 10 445 24
89 Currituck 476 221 255 25 423 26
90 Henderson 432 329 103 140 274 18
91 Pasquotank 431 217 214 11 402 18
92 Clay 345 275 70 107 217 21
93 Transylvania 313 245 68 88 210 15
94 Camden 290 146 144 6 275 9
95 Haywood 281 247 34 40 234 7
96 Jackson 234 213 21 29 192 13
97 New Hanover 166 97 69 34 128 4
98 Swain 154 126 28 28 100 12
99 Dare 133 78 55 24 91 18
100 Graham 75 70 5 7 65 3
🎯
17,573
Archery
11% of harvest
🔫
128,142
Firearm
79% of harvest
💨
15,125
Muzzleloader
9% of harvest

Top Counties 2017–2018

  • 1
    Northampton
    4,120
  • 2
    Halifax
    3,821
  • 3
    Anson
    3,692
  • 4
    Randolph
    3,670
  • 5
    Wilkes
    3,438

Past Seasons

Official Source

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