Historical Data
NC Deer Harvest Results
Annual harvest statistics by county, weapon type, and antler class
161,941
Total Harvest
82,724
Antlered Bucks
79,217
Antlerless
51%
Buck Ratio
# County Total Antlered Antlerless Archery Gun M'loader
1 Anson 4,166 1,905 2,261 349 3,208 609
2 Randolph 3,668 1,829 1,839 414 2,562 692
3 Wilkes 3,512 1,903 1,609 413 2,350 749
4 Halifax 3,448 1,566 1,882 76 3,263 109
5 Northampton 3,439 1,390 2,049 109 3,209 121
6 Rockingham 3,147 1,518 1,629 487 2,066 594
7 Union 3,039 1,480 1,559 492 2,096 451
8 Surry 3,020 1,510 1,510 394 1,932 694
9 Stokes 3,017 1,314 1,703 589 1,627 801
10 Stanly 2,920 1,432 1,488 327 2,159 434
11 Moore 2,917 1,539 1,378 289 2,469 159
12 Montgomery 2,806 1,372 1,434 269 1,920 617
13 Chatham 2,664 1,293 1,371 472 1,712 480
14 Beaufort 2,643 1,121 1,522 90 2,470 83
15 Ashe 2,607 1,277 1,330 358 1,564 685
16 Edgecombe 2,594 1,302 1,292 54 2,456 84
17 Davidson 2,562 1,325 1,237 341 1,846 375
18 Bertie 2,499 1,068 1,431 80 2,357 62
19 Bladen 2,429 1,197 1,232 73 2,286 70
20 Pitt 2,375 1,184 1,191 110 2,203 62
21 Cleveland 2,355 1,395 960 532 1,340 483
22 Iredell 2,352 1,254 1,098 366 1,489 497
23 Pender 2,305 1,162 1,143 128 2,139 38
24 Guilford 2,273 1,118 1,155 556 1,318 399
25 Craven 2,264 1,147 1,117 161 2,008 95
26 Rutherford 2,236 1,387 849 464 1,343 429
27 Duplin 2,236 1,234 1,002 82 2,105 49
28 Caswell 2,217 1,079 1,138 218 1,537 462
29 Alamance 2,169 1,021 1,148 349 1,430 390
30 Granville 2,161 1,058 1,103 307 1,438 416
31 Johnston 2,134 1,121 1,013 177 1,911 46
32 Rowan 2,121 1,165 956 302 1,455 364
33 Columbus 2,033 1,055 978 70 1,922 41
34 Person 2,022 871 1,151 203 1,431 388
35 Richmond 2,018 1,082 936 66 1,848 104
36 Onslow 2,018 948 1,070 230 1,702 86
37 Gaston 1,936 969 967 648 1,005 283
38 Alleghany 1,915 928 987 215 1,234 466
39 Wake 1,904 1,040 864 589 1,249 66
40 Cabarrus 1,891 977 914 403 1,233 255
41 Sampson 1,869 999 870 49 1,792 28
42 Franklin 1,838 902 936 96 1,693 49
43 Harnett 1,729 900 829 160 1,520 49
44 Orange 1,723 835 888 369 1,119 235
45 Warren 1,703 751 952 48 1,617 38
46 Wayne 1,680 854 826 96 1,554 30
47 Watauga 1,632 849 783 339 986 307
48 Martin 1,620 738 882 43 1,536 41
49 Lincoln 1,596 833 763 305 971 320
50 Yadkin 1,555 790 765 163 1,060 332
51 Nash 1,542 799 743 57 1,452 33
52 Catawba 1,513 810 703 268 928 317
53 Brunswick 1,486 772 714 98 1,333 55
54 Forsyth 1,481 743 738 472 744 265
55 Jones 1,468 694 774 18 1,405 45
56 Burke 1,442 904 538 374 912 156
57 Yancey 1,392 792 600 529 789 74
58 Hertford 1,320 603 717 53 1,231 36
59 Vance 1,309 579 730 119 1,150 40
60 Gates 1,296 586 710 22 1,251 23
61 Wilson 1,245 621 624 56 1,160 29
62 Madison 1,242 896 346 451 749 42
63 Robeson 1,242 666 576 42 1,174 26
64 Lenoir 1,178 620 558 43 1,088 47
65 Washington 1,094 369 725 35 1,013 46
66 Greene 1,083 538 545 55 985 43
67 Cumberland 1,071 588 483 113 918 40
68 Buncombe 1,052 714 338 509 511 32
69 Caldwell 1,008 666 342 275 645 88
70 Mitchell 1,003 575 428 378 575 50
71 Davie 967 507 460 114 677 176
72 Hyde 941 402 539 31 816 94
73 Alexander 928 499 429 120 595 213
74 Polk 925 550 375 255 513 157
75 Macon 903 666 237 359 516 28
76 Avery 876 586 290 311 521 44
77 Durham 874 448 426 272 446 156
78 Pamlico 865 484 381 26 797 42
79 Mecklenburg 864 450 414 452 277 135
80 McDowell 787 535 252 207 514 66
81 Scotland 719 427 292 55 632 32
82 Cherokee 702 524 178 295 378 29
83 Carteret 643 307 336 27 570 46
84 Perquimans 619 248 371 38 570 11
85 Hoke 595 325 270 55 514 26
86 Lee 583 290 293 79 413 91
87 Henderson 576 434 142 211 356 9
88 Tyrrell 534 199 335 13 471 50
89 Chowan 500 224 276 7 486 7
90 Transylvania 482 382 100 148 324 10
91 Clay 418 321 97 160 241 17
92 Haywood 394 332 62 80 307 7
93 Currituck 370 185 185 16 336 18
94 Jackson 313 274 39 71 230 12
95 Camden 284 107 177 6 268 10
96 Pasquotank 278 137 141 25 244 9
97 Swain 191 142 49 73 110 8
98 New Hanover 157 74 83 40 113 4
99 Dare 105 54 51 14 82 9
100 Graham 104 89 15 18 78 8
🎯
21,065
Archery
13% of harvest
🔫
123,148
Firearm
76% of harvest
💨
17,728
Muzzleloader
11% of harvest

Top Counties 2019–2020

  • 1
    Anson
    4,166
  • 2
    Randolph
    3,668
  • 3
    Wilkes
    3,512
  • 4
    Halifax
    3,448
  • 5
    Northampton
    3,439

Past Seasons

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