Early midseason deer harvest in New Hampshire
The preliminary numbers on the deer kill in New Hampshire as of mid-October are listed below, along with a comparison of recent years' harvest at this same point in the season. The 2012 total to date of 1,943 remains up significantly from 2010 and 2011, when the September archery season was bucks only, and is the second highest in the last 9 years. Reported registrations in most counties have increased toward 2007 levels when the state’s second highest deer total kill occurred.
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Early Season Update:
Reported N.H. Hunter Deer Harvest by County, as of mid-October*, with 10-year comparison
| County | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012* |
| Belknap | 77 |
70 |
76 |
66 |
107 |
169 |
76 |
126 |
66 |
82 |
178 |
| Carroll | 59 |
70 |
75 |
44 |
60 |
113 |
56 |
46 |
37 |
29 |
68 |
| Cheshire | 133 |
115 |
154 |
99 |
175 |
251 |
209 |
166 |
111 |
88 |
150 |
| Coos | 54 |
58 |
60 |
45 |
78 |
105 |
67 |
53 |
29 |
20 |
84 |
| Grafton | 229 |
191 |
240 |
159 |
333 |
513 |
277 |
329 |
120 |
155 |
312 |
| Hillsborough | 247 |
207 |
239 |
198 |
256 |
431 |
369 |
301 |
203 |
225 |
413 |
| Merrimack | 122 |
111 |
147 |
94 |
182 |
211 |
105 |
148 |
68 |
99 |
150 |
| Rockingham | 249 |
183 |
237 |
198 |
208 |
297 |
239 |
203 |
138 |
190 |
282 |
| Strafford | 97 |
121 |
118 |
106 |
156 |
169 |
117 |
109 |
49 |
68 |
143 |
| Sullivan | 84 |
71 |
75 |
79 |
120 |
147 |
118 |
80 |
66 |
69 |
163 |
| TOTALS | 1,351 |
1,197 |
1,421 |
1,088 |
1,675 |
2,406 |
1,633 |
1,561 |
887 |
1,025 |
1,943 |
*2012 figures are preliminary, from registration reports. Final figures are published in the N.H. Wildlife Harvest Summary, which is published on this website in March of each year (click here)
