N.H. Deer Season Harvest: Comparison by County
The estimated statewide deer kill for New Hampshire’s 2012 season was 11,590 deer, up 4% from the final 2011 harvest (11,109 deer) and the highest harvest since 2007. The 2012 harvest represents about 14% of New Hampshire's pre-season population of about 85,000 deer.
Actual Deer Kill by County 2003 -2011; Preliminary Estimated Deer Kill for 2012
| COUNTY | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
2012* |
| Belknap | 411 |
554 |
555 |
681 |
771 |
502 |
582 |
527 |
741 |
920 |
| Carroll | 492 |
570 |
498 |
575 |
752 |
436 |
438 |
485 |
565 |
527 |
| Cheshire | 802 |
927 |
1,040 |
1,133 |
1,284 |
1,078 |
1,015 |
981 |
978 |
1,065 |
| Coos | 1,068 |
1,008 |
1,221 |
1,127 |
1,215 |
977 |
781 |
804 |
676 |
812 |
| Grafton | 1,332 |
1,357 |
1,431 |
1,819 |
2,201 |
1,780 |
1,768 |
1,368 |
1,580 |
1,703 |
| Hillsborough | 1,144 |
1,241 |
1,310 |
1,447 |
1,767 |
1,564 |
1,406 |
1,435 |
1,609 |
2,349 |
| Merrimack | 1,055 |
1,147 |
1,162 |
1,362 |
1,616 |
1,118 |
1,202 |
1,041 |
1,245 |
848 |
| Rockingham | 1,914 |
1,933 |
1,928 |
1,922 |
2169 |
1,990 |
1,722 |
1,732 |
2,086 |
1,875 |
| Strafford | 677 |
753 |
725 |
884 |
867 |
627 |
637 |
648 |
835 |
725 |
| Sullivan | 597 |
643 |
725 |
816 |
917 |
844 |
833 |
738 |
794 |
766 |
| TOTAL | 9,492 |
10,133 |
10,595 |
11,766 |
13,559 |
10,916 |
10,384 |
9,759 |
11,109 |
11,590 |
*2012 figures are preliminary estimates. For detailed official harvest information for the most recent year available, including data by town, click here for the N.H. Wildlife Harvest Summary.
