The unofficial deer kill for New Hampshire’s 2012 season is listed below with comparisons to final kill totals for the previous 8 years. The 2012 numbers are estimates based on the number of deer reported as being registered (not necessarily killed) in each county and may not represent complete data from all registration stations. Data for the previous years are final kill figures for each county and hence the estimated registration distribution for 2012 may not be directly comparable to the previous year’s final kill totals. This is particularly evident in the south-central portion of the state where many deer killed in surrounding counties are registered in Hillsborough County.
The estimated 2012 statewide harvest of 11,590 is up 4% from the final 2011 kill of 11,109. Based where deer were registered, it appears as if most counties had deer kills similar to or above 2011.
A summary of the actual kill by Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) compared to previous years will be sent out as soon as registration information is received and data entry is complete. All registration slips should be received within the next week and verified against registration seals issued and returned. Data entry, verification and preliminary analysis should be complete by early January when a final summary of this year’s hunt will be available. Thanks to all those who helped make these deer season updates possible and Happy Holidays to all.
DEER KILL BY COUNTY
COUNTY 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012*
Belknap 554 555 681 771 502 582 527 741 920
Carroll 570 498 575 752 436 438 485 565 527
Cheshire 927 1040 1133 1284 1078 1015 981 978 1065
Coos 1008 1221 1127 1215 977 781 804 676 812
Grafton 1357 1431 1819 2201 1780 1768 1368 1580 1703
Hillsborough 1241 1310 1447 1767 1564 1406 1435 1609 2349
Merrimack 1147 1162 1362 1616 1118 1202 1041 1245 848
Rockingham 1933 1928 1922 2169 1990 1722 1732 2086 1875
Strafford 753 725 884 867 627 637 648 835 725
Sullivan 643 725 816 917 844 833 738 794 766
* – 2012 gives estimated number of deer registered in each county, not actual kill as in 2004-2011.