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2007 Deer Harvest

2007 Deer Take by Wildlife Management Unit
WMU Number of Deer Bucks per Square Mile
2006 2007 2006 2007
Bucks Total Bucks Total
1C 850 2,357 781 2,159 0.9 0.9
3A 656 804 820 968 1.1 1.3
3C 508 911 490 1,205 1.6 1.6
3F 775 1,661 910 1,936 2.3 2.7
3G 1,076 1,999 1,117 2,124 2.4 2.4
3H 876 1,608 1,181 2,355 1.6 2.1
3J 712 1,683 679 1,743 2 1.9
3K 656 1,129 655 1,250 1.7 1.7
3M 2,820 5,807 2,765 6,552 3.8 3.7
3N 540 1,086 604 1,078 2.4 2.7
3P 317 520 387 669 2.5 3.1
3R 114 302 156 294 0.6 0.8
3S 596 1,724 654 1,904 1.4 1.5
4A 670 1,027 664 1,083 1.6 1.5
4B 246 528 165 458 1.5 1
4C 491 746 492 758 3 3
4F 2,650 4,305 2,527 4,505 2.8 2.6
4G 940 1,481 889 1,701 2.5 2.4
4H 737 1,102 733 1,237 2.5 2.5
4J 141 418 139 492 0.9 0.9
4K 246 342 223 339 1.6 1.4
4L 215 296 214 306 1.2 1.2
4M 191 240 164 221 1.3 1.2
4N 497 806 493 883 2.4 2.4
4O 1,449 1,691 1,697 2,542 1.9 2.3
4P 690 788 803 1,163 1.9 2.2
4R 535 612 602 980 1.8 2.1
4S 457 553 489 678 2.1 2.2
4T 360 639 398 830 2.7 3
4U 229 287 259 332 1.8 2
4W 972 1,138 1,121 1,652 2.2 2.5
4X 66 69 77 82 0.8 1
4Y 538 925 569 1,118 3 3.2
4Z 578 1,105 669 910 2.3 2.7
5A 611 950 735 1,091 0.7 0.9
5C 420 554 547 678 0.5 0.6
5F 589 809 690 937 0.4 0.5
5G 1,205 1,754 1,055 1,594 1.1 0.9
5H 2,018 2,705 2,250 2,974 0.7 0.8
5J 1,092 1,674 1,089 1,689 1.4 1.4
5K 325 519 298 546 2 1.8
5N 1,284 2,138 1,235 2,216 2.9 2.8
5P 101 195 105 189 3.1 3.2
5R 523 911 581 1,254 1.4 1.6
6A 2,339 4,393 2,445 4,495 1.6 1.7
6C 1,534 2,466 1,827 3,146 1.7 2.1
6F 984 1,294 1,224 1,529 0.8 1
6G 2,677 5,749 2,829 6,381 2.6 2.8
6H 212 470 244 464 1.2 1.4
6J 1,079 1,623 1,490 2,088 0.6 0.9
6K 2,016 3,274 2,246 3,742 1.9 2.1
6N 587 712 827 989 1.2 1.7
6P 332 714 329 570 1.6 1.6
6R 825 1,477 769 1,608 1.5 1.4
6S 1,154 1,963 1,185 2,167 2 2
7A 1,057 1,810 1,034 1,751 1.9 1.9
7F 1,145 2,656 1,303 3,401 1.7 1.9
7H 1,092 2,557 1,187 2,975 3.1 3.3
7J 1,911 4,554 2,207 5,186 2.3 2.6
7M 4,490 7,618 4,878 8,930 2.7 2.9
7R 2,513 6,275 2,444 6,577 3.4 3.3
7S 2,070 4,147 2,216 4,933 2.8 3
8A 875 2,388 1,094 2,861 2.1 2.6
8C 88 266 89 266 0.6 0.6
8F 1,730 4,841 1,995 5,787 2.4 2.7
8G 1,986 5,914 2,308 6,541 2.9 3.4
8H 2,004 5,168 2,174 6,626 3.5 3.8
8J 1,640 4,434 1,745 4,336 2.3 2.5
8M 1,050 2,342 1,055 2,606 3.4 3.4
8N 1,586 3,880 1,597 4,428 5 5.1
8P 1,211 2,260 1,354 2,818 3.4 3.8
8R 1,059 2,607 1,150 3,414 3.9 4.3
8S 709 1,511 692 1,188 2.8 2.7
8T 1,374 2,770 1,535 3,391 3.6 4
8W 1,166 2,101 1,419 2,885 2.7 3.2
8X 1,629 3,810 1,878 4,636 4.1 4.7
8Y 1,130 2,298 1,247 2,664 3.2 3.5
9A 788 1,793 953 2,362 1.7 2.1
9F 772 1,612 920 1,950 2.8 3.3
9G 471 929 540 1,176 2 2.3
9H 3,461 7,584 3,918 8,748 3.6 4
9J 2,343 4,844 2,505 6,441 3.4 3.6
9K 1,319 2,708 1,578 3,465 3 3.5
9M 1,409 2,625 1,580 3,331 4.3 4.8
9N 789 1,619 800 2,500 3.8 3.9
9P 2,476 4,785 2,572 5,550 4.3 4.4
9R 628 1,456 553 1,123 2.9 2.5
9S 170 326 162 304 1.9 1.8
9T 775 1,414 728 1,536 3.1 2.9
9W 973 1,845 1,000 2,230 3.9 4
9X 800 1,366 828 1,715 3.7 3.8
9Y 579 962 627 1,656 4.6 5
Total 96,569 189,108 104,451 219,141

New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation
Proposed Buck Take Objectives and Actual Buck Take for the NYS 2006 Deer Season
(Figures in Bucks Per Square Mile)
Wildlife Management
Unit		 Proposed Buck
Take Objective		 Actual
Buck Take
1C not set 0.9
3A*** 3.0 1.3
3C*** 2.7 1.6
3F** 2.4 2.7
3G*** 4.1 2.4
3H*** 4.2 2.1
3J*** 3.4 1.9
3K*** 3.5 1.7
3M* 3.3 3.7
3N**3 2.7 2.7
3P** 2.5 3.1
3R not set 0.8
3S not set 1.5
4A*** 1.9 1.5
4B* 1.2 1.0
4C*** 4.5 3.0
4F*** 3.4 2.6
4G* 2.3 2.4
4H*** 3.4 2.5
4J not set 0.9
4K*** 3.0 1.4
4L*** 2.0 1.2
4M*** 1.9 1.2
4N*** 3.5 2.4
4O*** 3.3 2.3
4P*** 2.7 2.2
4R*** 2.0 2.1
4S*** 3.3 2.2
4T** 2.9 3.0
4U*** 4.1

2.0
4W*** 4.0 2.5
4X not set 1.0
4Y*** 3.9 3.2
4Z*** 4.7 2.7
5A not set 0.9
5C not set 0.6
5F not set 0.5
5G not set 0.9
5H not set 0.8
5J not set 1.4
5K*** 2.8 1.8
5N*** 3.5 2.8
5P** 3.4 3.2
5R** 1.3 1.6
6A** 1.7 1.7
6C** 1.8 2.1
6F not set 1.0
6G 1.7 2.8
6H not set 1.4
6J not set 0.9
6K** 1.8 2.1
6N not set 1.7
6P* 1.3 1.6
6R* 0.7 1.4
6S*** 2.5 2.0
7A** 1.8 1.9
7F* 1.5 1.9
7H** 1.9 3.3
7J** 2.2 2.6
7M** 2.5 2.9
7R* 2.7 3.3
7S** 3.0 3.0
8A* 1.5 2.6
8C* not set 0.6
8F* 1.9 2.7
8G* 2.3 3.4
8H* 2.8 3.8
8J** 2.1 2.5
8M*** 3.9 3.4
8N** not set 5.1
8P*** 4.2 3.8
8R** 4.2 4.3
8S*** 4.2 2.7
8T*** 4.8 4.0
8W*** 3.8 3.2
8X not set 4.7
8Y*** 4.5 3.5
9A* 1.1 2.1
9F* 2.5 3.3
9G** 2.0 2.3
9H*** 4.0 4.0
9J** 3.5 3.6
9K*** 4.0 3.5
9M*** 5.1 4.8
9N** 3.5 3.9
9P*** 6.0 4.4
9R*** 4.1 2.5
9S*** 3.1 1.8
9T*** 4.4 2.9
9W*** 4.4 4.0
9X*** 5.8 3.8
9Y** 5.0 5.0

*2007 buck take is 10% or more above the objective.......... 22 WMUs (29 %)
**2007 buck take is within 10% of the objective................... 17 WMUs (23 %)
***2007 buck take is 10% or more below the objective........... 36 WMUs (48 %)
No mark* Buck take objective is not established or unit not open...17 WMUs

The Buck Take Objective for a Wildlife Management Unit represents the desired number of antlered bucks harvested annually per square mile. Buck take objectives are based upon recommendations made by Citizen Task Forces in each WMU. On average, hunters take a consistent percentage of the adult bucks available each year. DEC biologists use buck takes as an index of the success in reaching and maintaining deer populations at the recommended levels within each WMU.

* Buck take in many Adirondack and highly urban/suburban WMUs is not a strong index to the overall population size due to low hunter density and the relative importance of other mortality sources such as winter kill and collisions with vehicles. Thus, no Buck Take Objective has been established for these units. WMUs 8N and 8X are an exception, and buck take objectives are currently being developed with Citizen Task Forces.