The New York State DEC recently announced that hunters in the state harvested an estimated 223,304 deer during the 2024-2025 hunting seasons. That figure includes 122,427 antlered bucks and 100,877 antlerless deer. Statewide, this represents a 9% increase in antlered buck harvest and a 3% increase in antlerless deer harvest from last season. However, the total deer harvest was slightly below the five-year average. The Western Finger Lakes and Lake Ontario Plains regions had the highest deer harvest densities. In Chautauqua County, a total of 8,895 deer were harvested in 2024-2025.
