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Deer per square mile

Unread postby Ryan » Tue Aug 11, 2015 5:52 pm

What are the estimates per square mile for where you hunt? And what would you consider "above average" numbers


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Re: Deer per square mile

Unread postby Zap » Tue Aug 11, 2015 6:51 pm

83,000 sq miles here.

Deer herd is estimated at 300,000-400,000.

so that's 4-5 overall.

I have seen places with 50.

I have seen places with 5.

Round these parts right now probably 10-20 on average.

Kansas managed larger hunting areas (mostly lakes) less than that.

Some semi-urban areas that do not see much gun hunting more then that.

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Unread postby Dhurtubise » Wed Aug 12, 2015 12:11 am

I'd say 3-10 average over here.

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Unread postby Hawthorne » Wed Aug 12, 2015 12:19 am

It varies in my area depending on habitat. I would guess about 30-40 in my county pre deer season

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Unread postby rizzo999 » Wed Aug 12, 2015 12:59 am

Around where I live- 3-5

Public land I hunt 4 hrs away- DNR est. 25-30

Public land I hunt 5 hrs away- DNR est. 50-60

Even though the majority of my deer hunting is within :30 of my home, the majority of my deer sightings are during a one week timespan when I am hunting public land many hours away.

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Re: Deer per square mile

Unread postby hunter_mike » Wed Aug 12, 2015 1:07 am

WI provides estimates for our entire state. These estimates are given in both a pre-hunting season as well as post season estimate. Pretty interesting numbers

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http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/hunt/documents/ ... rperdr.pdf

Post-season:
http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/hunt/documents/ ... rtotal.pdf
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Re: Deer per square mile

Unread postby Singing Bridge » Wed Aug 12, 2015 2:32 am

Less than 10 per square mile in the majority of big woods and swamps I hunt. I have some public areas around home that are as high as 20 -30 per square mile, best guess.
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Unread postby john1984 » Wed Aug 12, 2015 2:49 am

depending on the area , anywhere from 19 to 38 psm

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Unread postby ajsawyer » Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:30 am

There's a state park here in Georgia that claims 120 - 180/sq mile.

http://gastateparks.org/content/georgia ... tation.pdf

The conclusion:
• Unhealthy deer population
• Twice as many parasites as normal
• Almost no body fat
• Susceptible to disease & starvation
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Re: Deer per square mile

Unread postby rizzo999 » Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:42 am

ajsawyer wrote:There's a state park here in Georgia that claims 120 - 180/sq mile.

http://gastateparks.org/content/georgia ... tation.pdf

The conclusion:
• Unhealthy deer population
• Twice as many parasites as normal
• Almost no body fat
• Susceptible to disease & starvation


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Re: Deer per square mile

Unread postby PK_ » Wed Aug 12, 2015 8:06 am

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Re: Deer per square mile

Unread postby BassBoysLLP » Wed Aug 12, 2015 8:42 am

I'm all over the board. <5 in the northwoods to well over 100 in the Central WI farmland. I consider 30-40 to be about ideal in mixed farmland if you are looking to hunt big racks.

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Unread postby BHC » Wed Aug 12, 2015 9:51 am

Based on herd surveys I've conducted we are around 50-55 per square mile..
On 3300 acres, approx. 105-110 bucks and 130-135 does + fawns. About 20-25 of those are bucks 3+ yrs old.

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Re: Deer per square mile

Unread postby monkatopaints » Sat Aug 15, 2015 2:23 am

30-40 in my area but I've never really noticed a difference. 90% of the deer are in 10% of the woods anyhow.
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Re: Deer per square mile

Unread postby Swampbuck » Sat Aug 15, 2015 3:22 am

Used to be less than 5. Since hurricane issac, it's a good bit less.

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