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Statewide Annual Harvest Reports

Hunter survey results on the 2023-24 hunting season by deer management unit

The FWC commissioned Responsive Management, an internationally recognized public opinion and attitude survey research firm specializing in natural resource and outdoor recreation issues, to conduct an annual scientific survey of licensed deer hunters in Florida. The survey was conducted to determine deer harvest in Florida by deer management unit (DMU) during the 2023-2024 hunting season. In June 2024, the firm interviewed by telephone a random sample of deer hunters in each of the 12 DMUs to collect data on the number of people who hunted deer, where they hunted (county or WMA), how many days they hunted, what methods of take were used, how many deer they harvested (bucks and does), and number of antler points. The following graphs summarize highlights of this statistically valid survey. Please email Deer.Management@MyFWC.com for complete survey results.

Bar graph showing estimated harvest of deer in each Deer Management Unit (DMU) during the 2023-24 hunting season

Figure 1. Estimated deer harvest during the 2023-24 hunting season by Deer Management Unit (DMU). Zone A (bucks: 2,069; does: 334), DMU-B1 (bucks: 1,359; does: 614), DMU-C1 (bucks: 3,179; does: 1,327), DMU-C2 (bucks: 1,984; does: 875), DMU-C3 (bucks: 9,798; does: 4,495), DMU-C4 (bucks: 4,969; does: 2,110), DMU-C5 (bucks: 4,762; does: 2,553), DMU-C6 (bucks: 5,636; does: 3,339), DMU-D1 (bucks: 12,789; does: 6,169), DMU-D2 (bucks: 11,545; does: 7,776).

Bar graph showing estimated harvest of deer on public and private land in each Deer Management Unit (DMU) during the 2023-24 hunting season

Figure 2. Estimated deer harvest during the 2023-24 hunting season for public and private land by Deer Management Unit (DMU). Zone A (public: 1,270; private:1,133), DMU-B1 (public: 601; private: 1,366), DMU-C1 (public: 1,239; private: 3,261), DMU-C2 (public: 1,174; private: 1,670), DMU-C3 (public: 2,268; private: 12,016), DMU-C4 (public: 2,046; private: 5,026), DMU-C5 (public: 269; private: 7,047), DMU-C6 (public: 1,298; private: 7,606), DMU-D1 (public: 4,694; private: 14,181), DMU-D2 (public: 3,151; private: 16,145).

Bar graph showing estimated harvest of bucks per hunter during the 2023-24 hunting season: 0 bucks (91,837 hunters), 1 buck (27,652 hunters), 2 bucks (9,108 hunters), 3 bucks (3,070 hunters), 4 bucks (1,032 hunters), 5 bucks (302 hunters).

Figure 3. Estimated harvest of bucks per hunter during the 2023-24 hunting season

Bar graph showing estimated harvest of does per hunter during the 2023-24 season: 0 does (110,028 hunters), 1 doe (15,952 hunters), 2 does (5,837 hunters).

Figure 4. Estimated harvest of does per hunter during the 2023-24 hunting season.

Bar graph showing the estimated average number of antler points per harvested buck from the 2013-14 hunting season through the 2023-24 season: 2013-14 (5.9), 2014-15 (6.2), 2015-16 (6.5), 2016-17 (6.6), 2017-18 (6.7), 2018-19 (6.8), 2019-20 (6.7), 2020-21 (6.8), 2021-22 (6.6), 2022-23 (6.7), 2023-24 (6.7).

Figure 5. Estimated statewide average number of antler points per harvested buck by annual hunting season.

Pie chart showing estimated number of deer taken each hunting season during 2023-24: general gun (63,197), archery (11,693), crossbow (9,197), muzzleloader (6,779).

Figure 6. Estimated statewide deer harvest during the 2023-24 hunting season by season type.

Pie chart showing the estimated hunter satisfaction with the 2023-24 hunting season: very satisfied (17%), satisfied (43%), neutral (19%), dissatisfied (14%), very dissatisfied (6%), don’t know (1%).

Figure 7. Estimated statewide hunter satisfaction with the 2023-24 deer hunting season.

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