Deer Season Harvest: Comparison by County

The final deer kill for New Hampshire’s 2022 season is listed below with comparisons to final kill totals for the previous 9 years.

The final 2022 statewide harvest of 14,082 is an increase from the 2021 final kill of 12,551 and higher than the 10-year average of 12,391.

Last updated: February 2, 2023

Annual New Hampshire Deer Kill by County 2013 - 2021
COUNTY	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Belknap	618	743	605	699	759	700	756	725	835
Carroll	585	526	624	746	883	672	788	778	883
Cheshire	1,048	940	852	1,050	1,114	1,153	1,193	1,185	1,390
Coos	970	652	784	752	1029	738	580	649	817
Grafton	1,667	1,809	1,746	1,904	2,347	1,957	1,887	1,764	2,134
Hillsborough	1,610	1,410	1,406	1,708	1,787	1,640	1,814	1,698	1,831
Merrimack	1,130	1,210	1,162	1,294	1,617	1,360	1,572	1,557	1,626
Rockingham	2,118	1,975	1,920	2,378	2,569	2,227	2,482	2,292	2,326
Strafford	922	915	900	1,003	1,146	1,050	1,142	1,088	1,196
Sullivan	728	715	676	775	862	809	829	815	1,044
TOTAL	11,396	10,895	10,675	12,309	14,113	12,306	13,043	12,551	14,082

For detailed official harvest information for the most recent year available, including data by town, see the NH Wildlife Harvest Summary