New York Hunters Report Strong Deer Season Results This Year

The 2024-2025 deer season in New York State began on September 27, 2024, with early bowhunting, followed by the regular season, late bowhunting, and muzzleloader, which ended on January 1, 2025.

The results are in for the number of deer harvested during the season, according to an announcement on May 30, 2025, from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

The NYS DEC says that hunters in the Empire State harvested an estimated 223,304 deer during the 2024-25 hunting season.

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New York hunters had another safe and productive hunting season, providing a sustainable food source for themselves and their families and helping DEC manage the state’s deer herd. By engaging in safe and ethical hunting practices and reporting their harvest, hunters continued the tradition of being conservation stewards. We also thank hunters and responsible landowners for assisting in actions to reduce the spread of CWD to New York’s white-tailed deer and moose populations to help protect the future of deer hunting and support the sustainable use of venison. - New York State Department Of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton

The DEC notes that the estimated deer harvest for the 2024-2025 season included 122,427 antlered bucks and 100,877 antlerless deer. That is a 9 percent increase in antlered buck harvest and a 3 percent increase in antlerless deer harvest compared to 2024-2025. Total total deer harvest was below the five-year average.

Other notable numbers from the NYS DEC include 15.7 and 0.6, which are the numbers of deer harvested. The number of deer harvested using a crossbow amounted to 18,372.

Deer harvest data comes from harvest reports required within seven days of harvest of all successful deer hunters and the NYS DEC’s examination of harvested deer at meat processors and check stations across the state.

For more information on this NYS DEC report, visit the 2024-25 Deer Harvest Summary website. The report provides tables, figures, and maps detailing the deer harvest and CWD surveillance efforts around New York State.

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