How Accurate Are State Deer Harvest Estimates?
Deer harvest estimates for the 2015 season are trickling in across the country and much appears positive. Just recently, it’s been reported that Virginia’s deer harvest was up 12 percent from last year, Illinois hunters have supposedly killed about 10,000 more deer than in 2014, and in West Virginia the harvest is supposedly up 32 percent year over year.
But how accurate are these types of reports and harvest estimates anyways? Outdoor Life tackles this question.
