Harvest trends / Kentucky

Kentucky Whitetail harvest, 2024

Kentucky whitetail hunters reported 149,919 animals in 2024 — rose 6.3% from 141,065 in 2023. That puts 2024 at 96% of the 2015 peak of 155,720.

149,919
2024 harvest
+6.3%
vs 2023
10
Years of record
155,720
Peak (2015)
2015: 155,720152016: 139,448162017: 136,024172018: 145,752182019: 148,391192020: 141,621202021: 132,327212022: 144,515222023: 141,065232024: 149,91924
Reported harvest by season year. Latest year in orange; 2015 peak shaded.

Season by season

SeasonHarvestChangeUnits
2024149,919+6.3%120
2023141,065-2.4%120
2022144,515+9.2%120
2021132,327-6.6%120
2020141,621-4.6%120
2019148,391+1.8%120
2018145,752+7.2%120
2017136,024-2.5%120
2016139,448-10.4%120
2015155,720—120
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Statewide totals summed from official Kentucky harvest reports and subject to agency revision. Reporting rules differ by state, so these figures are comparable across years within Kentucky, not between states.