Harvest trends / Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Whitetail harvest, 2024

Pennsylvania whitetail hunters reported 476,100 animals in 2024 — rose 11.0% from 429,000 in 2023. That's the highest total in our 16-year record.

476,100
2024 harvest
+11.0%
vs 2023
16
Years of record
476,100
Peak (2024)
2009: 308,500092010: 315,5002011: 335,000112012: 343,0002013: 352,800132014: 301,6002015: 312,400152016: 329,0002017: 364,700172018: 368,9002019: 378,200192020: 434,9002021: 376,700212022: 420,4002023: 429,000232024: 476,100
Reported harvest by season year. Latest year in orange.

Record high. 2024 is the highest whitetail harvest in our 16-year record for Pennsylvania — above the previous peak set in 2024.

Season by season

SeasonHarvestChangeUnits
2024476,100+11.0%22
2023429,000+2.0%22
2022420,400+11.6%23
2021376,700-13.4%23
2020434,900+15.0%23
2019378,200+2.5%23
2018368,900+1.2%23
2017364,700+10.9%23
2016329,000+5.3%23
2015312,400+3.6%23
2014301,600-14.5%23
2013352,800—23
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Statewide totals summed from official Pennsylvania harvest reports and subject to agency revision. Reporting rules differ by state, so these figures are comparable across years within Pennsylvania, not between states.