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Table 11. General Season Reported Buck Deer Kill for 1991 through 1998, and 5-Year Average by Zone (a,b)
| ZONE | 1991 Buck Kill | 1992 Buck Kill | 1993 Buck Kill | 1994 Buck Kill | 1995 Buck Kill | 1996 Buck Kill | 1997 Buck Kill | 1998 Buck Kill | 5 YEAR AVERAGE 1994-1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN | N/A | --- | 12 | 21 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| A | 4,900 | 6,215 | 5,625 | 6,653 | 4,876 | 5,191 | 5,988 | 3,882 | 5,318 |
| B1 | 2,908 | 3,521 | 2,804 | 2,426 | 1,853 | 3,044 | 2,316 | 2,073 | 2,342 |
| B2 | 1,861 | 2,238 | 2,203 | 1,792 | 1,353 | 1,888 | 1,460 | 1,660 | 1,631 |
| B3 | 386 | 587 | 444 | 397 | 247 | 431 | 317 | 273 | 333 |
| B4 | 325 | 453 | 315 | 316 | 267 | 277 | 272 | 164 | 259 |
| B5 | --- | 420 | 501 | 431 | 387 | 654 | 454 | 358 | 457 |
| B6 | --- | 1,152 | 995 | 834 | 581 | 930 | 710 | 737 | 758 |
| C1 | --- | --- | --- | 397 | 280 | 435 | 415 | 387 | 383 |
| C2 | --- | --- | --- | 189 | 128 | 187 | 134 | 172 | 162 |
| C3 | --- | --- | --- | 331 | 293 | 397 | 390 | 417 | 366 |
| C4 | --- | --- | --- | 583 | 432 | 348 | 352 | 687 | 480 |
| D1 (Became B6 in 1992) | 1,067 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | N/A |
| D2a (Became C2 in 1994) | 255 | 103 | 166 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | N/A |
| D2b (Became C3 in 1994) | 307 | 353 | 389 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | N/A |
| D3 | 780 | 956 | 741 | 738 | 418 | 662 | 551 | 592 | 592 |
| D4 | 230 | 249 | 201 | 243 | 103 | 223 | 184 | 137 | 178 |
| D5 | 1,506 | 1,881 | 1,339 | 1,395 | 811 | 1,303 | 1,060 | 1,025 | 1,119 |
| D6 | 969 | 1,101 | 547 | 734 | 420 | 865 | 534 | 595 | 630 |
| D7 | 430 | 517 | 486 | 523 | 356 | 712 | 452 | 448 | 498 |
| D8 | 352 | 368 | 298 | 469 | 221 | 383 | 323 | 313 | 342 |
| D9 | 132 | 151 | 119 | 168 | 122 | 149 | 142 | 122 | 141 |
| D10 | 56 | 72 | 67 | 95 | 71 | 103 | 111 | 59 | 88 |
| D11 | 180 | 166 | 138 | 180 | 171 | 159 | 130 | 198 | 168 |
| D12 | 69 | 63 | 72 | 68 | 60 | 59 | 22 | 31 | 48 |
| D13 | 134 | 152 | 156 | 268 | 232 | 229 | 224 | 249 | 240 |
| D14 | 142 | 163 | 134 | 158 | 135 | 165 | 160 | 144 | 152 |
| D15 | 30 | 30 | 42 | 50 | 30 | 65 | 84 | 46 | 55 |
| D16 | 223 | 198 | 225 | 238 | 181 | 239 | 207 | 154 | 204 |
| D17 | 32 | 46 | 54 | 35 | 37 | 18 | 26 | 34 | 30 |
| D18 (Became B5 in 1992) | 493 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | N/A |
| D19 | --- | 80 | 46 | 82 | 55 | 73 | 69 | 46 | 65 |
| X1 (Split w/C1 in 1994) | 1,266 | 1,459 | 778 | 360 | 289 | 509 | 454 | 517 | 426 |
| X2 | 82 | 175 | 45 | 53 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 72 | 43 |
| X3a | 238 | 301 | 173 | 108 | 112 | 119 | 164 | 112 | 123 |
| X3b | 602 | 581 | 257 | 250 | 194 | 234 | 258 | 245 | 236 |
| X4 (X5a added in 1998) | 141 | 239 | 117 | 54 | 47 | 59 | 102 | 115 | 75 |
| X5a | 67 | 47 | 54 | 37 | 24 | 37 | 46 | 46 | 38 |
| X5a-PERIOD 1 (Deleted in 1991) | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | N/A |
| X5a-PERIOD 2 (Deleted in 1991) | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | N/A |
| X5b | 132 | 200 | 93 | 45 | 95 | 102 | 152 | 119 | 103 |
| X5b-PERIOD 1 (Deleted in 1991) | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | N/A |
| X5b-PERIOD 2 (Deleted in 1991) | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | N/A |
| X5c (Merged as X4 in 1998) | 110 | 117 | 77 | 45 | 39 | 55 | 51 | --- | N/A |
| X5c-PERIOD 2 (Deleted in 1991) | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | N/A |
| X5c-PERIOD 2 (Deleted in 1991) | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | N/A |
| X6 (Deleted in 1991) | 532 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | N/A |
| X6a | --- | 314 | 167 | 94 | 72 | 107 | 105 | 117 | 99 |
| X6b | --- | 359 | 81 | 58 | 28 | 79 | 81 | 90 | 67 |
| X7a | 202 | 273 | 101 | 87 | 48 | 96 | 100 | 103 | 87 |
| X7b | 91 | 115 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 25 |
| X8 | 147 | 164 | 42 | 56 | 36 | 52 | 33 | 36 | 43 |
| X9a | 190 | 244 | 133 | 211 | 101 | 143 | 167 | 157 | 156 |
| X9b | 12 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 32 | 33 | 44 | 34 | 37 |
| X9c | 57 | 85 | 101 | 84 | 60 | 63 | 53 | 44 | 61 |
| X10-PERIOD 1 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 28 | 35 | 23 | 31 | 30 |
| X10-PERIOD 2 | 29 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 8 | 30 | 10 | 13 | 19 |
| X10-PERIOD 3 (Deleted in 1993) | 15 | 14 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | N/A |
| X10-PERIOD 4 (Deleted in 1990) | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | N/A |
| X11-PERIOD 1 (Became C4 in 1994) | 857 | 712 | 656 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | N/A |
| X11-PERIOD 2 (Became G1 in 1994) | 838 | 533 | 559 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | N/A |
| X12 | 283 | 430 | 154 | 277 | 120 | 166 | 175 | 182 | 184 |
| ARCHERY ONLY (AO) | 1,270 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | N/A |
| AO1 | --- | 1,085 | 930 | 249 | 104 | 190 | 98 | 135 | 155 |
| AO2 | --- | 149 | 150 | 119 | 129 | 150 | 62 | 110 | 114 |
| A1 (C1 Archery) | --- | --- | --- | 36 | 25 | 37 | 38 | 54 | 38 |
| A2 (C4 Archery) | --- | --- | --- | 146 | 194 | 137 | 104 | 138 | 144 |
| A3 (X1 Archery) | --- | --- | --- | 41 | 42 | 78 | 86 | 52 | 60 |
| A4 (X2 Archery) | --- | --- | --- | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| A5 (X3a Archery) | --- | --- | --- | 16 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| A6 (X3b Archery) | --- | --- | --- | 29 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 24 | 24 |
| A7 (X4 Archery) | --- | --- | --- | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 5 |
| A8 (X5a Archery) | --- | --- | --- | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| A9 (X5b Archery) | --- | --- | --- | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| A10 (X5c Archery-Added to A7 in 1998) | --- | --- | --- | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | --- | N/A |
| A11 (X6a Archery) | --- | --- | --- | 14 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 13 |
| A12 (X6b Archery) | --- | --- | --- | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 5 |
| A13 (X7a Archery) | --- | --- | --- | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| A14 (X7b Archery) | --- | --- | --- | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| A15 (X8 Archery) | --- | --- | --- | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| A16 (X9a Archery) | --- | --- | --- | 34 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 40 | 28 |
| A17 (X9b Archery) | --- | --- | --- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| A18 (X9c Archery) | --- | --- | --- | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| A19 (X10 Archery) | --- | --- | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A20 (X12 Archery) | --- | --- | --- | 35 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 22 |
| TOTALS: | 24,978 | 28,891 | 22,868 | 22,513 | 16,128 | 21,886 | 19,676 | 17,707 | 19,582 |
Table 11 Notes:
a) Table 11 does not include Additional Hunts (See Table 14) or PLM kill data (See Tables 17-20).
b) Buck kill data from Table 1.
