Near record harvest took place during Kentucky deer season

Hunters collectively recorded a near record harvest of deer during Kentucky's just concluded 2024-25 season.

Hunters took 149,868 deer – the state's second-highest harvest ever recorded. Additionally, hunters harvested more deer from public land than any previous year. The percentage of antlered deer taken this past season also set a record.

The 2024-25 deer hunting season closed on January 20. The season's harvest is second only to 2015, when hunters took 155,730 deer. The recently completed season's total is more than 6,000 higher than the 10-year average of 143,442.