Hunters Took More Bucks Last Fall

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Published: 10 May 2016

By Louie Stout

Hunters took more bucks last fall. - Photo credit - Bob Robertson

If you thought there were fewer bucks to shoot last fall’s deer season in Indiana, think again.

In fact, the buck harvest was up statewide and Michiana was no exception. St. Joseph and adjoining counties all saw slight increases in the buck harvest.

Apparently Michiana hunters were more interested in shooting bucks than does because the antlerless harvest was down.

The statewide harvest was similar. The buck kill was up 10 percent while the antlerless harvest was down 1 percent compared to 2014.

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Indiana 2015 Deer Harvest Up 3 Percent; Buck Harvest Up 10 Percent

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Published: 28 April 2016

(Provided by Indiana DNR)

Indiana 2015 deer harvest up 3 percent; buck harvest up 10 percent.Indiana hunters harvested 123,664 deer during the 2015 season, according to data released today by the Indian DNR.

This is a 3 percent increase from the 120,073 deer taken during the 2014 season.

The antlered deer harvest was 10 percent higher than the 2014 harvest, while the antlerless harvest was 1 percent lower than in 2014.

The overall 2015 deer harvest ranks as the 10th highest in Indiana history. The 2015 antlerless deer harvest ranks 11th highest.

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