Hunters harvested record-setting whitetail numbers during the 2018 season.
Although 2017 set a new record for the most deer killed in Massachusetts, that number was eclipsed in 2018, a season that now claims the new title.
The Division of Fisheries and Wildlife recently announced that a total of 14,513 deer were killed during the 2018 season, breaking the record high from the previous year of 13,220.
"Deer density and hunter effort tend to be the most important factors influencing harvest from year to year," the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife wrote. "However, there were two important changes for the 2018 season that may have led to the record harvest. The opening of over 7,500 acres of Wachusett Reservoir Public Land and the two-week extension to the archery season."
Adult male deer accounted for 8,173 of the total, with female deer numbering 5,234 and button bucks 1,106.
Over 700 deer were taken during the two-week archery season extension in zones 10 through 14.
As for which of the 15 hunting zones had the highest deer harvest, it was the zone that covers the states southeastern area.
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