Hunting/Fishing

Mule Deer Hunting by State 2025

Alaska: 1 Arizona: 85,000 California: 460,420 Colorado: 400,000 Idaho: 249,691 Kansas: 53,400 Montana: 249,758 Nebraska: 130,000 Nevada: 84,000 New Mexico: 80,000 North Dakota: 21,000 Oklahoma: 1,750 Oregon: 170,000 South Dakota: 80,600 Texas: 227,392 Utah: 314,850 Washington: 90,000 Wyoming: 330,700

Mule Deer Population

State
Mule Deer Population
Deer Hunting Rank
California Flag
California460,4208
Colorado Flag
Colorado400,0001
Wyoming Flag
Wyoming330,7004
Utah Flag
Utah314,8505
Montana Flag
Montana249,7583
Idaho Flag
Idaho249,6912
Texas Flag
Texas227,39210
Oregon Flag
Oregon170,000
Nebraska Flag
Nebraska130,0006
Washington Flag
Washington90,000
Arizona Flag
Arizona85,0007
Nevada Flag
Nevada84,0009
South Dakota Flag
South Dakota80,600
New Mexico Flag
New Mexico80,000
Kansas Flag
Kansas53,400
North Dakota Flag
North Dakota21,000
Oklahoma Flag
Oklahoma1,750
Alaska Flag
Alaska1
  • In states in which population is an estimated range, low end of estimate is displayed. See Details column for high end.
  • California lists populations of black-tailed and mule deer as a single combined statistic.