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Giles County Leads State Deer Harvest
Posted on January 10, 2013
Tennessee wildlife officials say the deer season was a good one that colder weather would have improved even more.
The count stood at about 165,000 on January 4th with two days of the season and a youth hunt on the following weekend remaining. That was about 3,000 more deer killed than at the same point last season. The final total is expected to be near 170,000.
Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency records show Giles County in southern Middle Tennessee was the hot spot for hunters again this season, with more than 5,000 deer harvested.
The harvest was also strong in West Tennessee, with Fayette County and Henry County coming in second and third with nearly 5,000 deer taken in each county.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency will now compile biological information on the hunt to help set rules for next season.
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