THE ANNUAL KILL OF DEER IN THE 

 ADIRONDACKS. 



For convenience of those who have kept statistics of the annual 

 kill of deer in the Adirondacks there is reproduced herewith, 

 from the annual report of the Forest, Fish and Game Commission 

 for the year 1909, a ten-year table thereof, (1900-1909), as 

 follows : 



Year. Carcases. Saddles. Heads. 



1900 1,020 89 95 



1901 , . . . . 1,062 103 121 



1902 1,354 113 193 



1903 1,961 145 188 



1904 1,618 124 152 



1905 2,196 108 180 



1906 2,413 108 102 



1907 2,021 72 70 



1908 1,986 103 85 



1909 * 2,810 51 164 



To the above is appended the following: 



1910 2,148 53 135 



1911 1,743 60 114 



1912 968 41 120 



SEASON OF 1912 SHIPMENTS. 



Statistics of shipments of deer from points in the Adirondack 

 regions have been supplied by John L. Van Valkenburgh, superin- 



* Of these, 614 carcases, 2 saddles, 24 heads were shipped out between November 1 and 15 

 the additional season for bucks only. 



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