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Appendix H 2024 Essex County Deer Management Program Deer Population Estimator 2022 Spotlight/drone count Pop. Est. Goal at Est. density 10/sq. # of deer total per sq. deer mi. seen mi. Overwinter pop. Est. Est. density per sq. total deer mi. 2023 Harvest Park size (sq. mi.) % of viewable area Pop. Goal at 20/sq. mi. 3.2 35% 64 32 81 96 30 118 Hilltop 0.44 40% 9 4 32 64 145 Eagle Rock 0.68 30% 14 7 8 32 47 Park size (sq. mi.) Survey area (sq mi) Pop. Goal at 20/sq. mi. 3.2 5.74 64 32 98 98 18 134 42 70 102 5 14 Hilltop 0.44 1.65 9 4 32 64 145 84 190 75 80 7 8 Eagle Rock 0.68 1.52 14 7 7 28 41 44 65 30 37 4 6 Park· South Mountain Park South Mountain 2023 Spotlight/drone count Pop. Est. Goal at Est. density 10/sq. # of deer total per sq. mi. seen deer mi. To calculate overwintering population for 2023-2024: Est. total deer - from 2023 spotlight or drone survey X X X 53%@SM 68% 1.69 = + = (48%@ HT) (50%@ ER) births per pregnant deer # of new births Est. total deer - from 2023 spotlight or drone survey Sub-total = X # of females in population # of females pregnant 85% Harvest goal # of shifts # of sites Result 37 50 6 13 93 92 209 50 6 8 59 43 63 0 0 0 0 Overwinter pop. Est. Est. density total per sq. deer mi. Recommended 2024 Harvest Harvest Harvest goal@ goal@ 20/sq. 10/sq. # of # of mi. mi. shifts sites To determine # of hunting days: Start with harvest goals @ 10/sq. mi. Multiply x # of hours expended last season (increase to account for smaller population) Divide by number of hunters/bait sites Divide by average afternoon shift (7 hours) Result is number of days to hunt. Lossto mortality Estimated 2023-24 overwintering population All percentages/#'s taken from 2023 season