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Table 1. A comparison of deer licenses sales by season as of December 19, 2011.Season2005200620072008200920102011Differ% ChgYouth3,9525,7998,1098,5889,2068,9959,3103154%Disabled105143182258309300291-9-3%Archery73,51876,35880,08284,71889,76287,88288,2753930%E Muzz13,69312,66412,58812,49813,08312,43312,43300%Nov Antlerless16,84111,68511,55512,56210,0229,0497,446-1,603-13%Gun 1 (Paid)84,01686,62084,58685,62984,96183,23280,052-3,180-4%Gun 2 (Paid)59,83463,03062,83865,01364,68661,87563,9452,0703%Gun L/T58,24740,83141,46042,18641,19741,51941,9714521%L Muzz30,71832,49234,83236,61137,61436,57722,843-13,734-38%Jan Antlerless31,09524,14726,88029,65526,47326,7656,574-20,191-68%Special Hunts4,4245,9696,7016,7646,6105,5764,774-802-12%Depred/SP2,3162,2193,9096,7386,8435,3254,254-1,071-16%Nonres9,34515,56815,44715,23414,69514,67914,9913122%Total388,104377,525389,169406,454405,461394,207357,159-37,048-9%Table 2. A comparison of the reported harvest for season and for each day during the 2 shotgun deer seasons from 2006 through 2011.ChangeChangeDay200620072008200920102011*‘10 – ‘11‘06 – ‘11Gun 161,72051,84155,55646,22348,24839,851-17%-35%Gun 237,18833,65429,52033,67327,50629,0015%-22%Total98,90885,49585,07679,89675,75468,852-9%-30%Day200620072008200920102011*Sat18,1688,65114,00211,39010,3636,041Sun19,74612,13718,51515,94715,73413,148Mon9,52614,9909,0948,7058,5488,328Tue5,6356,3624,6474,2354,9715,001Wed4,7955,7575,2572,5734,8425,310Thur1,6101,7081,8111,1781,6041,824Fri234229222186176199Sat8,0266,0846,6145,5833,0704,656Sun10,5708,9877,8738,3484,1677,360Mon3,4123,6352,7603,2572,2583,081Tue1,3511,3601,2931,4181,6911,384Wed1,2251,2731,3331,3361,522704Thu1,2071,2361,4441,4351,277869Fri1,3761,6611,3191,7441,7781,409Sat3,6323,2522,8283,6024,0423,168Sun4,8484,6492,7935,0545,6924,788Mon1,5411,5171,2631,8962,0091,582The number shown in each county is the percentage change for the total reported kill in that county in 2011 compared to the reported kill in 2010. The numbers used for the calculation were the reported harvest after the Monday following the close of the second shotgun deer season in each year. The harvest reported so far is higher in 2011 for those counties shaded light red and lower for those counties shaded gray. The reported kill in Calhoun County was unchanged.Figure 1. The percent change in the deer harvest in each county after the close of the shotgun deer seasons. Bitmap