Table 1.
A summary of the estimated deer population in Missouri, the number of counties (out of 114) reporting suspected HD cases, the number of suspected HD incidents, and the prevalence of suspected HD in thousands
| Year | 1980 | 1988 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2010 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvest | 53,298 | 149,064 | 286,027 | 321,828 | 298,360 | 272,534 | 307,979 | 250,135 |
| Populationa | NA | NA | 1,490,491 | 1,506,568 | 1,420,170 | 1,433,966 | 1,475,126 | NA |
| Counties | 41 | 71 | 21 | 13 | 91 | 2 | 114 | 43 |
| Incidents | 315 | 1410 | 772 | 484 | 3095 | 150 | 10,177 | 450 |
| Prevalenceb | NA | NA | 0.517 | 0.321 | 2.179 | 0.105 | 6.899 | NA |
aEstimated deer population and therefore the prevalences were not available for the years 1980, 1988 and 2013
bThe estimated prevalence is per thousand