First Ripley Hunt Numbers

Found these on another website.

2,501 Permits Issued: 2,442 Residents; 60 non-residents
2,059 hunters participating (82% of those drawn, 2,099 last year)

Number of Hunters 10/18: 2,059 Number of Deer taken 10/18: 125
Number of Hunters 10/19: 1,928 Number of Deer taken 10/19: 81

Total deer harvested: 206 (10% success: identical to long term avg)
9th highest harvest on record for first 2 day hunt
191 residents & 8 nonresidents harvested deer

Number of hunters taking 2 deer: 7 (same as last year)

60.7% Anterless, 39.3% Bucks (last year~33/1% bucks, 47% historically over the 4 day hunts)

M-adult: 54(26.2%) M-yrlg: 27(13.1%) M-fawn: 27(13.1%)
F-adult: 66 (32.0%) F-yrlg: 16 (7.8%) F-fawn: 16 (7.8%)

LARGEST MALES:

215 lbs 11pt
211 lbs 10pt
211 lbs 12 pt
200 lbs 8 pt
200 lbs 14 pt

Largest doe was 142 lbs.

Good luck to those hunting this weekend.

206, that surprises me, they cracked 200 I bet that one they are calling the 14 pt, was the one our neighbor in camp got, it is a 13 with a 1/2″ sticker… it went about 200 lbs too

Thanks for the info guys!