Less Deer Hunted in '11 | Environment

Windy weather is part of the reason for a drop in the number of deer bagged in 2011

The Department of Natural Resources says there was a 7% drop in the deer harvest during the 2011 firearms season.

Hunters killed around 192,000 deer this season.

That is down about 15,000 from 2010.

They say the harsh winter of 2010 caused a deer population decline this year.

Windy weather has also made it harder for hunters to track the deer.