This was a cut and paste from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commision website,
www.outdoornebraska.com:
At the turn of the century, there were only about 50 deer in the entire state. Today, the Nebraska deer herd stands at 300,000 to 350,000.
The link: http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/hunting/guides/biggame/BGdeer.asp