What counts as a hunter? I know quite a few people that hunted a little as kids and, for whatever reason, don't hunt any more (I also know a few that hunt maybe a day or two, three tops, per year). Maybe a better question would be: How may deer per year hunted does the average hunter kill. I'm right around 1/2 a deer per year, which I think is pretty typcial for a guy hunting pressured public land (maybe a little high even).