{"id":43369,"date":"2024-11-07T09:55:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=43369"},"modified":"2024-11-07T10:38:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T15:38:09","slug":"maryland-reports-2024-early-deer-season-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2024\/11\/07\/maryland-reports-2024-early-deer-season-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Reports 2024 Early Deer Season Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deer hunters enjoy successful early season with increased harvest compared to 2023<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 361px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51607616751_dcf2df534c.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of four deer in a field\" width=\"351\" height=\"261\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Mary Pat Bozel, submitted to the Maryland DNR Photo Contest<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland hunters harvested 20,592 deer during the early portion of the 2024 archery and muzzleloader seasons. The harvest was a 24% increase from last year\u2019s official harvest of 16,631 deer for the same period.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The annual deer harvest fluctuates from year to year for a number of reasons, including hunter effort, weather conditions, availability of natural foods like acorns, and current population size of the herd. Good weather conditions and increased hunter effort were primarily responsible for the increased harvest this year, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/Pages\/default.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland Department of Natural Resources<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Wildlife and Heritage Service Associate Director Brian Eyler.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Along with the annual deer firearm season, archery and muzzleloader deer hunting are essential components of the state\u2019s deer management program and assist with controlling abundant deer populations across Maryland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The two-month harvest included 12,281 deer taken during the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2024\/08\/30\/archery-deer-hunting-in-maryland-opens-september-6\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">archery season<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0and 8,144 harvested during the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2024\/10\/03\/early-muzzleloader-deer-season-opens-oct-17-throughout-maryland\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">October muzzleloader season<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. An additional 167 deer were reported during managed hunts. The archery harvest increased 21% while the muzzleloader harvest increased 29% compared to the previous year. The sika deer harvest increased 19% from 1,477 deer to 1,764 deer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hunters harvested 984 deer on Sundays that were open to archery hunting, accounting for 8% of the total archery harvest.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;height: 906px\" border=\"1\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 84.5688%;height: 24px;text-align: center\" colspan=\"10\"><strong>Maryland Early Season Deer Harvest Through October 31, 2024<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.87646%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 16.9697%;height: 26px\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.0886%;text-align: center\" colspan=\"3\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Antlered<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.9044%;text-align: center\" colspan=\"3\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Antlerless<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.5921%;text-align: center\" colspan=\"3\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Total<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 16.9697%;height: 24px\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.92541%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2023<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">%Change<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.80886%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2023<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.20746%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">%Change<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.44056%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2023<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.87646%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">%Change<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 16.9697%;height: 22px\">Allegany<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.92541%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">433<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">465<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">7.4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.80886%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">278<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.20746%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">404<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">45.3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.44056%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">711<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.87646%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">869<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">22.2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 16.9697%;height: 24px\">Anne Arundel<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.92541%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">176<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">253<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">43.8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.80886%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">284<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.20746%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">399<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">40.5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.44056%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">460<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.87646%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">652<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">41.7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 16.9697%;height: 24px\">Baltimore<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.92541%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">548<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">609<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">11.1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.80886%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">795<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.20746%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">970<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">22.0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.44056%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1,343<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td 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style=\"font-weight: 400\">50.3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.44056%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">328<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.87646%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">447<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">36.3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 16.9697%;height: 24px\">Caroline<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.92541%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.80886%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.20746%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.44056%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.87646%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 21px\">\n<td style=\"width: 16.9697%;height: 21px\"><em>whitetail<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.92541%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">151<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">167<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">10.6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.80886%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">248<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.20746%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">393<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">58.5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.44056%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">399<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.87646%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">560<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">40.4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 21px\">\n<td style=\"width: 16.9697%;height: 21px\"><em>sika<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.92541%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.80886%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.20746%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.44056%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.87646%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 16.9697%;height: 24px\">Carroll<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.92541%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">473<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">517<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">9.3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.80886%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">678<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.20746%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">845<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">24.6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.44056%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1,151<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.87646%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1,362<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">18.3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 16.9697%;height: 24px\">Cecil<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.92541%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">303<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">345<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">13.9<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.80886%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">457<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.20746%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">546<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">19.5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.44056%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">760<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.87646%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">891<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">17.2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 16.9697%;height: 24px\">Charles<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.92541%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">221<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">340<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">53.8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.80886%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">319<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.20746%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">490<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span 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right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">398<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.20746%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">429<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">7.8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.44056%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">613<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.87646%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">651<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6.2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 16.9697%;height: 24px\">Kent<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.92541%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">288<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">268<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">-6.9<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.80886%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">259<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.20746%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">412<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">59.1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.44056%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">547<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.87646%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">680<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">24.3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 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400\">45.9<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.44056%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">374<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.87646%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">521<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">39.3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 16.9697%;height: 24px\">Queen Anne\u2019s<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.92541%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">184<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">213<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">15.8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.80886%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span 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400\">290<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">25.0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.80886%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">304<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.20746%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">479<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.8881%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">57.6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.582751%;text-align: right\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.44056%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">536<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.87646%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">769<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 8.27506%;text-align: right\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">43.5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 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