Wisconsin Deer News
Hunters registering their deer at Sauk Prairie Fish and Game show DNR Secretary Matt Frank where they hunted Saturday.(WDNR Photo)
2008 Opening Day Deer Hunting Report
Nov. 22, 2008MADISON-Cold, but nearly ideal hunting conditions – except for a lack of tracking snow in most of the state – greeted hunters for the opening of the 2008 Wisconsin regular nine-day deer hunting season. Temperatures were below zero in northern Wisconsin when the season opened at 30 minutes before sunrise Saturday. But temperatures warmed throughout the day and most areas of the state reported it was a near ideal opening day.
SPOONER Wis. - State wildlife staff are again monitoring the effects of winter on the state?s northern deer herd using as system known as the Winter Severity Index - and so far things look pretty good. The index uses a combination and accumulation of cold temperatures and deep snows that historically have proven to affect the health and population of deer.
Wisconsin's Nine-Day Regular Gun Deer Season Opens Nov. 20 - Nov. 09, 2010
Wisconsin?s regular nine-day gun deer hunting season opens Saturday, Nov. 20 and runs through Sunday, Nov. 28. State wildlife officials say that while herd control has been the primary statewide focus over the last decade ? and remains so in areas of the state this year -- herd growth is actually the primary objective throughout much of northeast Wisconsin for 2010.
Youth Gun Deer Hunt Oct. 9-10 - Sep. 28, 2010
The ninth annual Wisconsin Youth Gun Deer Hunt will take place statewide on Oct. 9-10.
Bonus antlerless deer tags and state park deer hunting permits available August 21 and 22 - Aug. 10, 2010
MADISON - Antlerless deer (bonus) carcass tags for regular deer management units, and hunting access permits for state park deer management units go on sale starting Aug. 21.
First week of deer observation survey brings in more than 800 reports - Aug. 10, 2010
MADISON - The first week of Operation Deer Watch, a program that asks citizens to report deer observations during the months of August and September, produced 818 observation reports, filed by 420 individuals, according to Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologists monitoring the program.
CWD surveillance plan for 2010 - Aug. 10, 2010
MADISON ? Sampling and testing of hunter harvested deer for chronic wasting disease (CWD) will take place primarily within the disease management zone of southern Wisconsin in 2010, according to state wildlife officials.
Sept. 1 is deadline to secure sponsor for disabled gun deer hunt - Aug. 03, 2010
MADISON - Qualified hunters with disabilities have until Sept. 1 to line up a sponsor so they can participate in a special gun deer hunt this October.
Hunters register 329,103 deer in 2009 - Mar. 09, 2010
Archery buck harvest up 19 percent MADISON - Hunters registered 329,103 deer for the 2009 deer hunting seasons. This includes a total antlerless harvest of 191,715 and antlered (buck) harvest of 134,156. The grand total includes 3,232 deer recorded as unknown.
