Wisconsin has a split personality of sorts when it comes to deer populations and deer hunter success across the state, with more to the south and fewer to the north, and the chasm is getting wider.

The Natural Resources Board approved rules for the 2025-26 Wisconsin deer hunting seasons. The regulations include revamped ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Wisconsin’s nine-day gun-deer hunt starts this Saturday, Nov. 18. It’s a tradition unlike any other. More than half a million hunters will take to the woods and fields ...

After Wisconsin’s deer hunting season opener, more than 92,000 deer were registered throughout the state. However, the number of deer harvested in 2022 surpassed this year’s numbers with more ...

The Natural Resources Board has approved changes to the boundaries of many Wisconsin deer management units. The changes will be in place for the 2025 hunting seasons.

Maps show Wisconsin's deer management units in 1965, 2012 and 2024. The DNR is beginning a process to modify some units, mostly in the northern forest region, before the 2025 hunting seasons ...

Population numbers from the DNR, published in a paper by Donald Waller from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2018, put the 1960 post-hunt deer population at just under 400,000.

In 2024, there were more than 17,000 deer related crashes, according to the DOT. Among those crashes, nine people were killed, and 708 were injured. Wisconsin has an estimated population of about 1.8 ...

MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on Thursday announced bonus antlerless harvest authorizations – formerly known as tags – will be available for the 2024 gun deer ...

Jan. 23—DOUGLAS COUNTY — Wisconsin legislators from the northwest corner of the state are proposing legislation to preserve the deer hunting tradition in northern Wisconsin. The goal is to ...

More and more Wisconsin deer hunters are archery hunting, either in addition to firearms hunting or instead, according to the DNR. Last year, more than 250,000 people purchased a bow or crossbow ...