The 2026 Wisconsin Deer Forecast July 22, 2026 DNR News
... For the third year in a row, the [Northeast] district experienced a mild winter, setting the stage for high winter survival and reproductive rates ... CWD continues to slowly increase in prevalence and geographic area within the Southern District ..,
How Wisconsin Used Foxes And Deer To Revamp Science Education June 30, 2026 Forbes
... Last year, Snapshot Wisconsin celebrated its 10th year with over 100 million photos taken ... 25,000 volunteers worldwide helped identify the candid photos of wild animals ... A final type of data that Snapshot Wisconsin produces are population composition metrics. The state’s longest metrics of this kind are white-tailed, deer fawn-to-doe ratios... Roughly 7 out of every 10 animal photos are of deer...
Stay alert on the road as deer crashes spike in late spring, early summer May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Department of Transportation
... According to preliminary data, there were 17,795 crashes involving deer in Wisconsin in 2025, causing six fatalities and 720 injuries. Motorcyclists are at greater risk of injury in a deer crash. In 2025, 223 of the deer crashes involved a motorcycle, resulting in four fatalities and 80 serious injuries. This means 38% of motorcycle deer crash resulted in a fatality or serious injury, compared to less than 0.1% in auto or light truck deer crashes...
Wisconsin DNR faces budget crisis, slashing fish stocking and wildlife programs May 3, 2026 Gentleman's Pursuits on MSN
... Deer, grouse, and other species monitoring surveys are being reduced by 28 percent, which means the DNR will have less reliable data to work from when making management decisions... Chronic Wasting Disease testing will also see a 10 percent reduction, a development that should concern anyone who cares about the long-term health of the state's deer herd...
DNR Seeking Public Input On 2026 Deer Season April 3, 2026 Wisconsin DNR
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the state’s Citizen Deer Advisory Councils are seeking public feedback on Wisconsin's deer management, including harvest quotas, season structure and more ahead of the 2026 deer season...
Community and wildlife experts respond after video shows driver running over injured deer April 1, 2026 Wisconsin, NBC26
... "The deer may have been in an accident it may have been injured, it could have been a survivable injury. Not after the second time or the third time or the fourth time," Theys said... For some in the community, the video was too much to watch...
New Research: The Demographic Details Behind Deer Hunter Decline March 17, 2026 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
... This decline can be attributed to several factors, including: Urbanization ... Generational Shifts ... Life and family constraints ... Alternative leisure choices ... In 2025, the current study’s initial results were published in The Wildlife Society Bulletin as “The decline of deer hunting: Demographic analysis and future projections of Wisconsin deer hunters.” .
DNR Releases Summary Of 2025 CWD Sampling Efforts March 4, 2026 Wisconsin DNR
... In total, 17,759 deer were sampled throughout the state during the 2025 hunting seasons with 2,006 samples testing positive. Most (87%) of these detections were in the Southern Farmland Zone...
CWD setting deadly records in Wisconsin February 4, 2026 Janesville Gazette
... The Department of Natural Resources found a record 2,022 CWD cases in a record 41 counties for a record detection rate of 11.2%, up from 10.3% in 2024 and 7.7% in 2021. The DNR learned all that by testing 18,046 hunter-killed deer ... for Wisconsin’s top 12 CWD counties, where the combined CWD infection rate rose from 22% in 2024 to 23.6% in 2025..,
Outgoing DNR deer biologist tells all January 30, 2026 Wisconsin, NEW Media Inc.
... Outgoing Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources deer biologist Jeff Pritzl ... said about two antlerless deer need to be killed annually for every buck harvested to see no growth in the deer herd. Based on the 2025 season, with 165,614 bucks and 173,071 antlerless deer killed (338,685 total), hunters would need to harvest an additional 158,000 does and button bucks..,
Wisconsin Sharpshooter Is Fined $10,000 After Deer Culling Violations January 27, 2026 Outdoor Life
... a sharpshooter with Wildlife Management Service. This company has contracted with the local government for the removal of nuisance deer in Southeastern Wisconsin for decades. However a long list of violations from several years ago has put that operation into question...
Hearing held on Republican bill to set wolf population number January 23, 2026 Wisconsin, Civic Media
...The bill, ... is unlikely to be signed into law by Gov. Tony Evers ...Rep. Green, the bill’s co-author, said that the growth of the wolf population in northern Wisconsin is causing a number of problems, including in the area’s deer population..,
DNR confirms CWD in wild deer in Clark County January 5, 2026 Wisconsin, WSAW
... the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease, or CWD in a wild deer in Clark County. The deer was a hunter-harvested adult doe and was not taken within 10 miles of any other county..,
Hunters needlessly fret about hunting's impact on buck fawns January 4, 2026 Wisconsin, Janesville Gazette
... the DNR compressed over 36 years of research into a four-page brochure to assure hunters that we can’t kill too many of the little princes. The “Wisconsin Buck Fawn Harvest Fact Sheet” showed harvest data from 1964 through 2000. During those decades, buck fawns made up 21.6% of the antlerless kill, while adult does accounted for 59.4%, and doe fawns, 17.4%...
Wisconsin 2025 Elk Hunting Season Wraps Up December 22, 2025 DNR News
... The state’s eighth managed elk hunt ... The 13 Wisconsin state-licensed hunters who participated in this year’s hunt were randomly selected from a pool of more than 26,000 applicants... "All five antlerless elk were harvested in areas where the reduction of a few elk was intended, making it a successful harvest for the hunters as well as meeting harvest objectives,” said Kizewski..,
DNR Confirms CWD In Wild Deer In La Crosse County December 22, 2025 Wisconsin DNR - Wisconsin.gov
... The deer was a hunter-harvested adult buck and was harvested within 10 miles of both the Monroe and Vernon County borders... La Crosse County was under a 2-year baiting and feeding ban prior to this detection. That ban will be extended for another three years ...
Deer Season, part 2: The heyday December 20, 2025 Wisconsin, wjfw.com
... In the late 1800s, intense logging of the Northwoods created massive swaths of empty land. While deer have a hard time feeding in mature, dense forests, these clear-cuts would regrow into young woods in the late Twentieth Century. That made for an attractive feeding habitat for whitetail, and supported a uniquely dense Northwoods deer population..,
Wisconsin hunters shot 1.26 deer per second in opening weekend December 14, 2025 Antigo Daily Journal
... this year’s Nov. 22-30 hunt toppled at least 183,281 deer, including 86,522 antlered bucks and 96,759 antlerless deer (does and fawns). The overall kill fell 3.9%, down 7,517 deer from 190,798 in 2024; while the antlered-buck kill fell 4%, down 3,622; and the antlerless kill fell 3.8%, down 3,855 ... roughly 25% of the antlerless kill is buck fawns ... Therefore, gun-hunters actually killed about 110,712 male deer and 72,569 female deer ..,
2025 Preliminary Gun Deer Hunt License Sales And Harvest Totals Now Available December 2, 2025 Wisconsin DNR
... As of 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, sales for deer hunting privileges (which include gun, archery, crossbow, conservation patron and sports licenses) reached 790,044, down 0.12% from the same time last year... Preliminary figures show hunters registered 182,084 deer during the 2025 gun deer season, including 86,068 antlered and 96,016 antlerless deer. Compared to 2024, the gun season harvest total is down 0.8% statewide, with the antlered harvest down 2.6% and the antlerless harvest up 0.9%..,
Wisconsin deer harvest up from a year ago November 28, 2025 The Daily News
... In total, hunters registered 90,671 deer statewide during Wisconsin’s opening weekend, compared with 87,248 registered for the same period in 2024. Despite being up from a year ago, it was 1.1% below the five-year average, the DNR said. The number of deer hunters has stayed nearly constant...
2025 Preliminary Gun Deer Opening Weekend License Sales And Harvest Totals Available November 25, 2025 Wisconsin DNR - Wisconsin.gov
... the number of gun deer hunters in Wisconsin stayed nearly constant compared to 2024. As of 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, sales for deer hunting privileges (which include gun, archery, crossbow, conservation patron and sports licenses) reached 777,843, down 0.03% from the same time last year... hunters registered 90,671 deer statewide during the opening weekend of the 2025 gun deer hunt, compared to 87,248 registered for the same period in 2024. This is a 3.9% increase from a year ago and 1.1% below the 5-year average..,
Gun deer hunt opens Saturday November 21, 2025 Wisconsin, apg-wi.com
... License sales last season increased slightly statewide, with 553,652 licenses, compared to 553,479 in 2023. Through Oct. 31, year-to-date sales for gun, bow, crossbow, sports and patron licenses reached 463,983. Of that total, 137,394 were for gun hunting...
'That's Santa's Deer,' White Buck appears in Waukesha County November 20, 2025 Wisconsin, WISN 12
... An Ottawa family was shocked to see a white buck outside of their house ..."genetic mutation" of a white color has become more common ... They have been protected from harvest in Wisconsin since the 1940s ...
How could Wolves impact the Wisconsin deer hunting experience? November 20, 2025 WDIO News
... There are an estimated of 1.6 million White-Tailed Deer across Wisconsin compared to roughly 1,200 wolves. Jeff Pritzl with the DNR says Wolves are not directly responsible for fewer harvests. It’s more up to the weather conditions. “A severe winter tips, the scale in favor of the wolves, a mild winter tips, the scale in favor of the deer. The last two winters, the scales have been tipped in favor of the deer,” ...
Health expert warns hunters about lead ammunition risks ahead of gun deer opener November 18, 2025 Wisconsin, WSAW on MSN
... “Any amount of lead is considered toxic. And so though we want to reduce that risk, if we can eliminate it, that’s even better. And the best way to eliminate lead exposure is to use lead-free ammunition,” said David Holz, a pediatrician with Marshfield Clinic... Lead bullets often fragment into microscopic pieces upon impact ...
Richland County Deer Farm Confirmed with CWD November 17, 2025 Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
... a Richland County deer farm has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD)... The positive result came from a 3-year-old buck. The premises is quarantined, where it will remain while DATCP and the U.S. Department of Agriculture veterinarians and staff conduct the epidemiological investigation..,
Wisconsin DNR reports an increase in deer population November 13, 2025 WBAY on MSN
... The Wisconsin DNR said the overall deer population this year is at least as high as 2024 and likely higher in many areas because of the mild winters we have had in the last two years. The DNR says we are entering this hunting season with more than 2 million deer across the state, which is similar to last year... Normally post-hunting season brings it down to 1.8 million ..,
Crop damage program violation leads to suspension | Price County Review November 3, 2025 Wisconsin, apg-wi.com
... DNR Conservation Warden Lt. Tim Ebert, of the Park Falls office, said that an investigation into the agricultural damage permits being issued there resulted in issues with reporting and tracking paperwork not being completed properly for several years. Essentially, hunters are supposed to be issued a harvest authorization from the land owner in the program before they hunt on the private property, but instead were harvesting a deer and then the owner registered the deer under her own name on the tags ...
CWD spreads across Wisconsin October 24, 2025 apg-wi.com
... The Apple Creek Deer Farm, located in Oconto County, claims they’ve the largest whitetail deer breeding farm and hunting ranch in America. They also claim they’ve made inroads into eliminating CWD by breeding deer that are resistant to CWD by testing over 2,000 deer from their farm... “The deer they are calling resistant are not immune. They still get infected with the disease; they just take longer to die and shed prions into the environment for a longer period of time ..." [Retired veterinarian and former Chairman of the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board Dave Clausen] ...
Do Wolves Protect Forests? Investigating the Link Between Wolf Density, Deer Browse, and Plant Recovery 2025 Wisconsin, Ecology and Evolution
... We planted white oak (Quercus alba), red oak (Quercus rubra), and zigzag goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis) seedlings across a gradient of wolf density and residence time in northern Wisconsin and recorded deer browse and frequency of 11 common understory plants at each site. We found that wolf density and residence time had negative effects on deer browse intensity, but these effects were generally weak except when understory vegetation was abundant. Additionally, the presence of common understory plants decreased as a function of wolf density, opposite to what we would expect for a wolf-driven trophic cascade. The weak reduction in browse probability that is associated with wolves, particularly when vegetation is scarce, is unlikely to improve forest regeneration and recovery of understory plant communities ...
Wisconsin's 2025 Elk Season Opens Oct. 18 October 17, 2025 Wiscsonsin DNR News
... The 13 hunters participating in the state-administered hunt were randomly selected from a pool of more than 26,000 applicants. There were 17,737 applications to hunt in the Clam Lake Elk Range and 8,452 applications for the Black River Elk Range for this season ... "Both elk herds experienced strong recruitment through the winter, and staff documented a successful spring calving period," said Christina Kizewski, DNR Central Elk Herd biologist...
Dept. of TransportationL: Urges caution on the roads as deer activity increases this time of year October 13, 2025 Wisconsin, WisPolitics
... There were more than 17,000 crashes involving deer in Wisconsin in 2024, killing nine people and injuring 707. More than one-third of those crashes happened in October and November...
New chronic wasting disease case confirmed at Portage County deer farm October 10, 2025 Wisconsin, Sioux County Radio
... in Portage County where there are two licensed deer farms. The positive test came from a three-year-old buck. DATCP officials say the premises is now quarantined ..,
Millions are at risk after cancer-causing 'forever chemicals' are detected in America's largest water supply October 4, 2025 Wisconsin, Daily Mail on MSN
... In Wisconsin, the warning over the contamination is so broad that it covers an arm of Lake Michigan called Green Bay, equivalent to 1,600 square miles... warned to avoid eating fish or deer around lake systems in the north of the state...
Sen. Jeff Smith and Rep. Jenna Jacobson Introduce CWD Prevention Package September 19, 2025 WEAU
... The three bills within this package aim to combat, monitor, and increase awareness around chronic wasting disease (CWD). Since 2002, when the first cases of CWD were detected in Wisconsin, over 8,300 deer have tested positive across 60 counties..,
‘There was a buck inside of our restaurant’: Janesville waitress recounts moment deer jumps through window September 18, 2025 Wisconsin, WMTV 15 News on MSN
... “I heard a big crash come through,” waitress Abby Boyer said. “And when I looked off to my right, there was a buck inside of our restaurant.” ... two employees helped it out the side door and it ran off...
Council approves rules for deer hunting in city limits September 10, 2025 Central Wisconsin News
... Under the ordinance, hunting is allowed during the archery season which begins this coming weekend and goes until January ... Liske said it is important that people shoot their arrows in a safe direction... if a wounded animal goes into another person’s property. As with any other hunting, the hunter will need the property owner’s permission to come and retrieve the deer ...
CWD is Ravaging My Family’s Land, But It’s Not Too Late for You September 9, 2025 Wisconsin, National Deer Association
... We began testing every deer taken on our farm in 2019, and with 72% of them testing positive ... Research has now confirmed what I’ve seen occurring on our hunting land in the last five to six years: CWD is beginning to reduce deer populations in high-prevalence areas like mine...
DNR issues multiple PFAS consumption advisories for wildlife in northern Wisconsin September 4, 2025 WKOW
... For deer, new guidance advises consuming only one meal per month of muscle tissue from deer harvested within a 5-mile radius of Stella's town hall. Liver from deer in this area should not be eaten due to significant PFAS levels ...
White deer harvesting could be coming to some Wisconsin counties September 3, 2025 WSAW on MSN
... Wood, Marathon, Portage, Winnebago and Jefferson counties could soon be able to harvest white deer. Those counties have what the DNR calls a ‘prevalent’ amount of white deer... there are concerns these rules aren’t specific enough...
Howard residents voice concerns as village expands deer hunting areas August 26, 2025, Wisconsin, Press Times
... the DCC has yet to share an estimate of the current deer population. “It’s impossible to suggest what your measure of success of the actions that you propose to take is. If you don’t know where you’re going, how do you know whether you’ve gotten there or not?” ...
Oh Deer! Door Whitetail Herd Growing August 7, 2025 Wisconsin, Door County Pulse
...Door County’s antlered buck kill was the third highest on record last year (1,957), trailing only 2017’s 2,064, and 2015’s 2,058. While the antlerless kill jumped to 2,268 last season, it’s still well below historical highs, including four 3,000-plus doe harvests between 1996 and 2017. That follows a trend statewide, with more hunters targeting bucks instead of antlerless deer...
Become A Community Scientist By Surveying Wildlife In August And September August 6, 2025 Wisconsin DNR
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that Wisconsinites can become community scientists by participating in Operation Deer Watch and the Game Bird Survey. These surveys are designed to measure the reproductive status of deer and game birds by establishing ratios of adults to juveniles (e.g., fawn-to-doe ratios). This data helps indicate the productivity of Wisconsin’s deer and game bird populations. The data from these surveys, along with harvest information, provide DNR scientists with the key elements needed to make knowledgeable management decisions for these species...
Snapshot Wisconsin Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary And The Collection Of 100 Million Photos July 22, 2025 DNR News
... The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)’s Snapshot Wisconsin is celebrating two major milestones: the project’s 10-year anniversary and the collection of 100 million photos. Snapshot Wisconsin is a community-based science program that utilizes a statewide network of volunteer-managed trail cameras to monitor Wisconsin wildlife...Snapshot Data Dashboard, an interactive tool which allows users to view trail camera data for 22 Wisconsin species...
Wisconsin deer hunting season will feature new units, bump in antlerless permits July 1, 2025 Yahoo Sports on MSN
... The board approved a 2025-26 Wisconsin deer hunting season with a statewide kill quota of 291,385 antlerless deer, up 7% from the previous season, and 260,715 bonus antlerless permits, up 5%... The increase in quota and permits reflect two consecutive mild winters and an increase in the deer population in northern Wisconsin, said Jeff Pritzl, DNR deer program specialist..,
Wisconsin man lied in effort to register antlers of 49-point, game farm deer June 25, 2025 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
... had purchased the massive antlers of a farm-raised deer and tried to pass them off as a wild whitetail, a Department of Natural Resources' investigation found...
Rock County deer farm quarantined after CWD found in doe June 10, 2025 Wisconsin, Yahoo Sports on MSN
... Wisconsin was the first state east of the Mississippi River known to have CWD-positive deer. The first CWD detections in Wisconsin were reported in 2002 both in wild deer near Mt. Horeb and in farmed deer at a facility in Portage County... The DATCP information also shows 23 CWD-positive captive cervid facilities (15 deer shooting preserves and eight deer farms) remain open for business in the state. The information is dated Jan. 2025..,
The Southwest Wisconsin CWD Study: How Specific Deer Illustrate Results June, 2025 DNR News
... This study conclusively demonstrated that CWD reduces deer survival, and it corroborated what studies from other states have found, which is also occurring in Wisconsin. Of course, CWD can reduce survival by killing deer outright, aka "dying of CWD," but it can also do so by making them more vulnerable to hunters, cars, coyotes and so on...
CWD case confirmed at Rock County deer farm May 29, 2025 Wisconsin, Channel 3000
... The positive test came from a five and a half-year-old doe... The farm will be quarantined until DATCP and the U.S. Department of Agriculture conduct an epidemiological investigation..,
Deer crashes rise during late spring, drivers take caution May 7, 2025 Wisconsin Department of Transportation
... Deer crash numbers typically increase in May and June in Wisconsin when does look for places to give birth and young deer separate from their mothers... There were more than 17,000 crashes involving deer in Wisconsin in 2024 ...
Wisconsin Claims Record Deer Populations and High Harvests, But CWD Trouble Looms May 2, 2025 Yahoo
... The five counties with the highest prevalence rates all saw significant harvest declines in 2024 compared to their five-year average. The most stark example was Iowa County, which saw a 25 percent decline in buck harvest and a 30 percent decline in doe harvest. That county had a prevalence rate of 25 percent...
Wisconsin deer-poaching scheme; woman gets jail time, fine May 2, 2025 FOX6 News Milwaukee on MSN
...Investigators believed that "well over" 100 deer were shot and/or killed... The woman was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined... juvenile charges against three teen boys were referred as well ...
DNR Releases Summary Of 2024 CWD Sampling Efforts April 28, 2025 Wisconsin, DNR News
... In total, 17,399 deer were sampled throughout the state during the 2024 CWD year, with 1,786 samples testing positive [10.3%]. Most (89%) of these detections were in the Southern Farmland Zone. A full breakdown of sampled and positive totals by zone and year is available on the DNR’s Summary of CWD Statewide Surveillance webpage... 89% of the positive cases were found in the Southern Farmland Zone, which had 20.6% positivity (1,583 of 7,680)...,
Woman pleads guilty to misdemeanors for her role in the illegal poaching of 100+ deer April 22, 2025 Wisconsin, WTAQ News Talk
... misdemeanor counts of illegally shining deer and to intentionally contributing to the delinquency of a child. A count of resisting a conservation warden was dismissed ...
Wisconsin DNR seeks public input on deer season proposals April 5, 2025 The Daily News
... Each county in Wisconsin has a County Deer Advisory Council that meets annually to provide input and recommendations to the DNR on local deer management based on deer herd metrics, county management goals and the public feedback they receive...
Wisconsin's Spring Conservation Hearings set for April 14 March 31, 2025 Antigo Daily Journal
... Bohmann also thinks Wisconsin should quit protecting white deer ... “There’s no good reason to protect these deer, especially in areas with chronic wasting disease. White deer can spread CWD just as well as any brown deer.” ...
Farmer faces massive consequences after investigation uncovers disturbing actions March 29, 20253 Wisconsin, MSN
... A Wisconsin farmer who killed more than 150 deer pleaded guilty to 14 charges and will serve four months in jail and pay $27,416 in fines... Investigators found rotting deer bodies on the farm, injured deer, and multiple "trays or bowls filled with a mixture of grape soda and Golden Malrin pellets, a bait used to control flies. The mixture is quickly fatal when drunk," ...
Howard, 'We're the problem': Howard holds first Deer Control Committee meeting March 26, 2025 Wisconsin, WBAY
... The public shared concerns about deer eating plants on their property and large herds crossing busy streets ... “We’re the problem. We’re in their environment. We took out the woods ... " immediately ruled out killing the deer through sharpshooting...
The decline of deer hunting: Demographic analysis and future projections of Wisconsin deer hunters 2025 - Wildlife Society Bulletin
... . We used demographic models to examine the relative effects of time period, age, birth cohort, and gender on Wisconsin, USA residents' likelihood to purchase a deer hunting license, and we used these models to create estimated projections of the number of deer hunters out to 2040. In each projection scenario we examined, the number of male deer hunters declined at a rate of −2.2% to −1.5% per year, and the decline was
attributable to declining participation rates across the entire hunter population ...
Green Lake deer rescue, drone used to help get animals to safety March 15, 2025 Wisconsin, Yahoo
... Three deer fell through the ice and were trying to go further into the lake ... It's unclear how long the deer were in the water ...
Chronic wasting disease continues to spread March 13, 2025 Wisconsin, Farm and Dairy
... the state undertook a long-running $5 million study into how CWD affects deer populations. Now complete, the study found that once CWD infects 29% or more of an area’s female deer, the herd starts declining as more deer die each year than reproduction replaces... In Wisconsin, of the 10 CWD infected counties ... four are above the threshold that reduces deer populations..,
Richland County Man Faces Jail, $27417 Fines for Poaching Deer March 6, 2025 Wisconsin, The Chetek Alert
... A Richland County farmer who “made a game” of killing over 150 deer from 2020 through 2021 has been fined $27,416, and sentenced to four months in jail, three years’ probation, and 42 years without hunting, fishing and trapping privileges...
Wisconsin DNR board OKs deer management changes February 25, 2025 The Iron Mountain Daily News
... The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board unanimously passed regulations to allow deer management to be based on habitat rather than county lines in the forests of central and northern Wisconsin...
New Clark County baiting and feeding ban going into effect Saturday February 25, 2025 Wisconsin, WQOW
... a farm-raised deer in Eau Claire County tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). This deer is within 10 miles from the border of both Clark and Jackson Counties..,
Wisconsin DNR says CWD sinking deer herds in disease-endemic areas January 29, 2025 Antigo Daily Journal
... chronic wasting disease, the always fatal sickness whose infectious prions now kill more female deer in highly contaminated areas than hunters kill with bullets and arrows. Roughly speaking, that’s much of Iowa, Sauk and Richland counties, and western Dane County...
DNR Publishes Primary Results Of Southwest Wisconsin CWD, Deer And Predator Study January 25, 2025 Wisconsin DNR News
... The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) presented the primary results of the Southwest Wisconsin Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), Deer and Predator Study to the Natural Resources Board (NRB) earlier this week...
CWD decimating southwestern Wisconsin deer herds, officials say January 22, 2025 CIDRAP
... The researchers calculated that the likelihood of survival from one year to the next among healthy females was 83%, compared with 41% in those with CWD. The respective percentages among uninfected and infected males were 69% and 17%. "If CWD continues to spread and its prevalence continues to increase, populations will likely face further declines," they wrote ... in a news release ..,
DNR Announces Primary Results Of Southwest Wisconsin CWD, Deer And Predator Study September 22, 2025 Wisconsin, WEAU on MSN
... A recording of the NRB meeting, including this presentation, is available [on Youtube] ... CWD is substantially reducing the annual survival probability of both male and female white-tailed deer ... when the CWD prevalence rates of females surpasses about 29%, deer populations are expected to begin declining... researchers do not expect CWD-affected deer herds to become extirpated ..,
Elk Tracking Goes High-Tech January 14, 2025 Wisconsin DNR News
... From 25 elk reintroduced in Wisconsin in 1995, the state's herds (in the Clam Lake and Black River elk ranges) have grown to more than 450 animals ... Elk management in Wisconsin now includes things like corral gates that can be opened and closed from miles away, elk pregnancy monitoring via electronic transmitter, and tracking collars that transmit GPS signals to indicate exact elk coordinates. About 25% to 30% of Wisconsin’s elk now have collars that are a major upgrade from those of just a decade ago..,
First Chronic Wasting Disease Deer Case Reported in Manitowoc County January 13, 2025 Wisconsin, Seehafer News
... The test result is from a wild 1-year-old buck harvested on November 23rd on private property. The deer was harvested within 10 miles of both Calumet and Sheboygan Counties.., DNR Report
Chronic wasting disease continued to spread and increase in prevalence in 2024 January 10, 2025 Wisconsin, Yahoo! Sports
... 64 of the state's 72 counties as "CWD-affected." And 10.4% of the 16,321 deer tested in 2024 were CWD-positive, the highest statewide rate since surveillance for the fatal deer disease began in 1999... in Richland County, where 33% of 1,301 samples were CWD-positive ...the percent positive CWD detections were 5.3% in 2013, 1.5% in 2008, 0.8% in 2003 and 0.1% ..,
DNR confirms CWD in wild deer in Chippewa county January 8, 2025 Wisconsin, DNR News
... the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild deer in Chippewa County. The deer was a hunter-harvested 1-year-old buck and is the first confirmed wild CWD-positive deer detected in Chippewa County. The deer was harvested within 10 miles of the Barron and Dunn County borders..,
CWD stifles deer herds in Wisconsin's 'Ground-Zero' counties December 23, 2024 Antigo Daily Journal
... the long-predicted plunge in the region’s deer herd from chronic wasting disease appears to be under way. The impact of this always-fatal disease seems especially obvious in Iowa County ... Since its February 2002 discovery in Wisconsin, CWD’s “ground-zero” in the state also includes Dane, Sauk and Richland counties. Those counties’ combined gun-deer kill was 9,133, a 15% drop from 10,717 in 2022..,
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources lauds successful 2024 Elk hunting season December 21, 2024 MSN
... In a pool of over 25,500 applicants, eight people were selected to participate in the hunt... visit the DNR’s Elk in Wisconsin page.
First case of Chronic Wasting Disease confirmed by Menominee Reservation December 17, 2024 Wisconsin, WFRV Green Bay on MSN
... The Menominee Indian Tribe has confirmed the first case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) on the reservation after a recent hunting incident. According to a Facebook post from the Menominee Indian Tribe ..,
Wisconsin gun deer hunting statistics released December 9, 2024 ehextra.com
... As of 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, sales for deer hunting privileges (which include gun, archery, crossbow, conservation patron and sports licenses) reached 791,023, up from 788,697 for the same time period last year. Of those, 553,652 were for gun privileges only, up from 553,479 in 2023..,
DNR Seeking Public Comments On Proposed Deer Management Unit Rule December 9, 2024 Wisconsin DNR - Wisconsin.gov
... This draft rule would allow the DNR to carry out the deer management unit boundary changes being proposed as part of this year’s deer management unit review process... The public is encouraged to visit the DNR’s Proposed Permanent Administrative Rules webpage (under the Wildlife Management section) ...
Deer harvested during this year's Wisconsin gun hunt up 5.2% December 3, 2024 Wisconsin, spectrumnews1.com
... Hunters registered 189,622 deer during the 2024 season, preliminary data shows. That includes 89,787 antlered and 99,835 antlerless deer. Compared to 2023, the antlered number was up 3.6% and the antlerless up by 6.6%..,
Albino deer spotted in Greendale, neighboring communities November 29, 2024 Wisconsin, fox6now
... A post on the Greendale Police Department Facebook page says the white deer has been named Penelope by an unknown person...
More hunters, fewer deer on opening weekend of Wisconsin's gun hunt November 26, 2024 Fox 11 News
... 778,111 licenses were sold as of 11:59 p.m. Sunday, 541,258 of those for gun privileges only... an increase of .48% from 2023... Hunters registered 89,203 deer ... a decline of 1.8% year-to-year and 4.7% below the five-year average..,
Wisconsin's beloved nine-day gun deer season is set to begin Saturday November 21, 2024 The Associated Press on MSN
... a tepid 2023 season that saw a total harvest of about 174,000 deer, down about 17% from 2022 after an above-average harvest in 2021... The harvest declined even though the number of hunters in the woods remained relatively unchanged from 2022... Department of Natural Resources officials have blamed the decline on a harsh winter that may have depleted deer populations in the north..,
As this year's deer hunt approaches, a reminder that Kaukauna's albino deer is protected November 16, 2024 Wisconsin, Kaukauna Community News
... Photos shared ... appear to show an antlered white deer wandering on the city’s north side last week... In many of the comments, readers remind people that albino and white deer are protected species in Wisconsin...
Wisconsin DNR hosts open house to propose deer management system November 15, 2024 wjfw.com
... “The main focus here is on the Northern Forest zone, which has been county-based for 10 years. We’re doing a review with the consideration of returning to a habitat-based system,” said Pritzl. Prior to 2014, deer management was divided by habitat, with boundaries defined by recognizable highways or riverways...
Bull elk sighted in southern Wisconsin during annual breeding season November 12, 2024 AOL.com
... "It's fall and they are looking for a mate, or more than one," Kizewski said. "The cows in the central herd have quite a few bigger, more dominant bulls around so these smaller bulls are exploring outside their normal range." ... Elk were native to Wisconsin but were wiped out by unregulated hunting and habitat loss by the late 1800s..,
Wisconsin deer harvest in 2024 trending higher than last year October 22, 2024 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
... The increased deer harvest in the north was anticipated by many who predicted better than average deer survival in and recruitment following the extremely mild winter of 2023-24. The DNR's winter severity index rated last winter as "mild" in all 72 Wisconsin counties and the average in northern Wisconsin was a record-low value of 10..,
Historic Elk Hunting Season Begins Oct. 12 October 12, 2024 Wisconsin DNR
... The eight hunters participating in the state-administered hunt were randomly selected from a pool of more than 25,000 applicants. The DNR received 17,761 applications to hunt in the Northern Elk Zone and 7,750 applications for the Central Elk Zone...
Authorities recommend charges in deer poaching scheme October 11, 2024 Wisconsin Public Radio
... three 16-year-old boys and one 36-year-old woman ... facing charges of mistreating animals resulting in death, hunting during the closed season ... drove around at night shining and shooting deer from their vehicle ... suspects allegedly drove around with a deer that had been severely wounded, recording video and taking “selfies” ...
DNR Confirms Cases Of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease In Chippewa, Jackson And Waukesha Counties October 8, 2024 Wisconsin DNR - Wisconsin.gov
... tissue samples collected from one deer in Chippewa County, two deer in Jackson County and one deer in Waukesha County have tested positive for the virus that causes epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD). The disease was detected after landowners reported healthy-looking, dead deer near ponds on their properties...
DNR asks hunters near Northwoods town to donate deer samples for PFAS testing October 3, 2024 Wisconsin, WSAW
... to better understand if local perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are accumulating in white-tailed deer near the Town of Stella in Oneida County... PFAS are human-made chemicals used in industrial processes and manufactured products...
DNR begins process to modify deer management units, mostly in northern Wisconsin September 24, 2024 Wisconsin, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on MSN.com
... From the 1960s through 2014 the units were based on habitat types ... in 2011... a change to DMUs based on county borders ... [now] responding to public input via CDACs and others to consider a return to habitat-based DMUs in the Northern Forest Zone ...
Natural Resources Board Approves 2024-2034 Elk Management Plan August 14, 2024 Wisconsin DNR
... Wisconsin’s elk herds reside in northern (Ashland, Bayfield, Sawyer, Rusk and Price counties) and central Wisconsin (Jackson County). The state’s elk population is projected to reach over 500 animals after this year's calving season. To view the Elk Management Plan 2024-2034 or learn more about elk in Wisconsin, visit the DNR’s Elk Management webpage..,
The DNR's Upside Down World of Deception and Deceit August 13, 2024 Wisconsin, MacIver Institute
... the NRB [ Natural Resources Board] decided to ignore recommendations that there be no antlerless deer harvest on public lands in two counties in 2024 because of the dire straits of the deer population. The DNR board not only ignored them but increased the number of doe tags on public lands by 400 in Bayfield and Oneida counties...
Wisconsin 2024 Deer Forecast August 5, 2024 Wisconsin DNR
... The state experienced a mild 2023-24 winter. Due to reduced harvest in 2023, Ashland and Iron County are not offering antlerless harvest authorizations this
fall, but junior antlerless harvest authorizations will remain valid. Farmland Zone DMUs increased permit availability and harvest opportunities in an effort to control herd densities, reduce agricultural damage, improve forest regeneration and minimize deer-related conflict..,
You can help with Operation Deer Watch August 2, 2024 Wisconsin, WTAQ News Talk
... state residents can become community scientists by participating in Operation Deer Watch ... These surveys are designed to measure the reproductive status of deer ...
'Simply for the thrill kill': Authorities investigate large deer poaching scheme August 2, 2024 Wisconsin, WPR
... dozens of headless deer carcasses across several counties in eastern Wisconsin... multiple suspects have been illegally shooting deer either from the road or a vehicle while shining deer at night across a 200-square-mile area ...
CWD meeting planned in Pierce County after initial disease detection July 26, 2024 Wisconsin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
... Testing coordinated by the agency found the disease in 1,586 deer in the state during the 2023-24 sampling year, most in a one-year period since surveillance for CWD began in 1999...
8 Wisconsin elk hunters selected for 2024 hunt... July 7, 2024 HTR Media on MSN
... the DNR randomly selected the winners from more than 25,000 applicants ... All winners must participate in a Wisconsin elk hunter education course before obtaining an elk hunting license..,
Ashland, Iron counties will be bucks only for 2024 Wisconsin deer hunt July 5, 2024 Duluth News Tribune
... The bucks-only status reflects a string of deep-snow winters that have held deer numbers down in the far north, by far the snowiest area of the state and also where predator numbers are high... wildlife biologists note that deer numbers are still down and will take more time — more mild winters — to recover..,
Hunters will see more limits, and opportunities, on bagging does up north this fall June 27, 2024 Wisconsin, WPR
... During the gun deer season last fall, hunters killed about 14 percent fewer bucks and 27 percent fewer does in northern Wisconsin compared to the five-year average. Although the mild winter is expected to grow the herd ... the DNR said northern counties are reducing their antlerless deer harvest recommendations by about 25 percent from last year..,
Sheboygan County deer farm confirmed with CWD, state officials said June 6, 2024 Wisconsin, MSN
... DATCP said the test result was confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa. The positive result came from a 5-year-old buck...
Antlerless harvest numbers stabilize May 30, 2024, Wisconsin, GMToday.com
... The antlerless harvest in southeast Wisconsin has been relatively stable for a long time, but Pritzl noted there has been an oscillation in the harvest every other year since 2018. The gun season opened early that year and the antlerless harvest went up from 2017. In 2019, gun season opened late, and the harvest went down. In 2020, an increased harvest was attributed to more hunters on the landscape because of COVID ...
More deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease last year May 23, 2024 Wisconsin, WPR
...In 2023, the agency sampled 17,329 deer for the disease ... results showed 1,586 deer tested positive. “The majority of them are in that southern farmland zone and more specifically in that southwest part of Wisconsin,” ..,
Buffer zones around fields prevent deer damage May 10, 2024 Brownfield Ag News
... planting grasses and legumes along the perimeter of fields not only helps control soil and nutrient loss, but also reduces deer damage to crops... buffers usually take deer out of the crop because they prefer to eat the species planted in the buffers...
CWD confirmed in wild Pierce County deer; feeding, baiting bans to go into effect May 15 April 30, 2024 Wisconsin, KSTP-TV
... the first wild deer confirmed to have CWD in Pierce County ... the deer, identified as a doe around four or five years old, was humanely put down in the town of Spring Lake ...
After northern hunters bag fewer deer, some seek closer look at herd management April 29, 2024 Wisconsin, WPR
...Republican lawmakers introduced the bill in an effort to boost the deer population after a dramatic drop in the gun deer harvest across northern Wisconsin last year ... Rep. Chanz Green, R-Grand View, said ... “We have harsher winters. We have more predators.” ...
County Deer Advisory Councils prepare for the 2024 deer season April 24, 2024 Wisconsin, WDIO.com
... Public feedback on deer management
In preparation for the 2024 deer season, every county in Wisconsin is hosting a deer advisory council meeting. At these meetings, the County Advisory Councils review public input and county data and make final recommendations for the season...
DNR confirms CWD in wild deer in Waushara County April 11, 2024 Wisconsin, WBAY
... the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild deer in Waushara County. The DNR says the deer was found dead in early February in the town of Wautoma ..,
Help Shape Deer Season For Your Community April 6, 2024 Wisconsin DNR
... Each county in Wisconsin has a County Deer Advisory Council that meets annually to provide input and recommendations to the DNR on deer management in its county...
Deer Makes Miraculous Recovery From Broken Leg in Amazing Trail Cam Footage April 3, 2024 Wisconsin, PetaPixel
... A hardy whitetail buck was captured on a Wisconsin trail camera miraculously recovering from a severely broken leg in just a matter of weeks...
DeForest adopts Deer Management Plan April 3, 2024 Wisconsin, hngnews.com
... encouraged residents to undertake some initiatives themselves, such as: Screening or fencing in private gardens or plantings. Planting less desirable vegetation for deer...
Other non-lethal methods, like birth control or trapping, are not deemed legal by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources...
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoes a prohibition on antlerless deer hunting in the north and a wolf population goal statewide April 1, 2024 Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on MSN.com
... Assembly Bill 1030, a plan to prohibit hunting of antlerless deer in northern Wisconsin for the next four years. The measure was intended to help increase deer numbers in the northern forest region ... in many northern counties, the year-over-year deer kill declined 30% in the north..,
Albino deer found by Oak Creek Police last night was up 'pasture' curfew March 31, 2024 Wisconsin, TMJ4
... A white deer named Penelope has nuzzled her way into the Oak Creek community over the last three years... "I once watched her wait on the sidewalk for the lights to turn red and then she crossed the road," ...
Wisconsin DNR Seeking Public Comment On Elk Management Plan March 21, 2024 DNR News
... Updates to the 2024-2034 Elk Management Plan include changes based on recommendations from the Natural Resources Board, Wisconsin Elk Advisory Committee and feedback from private landowners in the elk management zones. The public is encouraged to review the proposed plan and share their thoughts via the online comment tool...
Airguns for big game hunting are among six outdoors-related bills signed into Wisconsin law March 16, 2024 Wisconsin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
... the major impact of Act 115 is to expand the use of airguns to include big game hunting in Wisconsin, including white-tailed deer, black bear and elk...
Wisconsin DNR nears end of 7-year deer study on CWD, predators March 6, 2024 Watertown Daily Times
... Wisconsin recorded a record 1,580 CWD cases in 2023, and so far 44 of the state’s 72 counties have documented at least one case in wild deer... CWD boomed in Dane, Iowa, Sauk and Richland counties, with infection rates ranging from 17% in Dane to 29% in Iowa County ... CWD spreads faster and with higher infection rates in prime deer habitats ..,
Wolves and Wisconsin: Separating fact from fiction February 28, 2024 AOL
...In 1960, wolves were considered no longer present in Wisconsin... But in 1978, a breeding pack from Minnesota migrated in and the wheel of recovery slowly started to turn...Fast-forward to 2020, and we now have more than 1,000 wolves in Wisconsin...
Unlocking the Secrets of White-tailed Deer: A Wisconsin Study Blazes a Trail in Wildlife Research February 24, 2024 Wisconsin, BNN Breaking
... Each collar houses a GPS unit and a camera, offering unprecedented insights into the deer's interactions and movements. This technology is not just about tracking; it's a window into the lives of these creatures, helping researchers understand how diseases are transmitted among them...
Assembly OKs suspending doe hunting in northern Wisconsin February 23, 2024 Madison.com
... Hunters in northern Wisconsin would be barred from killing any does for four years under legislation the state Assembly approved Thursday... to help the northern herd replenish ..,
New Baiting And Feeding Ban For Ozaukee County Effective Feb. 15 February 12, 2024 Wisconsin DNR
... The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) was recently notified by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) that a farm-raised deer on a deer farm in Sheboygan County tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). This positive result is within 10 miles of the Fond du Lac, Ozaukee and Washington county borders, resulting in a new baiting and feeding ban to go into effect in Ozaukee County on Feb. 15, 2024..,
Wisconsin DNR calls for tips to help solve illegal elk shootings February 10, 2024 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
... All of the incidents took place in Jackson County. The animals were part of a recovery program for the native species; they were wearing GPS collars ... blaze orange ...
Sheboygan County Deer Farm Confirmed with CWD January 25, 2024 Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
... a Sheboygan County deer farm has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) ... The positive result came from a 5-year-old buck. The premises is quarantined ..,
Wisconsin wildlife officials warn of $16M shortfall as fewer people get hunting licenses January 24, 2024 CBS News
... "The long-term trend is fewer licenses, fewer hunters and less revenue coming in and it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better," ...Sales of gun deer licenses have dropped 4% since 2018, from 577,576 licenses to 553,479 licenses this year... A gun deer license has cost $24 ...
Durkin: State lawmakers hear, follow bad advice on deer, CWD January 24, 2024 Wisconsin, Antigo Daily Journal
... Wild, free-range deer herds in 44 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties (61%) now carry chronic wasting disease, just two decades after most folks had never heard of CWD ... Lawmakers should have listened in 2002 to wildlife-disease experts at the DNR, the UW System, and the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Wildlife Health Center when the DNR first found CWD near Mount Horeb..,
Lawmakers introduce bill to suspend northern Wisconsin doe hunt in attempt to regrow herd January 18, 2024 Wisconsin, Fox 11 News
... Hunters killed 14.7% fewer bucks in the zone ... DNR wildlife officials have blamed a harsh 2022-23 winter for reduced deer numbers. Hunters maintain that wolves are decimating the region's deer herd..,
Wisconsin community remembers life of 15-year-old albino deer known as "The King" January 15, 2024 CBS News
... a local legend ... "Around 2009 is the first time we saw him in the area. My dad actually saw him down the road a couple miles when he was a fawn," ...
Wisconsin Neighbors Plan to Preserve Body of Albino Deer ‘The King’ Who Dropped Dead in Their Yard January 15, 2024 The Messenger on MSN
... The deer's full body mount will be on display at a restaurant or business so both locals and tourists can see him ... Albino deer are protected in Wisconsin, meaning the king was legally protected from being hunted...
As Wisconsin's elk herds continue to grow, more hunting is on the horizon January 7, 2024 Hosted on MSN
... Wisconsin's wild elk herds continued to grow in 2023, setting a modern record high with an estimated 515 animals in the state, according to the Department of Natural Resources.... Elk were native to Wisconsin but wiped out in the 1880s due to unregulated hunting and habitat loss... started an experimental elk reintroduction project in 1995 ..,
Dodge County Herd Depopulated Following CWD Detection December 20, 2023 Wisconsin, State of Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection News
... The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a Dodge County deer farm that tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in May 2023 has been depopulated. Of the 172 animals depopulated, 23 tested positive for the disease. In total, there were 26 positive cases of CWD at this premises, as three cervids had died prior to depopulation..,
Wisconsin's deer-bait business thrives while CWD worsens December 19, 2023 Watertown Daily Times
... Baiting and feeding deer is illegal in 59 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties ... Given that all open-baiting counties are two- to five-hour drives from the state capital, Craven—a professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison—couldn’t fathom why Madison retailers would stock and sell deer corn...
The 9-day gun deer season harvest was down this year, are wolves playing a role? December 18, 2023 Wisconsin, WXPR
... The nine-day gun deer season saw a 16 percent drop in harvest numbers statewide compared to the year before and was about 10 percent below the 5-year average... factors included the harsh winter last year, lack of snow on the ground for this year’s hunt, and reports of deer not moving ..,
Wisconsin's new age of deer hunting brings little joy December 12, 2023 Watertown Daily Times
... much of the Northwoods has held few deer since modern history’s harshest winter in 2013. We also note five Northern counties—Iron, Douglas, Bayfield, Sawyer and Ashland—suffered a harsh winter in 2022-23, which foretold 25 percent declines come deer season..,
Bills to Require Controversial Wolf Population Limit Advancing December 4, 2023 Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
... Agriculture and hunting and wildlife interests that support Assembly Bill 137 and Senate Bill 139 want the Department of Natural Resources to continue a 1999 plan that set a state wolf population goal of 350 animals. Agriculture and pro-hunting interests have long sought a lower wolf population in Wisconsin ...
Minnesota DNR to hold December deer hunt to battle chronic wasting disease December 4, 2023 Fox 9
... The special hunt will take place Dec. 15-17 and permit areas open to the hunt are in southeast Minnesota ... The DNR expanded the CWD deer hunt to permit area 342, which is near Wabasha, after a case of the disease was confirmed in the area...
A lonely bull elk has traveled hundreds of miles across Wisconsin searching for love December 1, 2023 Wisconsin, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
... Since mid-September, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has received tips through a wildlife observation database about this wandering member of the Black River State Forest elk herd ... All in all, it amounts to hundreds of miles traveled...
DNR Confirms CWD In Wild Deer In Jackson County November 30, 2023 Wisconsin DNR News
... the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild deer in Jackson County. The deer was harvested in the town of Garfield and is within 10 miles of the Eau Claire and Trempealeau county borders... The deer was a hunter-harvested 2-year-old buck ..,
Understanding deer behaviors could help help prevent collisions with cars in Wisconsin November 30, 2023 YAHOO!News
... Deer are what ecologists call an “edge species,” ... Roads create those kinds of edges that deer are attracted to. The middle of a forest has far less food for deer than an “edge.” ... In Wisconsin, at least 60 "wildlife accommodations" have been installed over the past 20 years ... The DOT “(does) not have any data to determine the success of these strategies,” ...
Wisconsin hunters register 17.6% fewer deer than in 2022 November 28, 2023 WLUK
... State deer program specialist Jeff Pritzl said ... the biggest areas of decline were in the DNR's central farmland and northern forest regions. A harsh winter, particularly in the northwestern part of the state, led to fewer deer being on the landscape..,
Wildlife advocacy group sues Wisconsin DNR over 2023 wolf management plan November 25, 2023 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
... by the Great Lakes Wildlife Alliance... the GLWA claims the DNR ignored science, violated Wisconsin's Open Meeting Law and Administrative Procedure Act and favored anti-wolf groups as it worked on revisions included in the 2023 wolf plan...
2023 deer hunters declined in Wisconsin compared to 2022 November 25, 2023 GMToday.com
... "The deer harvest has been relatively stable, so the remaining hunters are experiencing more success... the herd has been slowly growing over time. In southeastern Wisconsin, the real issue is access to the deer. There is so much ‘sanctuary’ on the landscape.., [Jeff Pritzl, deer program specialist]
Amid hunting season, CWD spread, Wisconsin weighs deer policies November 23, 2023 The Cap Times
... One proposal is designed to expand when deer baiting and feeding is allowable in Wisconsin, though some conservationists worry the measure could further spread the disease...
Car-deer accidents in Wisconsin in 2023 are expected to be similar to recent years November 23, 2023 Wisconsin Public Radio
... Car-deer accidents in the state have been declining recently ... "We’re still doing over 16,000 crashes over the last three years, and we’re on that same track right now for 2023." [ David Pabst, director of the Bureau of Transportation Safety for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation] ..,
Deer Hunt 2023: Preliminary weekend numbers show drop in hunter participation November 21, 2023 Wisconsin, Fox 11 News
... As of Sunday at midnight, the Department of Natural Resources had sold 774,369 licenses for gun, bow and crossbow hunting. Of those, 421,525 were for gun privileges only. Sales for all deer licenses are down 0.61 percent compared to 2022. Of the total licenses sold, 65 percent were sold online, and 35 percent were sold in-person or at DNR service centers...
Wisconsin Democrats introduce slate of bills to fund CWD testing, deer carcass disposal sites November 21, 2023 Channel 3000
... The new bill package, dubbed "Healthy Herd, Healthy Hunt" seeks to fight CWD's spread by easing access to testing and giving hunters a place to safely dispose of deer carcasses...
Wisconsin 2023 Preliminary Gun Deer Harvest Totals November 21, 2023 Wisconsin DNR
... In total, hunters registered 92,050 deer statewide during the opening weekend of the 2023 gun deer hunt, compared to 103,623 registered for the same period in 2022. This is a 16% decrease from 2022 and 10% below the 5-year average. A majority of the decrease was due to a decline in antlerless deer harvest, but that usually picks up over the second half of the season. A total of 51,870 bucks were registered on opening weekend, compared to 56,638 in 2022. This is a 13% decrease over 2022...
DNR Celebrates Successful 2023 Elk Hunting Season November 20, 2023 Wisconsin DNR
... all four state licensed hunters filling their harvest authorizations... The four hunters who participated in this year’s hunt were selected at random from a pool of 21,312 Wisconsin resident applicants...
The state of hunting in Wisconsin as gun deer season begins November 17, 2023 WTMJ
... Pritzl said we’re looking at a similar number of deer but there have been some long-lasting effects of a bitterly cold winter up north ... “That does seem to be suppressing harvest opportunites [there] somewhat,” ... Over half a million people are expected ... to try their hand at bagging a buck in 2023..,
Deer rescued after two days entangled in barbed wire November 16, 2023 Wisconsin, UPI
... Sheriff's deputies in Wisconsin used bolt cutters and a power saw to rescue a deer found with its antlers entangled in barbed wire around a tree...
Wisconsin gun deer hunt forecast; what to expect this weekend November 15, 2023 YAHOO!News
... According to the Wisconsin DNR, post-hunt deer population 2022 estimates the total white-tailed deer population sits at nearly 1.7 million within a 95% confidence level. 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..,
DNR Confirms Cougar Killed In Buffalo County November 15, 2023 Wisconsin DNR News
... The incident involved an archery deer hunter who encountered the cougar while hunting and felt their safety was at risk. The hunter shot the cougar and self-reported it shortly afterward to the DNR. The DNR collected the cougar carcass as part of the investigation...
Gun deer season helps boost Wisconsin economy November 12, 2023 Spectrum News
... According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, hunting is a $2.5 billion industry in the state and 88% of that economic impact comes from deer rifle season...
Charges filed in Clark County after deer killed illegally; man accused of beating deer to death November 10, 2023 Wisconsin, WQOW
... Hamm shot multiple deer with a bow and arrow from his vehicle ... the complaint said the doe didn't die. A video showed Hamm laughing as he kicked it while it was still standing and alive. He later told warden's he "Beat the f*** out of it with my fist." ...
Deer farm in Oneida County confirmed to have chronic wasting disease November 8, 2023 Wisconsin, WLUK Green Bay
... the infected deer is a 4-year-old white-tailed buck. The farm is being quarantined while an epidemiological investigation is conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture ..,
'Slow erosion' of state's hunting population continues as opening weekend approaches November 7, 2023 Wisconsin, WisBusiness
... the state’s overall deer population is around 2 million going into opening weekend, Pritz said, noting much of that growth is happening in the “deer factory” central farmland zone. That population total has been trending upward for about 30 years... [Department of Natural Resources Deer Program Specialist Jeff Pritzl]
Legislature sits indifferent as CWD infects 60% of counties November 6, 2023 Antigo Daily Journal
... the Legislature ended the DNR’s statewide bait/feed ban in 2003, stonewalled mandatory testing, quashed targeted shooting in CWD hotspots, slashed research funding in 2007, outlawed earn-a-buck regulations in 2011, and OK’d ending or shortening various October, January and February antlerless gun seasons in 2011...
Bill would allow the use of airguns to hunt deer and other big game in Wisconsin November 5, 2023 AOL
... Senate Bill 586 would allow the use of airguns in any hunting season now open to firearms... Wisconsin would join 28 other states that allow airguns for big game hunting ...
Wisconsin DNR checks in with conditions, license numbers ahead of this year’s gun-deer season opener November 2, 2023 KSTP-TV
... the DNR says license sales are trending down about 2% than at the end of October 2022, saying this has been the norm for the last few years due to the number of aging baby boomers who are no longer hunting...
DNR Confirms CWD In Wild Deer In Trempealeau County November 1, 2023 Wisconsin DNR - Wisconsin.gov
... The deer was harvested in the town of Hale... The deer was a hunter-harvested 3-year-old doe and is the first confirmed wild deer CWD-positive detected in Trempealeau County..,
DNR Confirms CWD In Wild Deer In Polk County November 1, 2023 Wisconsin DNR - Wisconsin.gov
... The deer was harvested in the town of Apple River and is within 10 miles of the Barron County border... The deer was a hunter-harvested 3-year-old doe and is the first confirmed wild deer CWD-positive detected in Polk County..,
Predators load in the north October 16, 2023 Wisconsin, apg-wi.com
... a recent report a few years ago using the DNR’s gun season registration numbers, wolf population and the number of deer killed by them showed wolves killed more deer than hunters in some Northern Forest counties... In 2019, the estimated statewide bear population was 24,055 ... The DNR estimates the bobcat population in northern Wisconsin is currently 3,800 ..,
Farm-raised deer in Outagamie County diagnosed with chronic wasting October 12, 2023 Wisconsin, Advance-Titan
... a farm-raised deer on a deer farm in Outagamie County tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). This positive result is within 10 miles of the Calumet, Waupaca and Winnebago county borders, and will enact a new baiting and feeding ban to go into effect in Calumet County on Oct. 13, 2023..,
Wisconsin DNR invites deer hunters to take wildlife survey for research October 6, 2023 Fox 11 News
... The Deer Hunter Wildlife Survey provides hunters a way to report which animals they observe while deer hunting.
Data from these reports helps DNR researchers to better understand the relative abundance and distribution of mammals, birds and other species of wildlife across Wisconsin...
Hunters: Test Deer For CWD Before
Eating Venison September 28, 2023 Wisconsin DNR News
... The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters to test their deer for chronic wasting disease (CWD) before eating venison, as advised by human health organizations... especially in areas prevalent with CWD. To date, there have been no reported cases of CWD infection in humans...
Rock County Deer Farm Confirmed with CWD September 21, 2023 Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
... a Rock County deer farm has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) .. The positive result came from a 4-year-old white-tailed buck. The farm has been placed under quarantine ...
Possible reason for CWD at local farm discussed September 20, 2023 Wisconsin, apg-wi.com
... CWD prions have been found in the feces of crows, but disease transmission has not been documented. Similarly, CWD prions have been found in semen of infected bucks, but transmission via artificial insemination has not been proven. As a former certified cervid farm veterinarian, I would say the chances of a crow bringing CWD onto a deer farm, while theoretically possible, are extremely remote compared to other avenues of exposure ...
Video Below: Wisconsin 2023 Deer Hunt. "The deer population after the 2022 season, so our over-winter population was estimated at seven percent larger than it has been in previous years at that time. So we're experiencing some population growth," said Jeff Pritzl, DNR State Deer Program Specialist. - September 16, 2023
