Wisconsin Deer Population and Management Archive - Wisconsin

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2021:  Total:  309,159     Antlered:   152,983    Anterless:   156,176

2022:  Total:  340,242     Antlered:  163,806     Antlerless:  176,476  In 2022, hunters took about 17 percent of the pre-hunt population.

2023:  Total:  299,970     Antlered:  148,201     Anterless:  151,769

2015 to 2024 statistics

Some history and data for 1919 to 1966   1919:  25,152.    1924:  7,000.     1930:  23,000.     1932:  36,009

Mandatory deer registration began in the early 1970s.