Georgia 2017 18 deer harvest charlie killmaster, the dnr state deer biologist, said that statewide the harvest was nearly identical from the 2016 2017 season to the 2017 2018 season. Fall firearms deer opening weekend november 1112, 2017. The harvest numbers are in and all indications are that wisconsins deer hunters can expect another banner year in 2017. Welcome to the wisconsin department of natural resources electronic game registration reporting system.
Landowners and tenants reported harvesting 7,376 antlerless deer and 3,785 antlered deer during the shogun seasons and 1,445 antlerless deer and 1,246 antlered deer during the bow season. The buck total was up 5% compared to 2017, while the antlerless kill was up 8. During its monthly meeting in madison last week, members of the panel said their framework reflects recommendations from the county deer. Hunters registered 195738 deer in the 2017 wisconsin gun deer season, second lowest in 35 years. Gundeer season brings in more than 118,000 deer in wi, up. Crossbow deer kill again outpaces vertical bow harvest in. This detailed information provides a unique opportunity to get an inside look at how the department manages wisconsin s wildlife. Preliminary 9day gun deer season comparison, 2017 vs.
But overall, the 2018 wisconsin firearms deer season that begins saturday should be pretty good, even better than 2017 which ended up the 16th highest buck harvest in douglas county in 58 years of. Gun deer season brings in more than 118,000 deer in wi, up from 2017 harvest november 24, 2018 8. The harvest numbers are in and all indications are that wisconsin s deer hunters can expect another banner year in 2017. Prospects better for wisconsin firearms deer season. For the nineday gun deer hunt, the 2018 regional harvest breakdown by deer management zone with percent change from 2017 included. Current deer harvest numbers are generated from the dnrs electronic licensing and registration system and may contain some errors.
Beginning in 2005, the wisconsin dnr began offering learn to hunt bear opportunities. Yearling doe percentage correlates to the rate at which deer are being added to the population. Deer harvest up during opening weekend in wisconsin. The whitetailed deer population status report is available for viewing on the wisconsin dnr website dnr. Door county, antlerlessonly deer hunting appears likely in door county april 11, 2017 wisconsin, fawn season. Regional landscape ecosystems of michigan, minnesota, and wisconsin. Wisconsin conservation congress learn to hunt bear tag. Deer kill down 25% for nineday gun hunting season in. The 2017 18 latewinter antlerlessonly and special cwd deer seasons concluded on jan. Illinois 201718 deer seasons conclude with preliminary. Deer harvest summary 20172018 mdc hunting and fishing. Deer statistics wisconsin department of natural resources. Hunters registered 195,738 deer for the 2017 wisconsin gun deer season, down about 1% from 2016 and the secondlowest total in 35 years, according to preliminary data released tuesday by the department of natural resources.
Wisconsin ag connection less deer harvested during 2017. The harvest included 104,388 bucks and 107,482 antlerless deer. Madison by the time the sun set on opening weekend of. Hunters registered 211,430 deer during wisconsin gun deer season, up 7% from 2017.
Fewer deer taken opening weekend of wisconsin gun deer hunt. This data does not include deer harvested during special hunts. Sauk county gun season deer harvest drops 24% regional. The comparison includes deer killed with a gun during the 9day gun deer hunting season. Wisconsin crossbow proposals could kill hunter recruitment. No matter if its the fall bow hunt or the november gun hunt, its our favorite time of the year.
The most uptodate information is provided on deer harvest figures, population trends, deer impacts on agriculture and forest resources, deer herd health and deer hunter dynamics. More usa today networkwisconsin interactive graphics and databases. Heres a look at harvest results from 2016 and how things are shaping up for badger state hunters this season. The learn to hunt bear program lthb is an opportunity to expose novice hunters to the hunting experience and recruit new hunters into the sport. Dnr preliminary data shows deerharvest numbers are down. Note it should be taken into consideration that these are not exact comparisons, due to zone boundary changes implemented in 2018. The dmulevel yearling doe percent with 95% confidence intervals is only available since 2017 and is an input into the formula used to estimate population size for each dmu. Wisconsin deer harvest, license sales down slightly in 2017. Wisconsin gun deer harvest up 7% milwaukee journal sentinel. Minnesota deer harvest down, wisconsin up superior telegram. Wisconsin deer management news, population, video, information, facts about. Wisconsin s opening weekend deer harvest was better this year than in 2017.
The official goal in douglas county now is management to increase the countys deer herd after a couple disappointing seasons. A posthunt estimate of 1,377,100 deer in 2017, about the same in 2016 at. Hunters registered 195,738 deer in the 2017 wisconsin gun deer season, second lowest in 35 years. Click on the season in the blue box below to see deer harvest totals by zone, county and type of deer harvested. Statewide, wisconsins deer harvest has surpassed 300,000 for the 25th.
Minnesota deer harvest down, wisconsin up duluth news. A total of 118,670 deer were harvested by gun and registered statewide during the opening weekend of the wisconsin gun. Within the last three years we hit a record number of actively participating licensed deer hunters. Season total hunters buck harvest antlerless harvest total harvest successful hunters 2 overall success archery 100,800 9,180 11,878 21,058 18,815 18. Wisconsin hunters show off their harvests from the 2017 gun. A survey of deer hunters was conducted following the 2017 hunting seasons to. Crossbow hunting has been a growing sport in the state of wisconsin. Dnr board approves 2017 deer harvest quotas wisconsin ag connection 0601 2017 the wisconsin natural resources board has approved its deer hunting season framework and antlerless deer quotas for 2017. Wisconsin hunters bagged some beauties in this years nineday gun deer hunting season, which ended sunday. Hunters registered nearly 5400 more bucks in this years nineday gun season. For more information on how to properly report your harvest, or to find an inperson registration station for deer or bear, please visit our website at dnr. Douglas county deer season likely bucks only for most. The 2018 buck harvest was down nearly 14% and the 2019 harvest was.
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