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Less Deer Harvested During 2019 Gun Season
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 12/04/2019

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has released its preliminary harvest estimates from the recent nine-day gun-deer season, which wrapped up on Sunday. A survey of deer registration stations and online submissions from across the state show that an estimated 160,769 deer were bagged during the annual hunt. That's down from 213,972 killed last year and 197,733 harvested during the 2017 season.

The DNR says 75,236 hunters were successful in their pursuit of a buck, which was down 29 percent from last year. The agency will release its final harvest numbers later in the winter.

While opening weekend saw mild temperatures throughout the state with some snow in the north, hunting conditions deteriorated throughout the remainder of the season as heavy wind, snow and rain moved through the state. The largest declines in antlered harvest occurred in the northern forest zone, where blizzard-like conditions and significant snow accumulation hindered hunter access.

This year, 564,664 gun deer licenses were sold online or through retail outlets, compared to 576,277 last year.

Meanwhile, the season was considered mostly safe, despite four non-life threatening accidental shootings. For the fourth straight year, there were no fatalities during the gun-deer season.

Wildlife officials says there are still other opportunities to hunt deer this year. The muzzleloader hunt is already underway for hunters holding unused gun buck and antlerless deer tags. There is also a statewide antlerless deer hunt December 12-15.


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