The increased deer kill was due largely to snow cover, relatively stable weather conditions and a lack of standing corn that deer use to hide, state wildlife officials said Tuesday.
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Hunters killed 14% more deer during the opening weekend of this year’s nine-day gun season than in 2021, largely due to snow cover that made h…
A deer hunter whose kayak capsized Saturday morning in an eastern Wisconsin wildlife area was rescued after spending about an hour in icy waters.
While better than the 2019 season, this year’s totals are still below 2018, which had the highest numbers since 2013.
Agency officials attributed the bump in kills to excellent hunting conditions across the state over the weekend.
The agency plans to invite more than 130,000 licensed hunters to keep online diaries this fall.
The seven-member board adopted 2020 deer season quotas during a meeting June 24.
The incident was one of four recorded over the first two days of the 2019 deer hunting season.
The Department of Natural Resources is requiring all white tail deer harvested from nine towns north of Madison. That means hunters will need to bring deer carcasses to one of four self-service kiosks where they will deposit the heads for testing.
Recent heavy snowfalls, with more to follow, coupled with subzero low temperatures, put active wildlife on alert for their next meal.
The public delivered 16 sick or dying ruffed grouse to the Department of Natural Resources to be tested for West Nile Virus (WNV) last fall.
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With several ongoing and future firearm deer seasons during the next several weeks, namely muzzleloader, antlerless hunt, and the holiday hunt, people should re-familiarize themselves with the rule regarding blaze orange or fluorescent pink clothing worn above the waist.