DNR: Opening weekend deer kill up 14% from 2021
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DNR: Opening weekend deer kill up 14% from 2021

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MADISON, Wis. — Hunters killed 14% more deer during this year’s nine-day gun season’s opening weekend than in 2021 largely due to snow cover that made hunting easier, state wildlife officials said Tuesday. Total sales of DNR hunting licenses that allow hunters to use firearms to kill deer stood at 539,550 as of midnight Sunday, down about 2% from 551,809 at the same point during opening weekend last year. DNR wildlife biologist Jeff Pritzl said snow cover helped hunters spot and track deer. A 41-year-old man shot and killed an 11-year-old boy on Sunday while he was trying to unload his gun in the backseat of a vehicle in Green Lake County.

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Wisconsin’s beloved nine-day gun deer season is set to begin Saturday
1 month ago

Wisconsin’s beloved nine-day gun deer season is set to begin Saturday

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MADISON, Wis. — A beloved Wisconsin tradition begins anew this weekend as hunters take to the woods for the start of the state’s nine-day gun deer season. Hunters are looking to rebound after 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 decline was …

Michigan hunters die of heart attacks while hauling away heavy deer
1 month ago

Michigan hunters die of heart attacks while hauling away heavy deer

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BAY CITY, Mich. — At least three Michigan deer hunters have died of heart attacks during the current 16-day season, including two men who were trying to haul away the heavy animals, authorities said. “I’ve never seen three people die in 48 hours from heart attacks while deer hunting before,” said Dr. William Morrone, the medical examiner for Bay, Midland, …

Hunters killed nearly 18% fewer deer this year in Wisconsin’s nine-day gun season
1 year ago

Hunters killed nearly 18% fewer deer this year in Wisconsin’s nine-day gun season

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MADISON, Wis. — Hunters killed significantly fewer deer during Wisconsin’s nine-day gun season this year than they did last year, according to preliminary data released Tuesday by the state Department of Natural Resources. After kicking off with a slow opening weekend, hunters reported a total of 173,942 deer harvested from Nov. 18-26, a 17.6% decrease from the 2022 season and …

Lack of snow, warm conditions lead to 16% drop in Wisconsin opening weekend deer kill
1 year, 1 month ago

Lack of snow, warm conditions lead to 16% drop in Wisconsin opening weekend deer kill

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MADISON, Wis. — A lack of snow and warm temperatures that suppressed deer movement led to a lackluster opening weekend of Wisconsin’s nine-day gun season, with hunters killing thousands fewer deer than last year. The state Department of Natural Resources released preliminary data Tuesday that showed hunters registered 92,050 deer compared with 103,623 deer last year. He added that northern …

Hunters kill 14% more deer during Wisconsin 9-day gun season
2 years ago

Hunters kill 14% more deer during Wisconsin 9-day gun season

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MADISON, Wis. — Hunters killed substantially more deer during Wisconsin’s nine-day gun season this year than in 2021 thanks largely to snow cover, relatively stable weather conditions and a lack of standing corn that deer use to hide, state wildlife officials said Tuesday. The state Department of Natural Resources released data Tuesday that show hunters killed 203,295 deer during the …

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