Hunting is presented as an ethical way for humans to serve their natural role in the food chain. Unchecked deer populations can damage forests, cause car accidents, and harm crops. Hunters contribute ...

As the 2025-26 white-tailed deer hunting seasons begin in Wisconsin, the Department of Natural Resources is once again reminding hunters to carefully identify their target and avoid shooting an elk.

Hunters registered 182,084 white-tailed deer in the Wisconsin gun deer season Nov. 22-30, according to the Department of Natural Resources' preliminary report. The 2025 kill consisted of 86,068 ...

The wait is almost over for Wisconsin gun deer hunters anxious to get out to their stands for the opening of the traditional 2025 gun deer hunt. The hunt begins on Saturday, Nov. 22, and runs through ...

Wisconsin’s 2025 nine-day gun deer season opens on Nov. 22. Similar to last year, this year’s gun deer season runs later in the month. All harvested deer must be registered electronically by 5 p.m.

MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) - Preliminary license and harvest numbers for the 2025 Wisconsin gun deer season are down slightly from last year. The Wisconsin DNR says preliminary figures indicate the number ...

Through Nov. 12 hunters registered 83,355 white-tailed deer in the 2024 Wisconsin hunting seasons, a decline of 2% from the comparable date in 2023, according to data provided by the Department of ...

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources deer specialist Jeff Pritzl considers prospects for the state's 2025 gun deer hunt and what forecasts for the season's harvest mean for population management.