MADISON – Though hunters define success in different ways, 134,772 deer were successfully harvested and registered in Wisconsin during the opening weekend of the nine-day deer season. The tally is based on preliminary call-in numbers collected from registration stations by Department of Natural Resources staff.Happy Thanksgiving from BuyWisconsinLand.com
“Congratulations to all hunters who were able to harvest a deer opening weekend of the nine-day. Though getting a deer is often the ultimate goal of the hunt, it is the whole experience of getting out there with friends and family that keeps us coming back each year,” said DNR Sec. Cathy Stepp. “I hope those that weren’t able to get a deer during the season opener will get back out there and enjoy the rest of the days of the season.”
Full Story Preliminary opening weekend results illustrate that Wisconsin’s deer hunting heritage is strong
If you're looking to bag a trophy buck next fall, the DNR says you're living in the right state.
According to records kept by the Boone and Crockett Club, Wisconsin is the number one state to find a big buck. The club says the number of trophy bucks harvested has risen by 857% over the past 3 decades, and 383 record breaking bucks were harvested from 2006 to 2010.
The club says that's because Wisconsin has good deer range and more refuges, which allow bucks to grow older.We've got great hunting parcels across Wisconsin BuyWisconsinLand.com
Full Story Wisconsin leads nation in trophy bucks
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s Natural Resources Board discussed the recent deer gun season this afternoon – and members wanted to know why fewer bucks were shot in the north. Preliminary data showed that the buck-kill in the northern region was 12% less than a year ago.From all of us at BuyWisconsinLand.com have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Full Story DNR looking into why less bucks were harvested in northern region
Deer hunting is a billion-dollar-a-year industry in Wisconsin, so there is a lot at stake.Good luck to all the hunters - have a safe and successful hunting season from BuyWisconsinLand.com
Hunters have expressed a lot of frustration in the last few years about the management of the deer herd. Now, the state has brought in an outsider to review things.
James Kroll is the new deer czar. He's officially called the Whitetail Deer Trustee. He's not your typical wildlife biologist. While he does have an academic background Kroll has spent much of his career communicating directly to hunters. He has his own TV show and has written hundreds of magazine articles.
See full story Deer czar: It's time for a change
Across the nation, fall brings deer seasons. Here's a look at some assumptions, and mis-assumptions, deer hunters will take with them to their stands.Find a great hunting property BuyWisconsinLand.com
Myth - A well-placed heart and/or lung shot will drop a deer in its tracks, or shortly thereafter.
Fact - Sometimes yes, oftentimes no. And in cases when a deer shot in the heart or lungs doesn't drop, it can travel much farther than many hunters believe. Moreover, even seriously wounded deer can appear to tracking hunters to bleed more profusely than they actually are.
In one study using beef blood to simulate a bleeding deer, a pool of blood 12 inches across required only 6 ounces of blood to create.
Yet a loss of about 42 ounces of blood is required for a deer to bleed to death, according to Leonard Lee Rue III, author of the encyclopedic "The Deer of North America."
Full Story Separating the Myths from the Facts about Deer Hunting
Madison — Out with Earn-A-Buck regulations and the October gun hunt for antlerless deer.follow us twitter.com/buywisland
In with unlimited antlerless permits in most of Wisconsin and a plea for hunters to harvest enough deer to bring the population closer to goal.
With a 7-0 vote at its Wednesday meeting, the Natural Resources Board approved a package of hunter-friendly regulations for the 2011 Wisconsin deer hunting seasons.
And in the process, it expressed its fervent wish to kill a deer hunting bill circulating in the Legislature.
The 2011 deer regulations package, proposed by the Department of Natural Resources in response to hunter complaints, includes less aggressive herd control tools than at any point in the last decade.
Full Story DNR, fearing sterner legislation, agrees to end Earn-A-Buck
MADISON – Wisconsin ended its 2010 gun-deer season free of hunter fatalities, a feat first and last seen in 1974.Congratulations from the BuyWisconsinLand.com team to all the hunters for making this a safe Gun Deer Season. If you are thinking about owning your own hunting property, remeber BuyWisconsinLand.com has wooded acreage listings from 15 to 1000+ acres in over 40 Wisconsin Counties!
“No one was shot and killed while deer hunting this year in Wisconsin,” said Tim Lawhern, Department of Natural Resources hunter education administrator and conservation warden. “This has happened once before in the state’s history of gun-deer seasons. And that was 36 years ago.” Full Story
MADISON – Wisconsin’s antlerless deer-only gun hunt takes place Oct. 14-17 in herd control and chronic wasting disease deer management units.For a Wisconsin Deer Area Map and Permit Information click here 2010 Wisconsin Antlerless Deer Permit Information
The hunt will take place in the following herd control deer management units (DMU) 1M, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 21, 47, 51A, 51B, 54B, 54C, 57, 59C, 59D, 59M, 60M, 61, 62B, 63A, 63B, 64, 64M, 65B, 66, 67A, 67B, 68A, 68B, 72, 73B, 73D, 74B, 77C, 77M, 80A, 80B, and 81.
And in the following CWD management units 54B, 70, 70A, 70B, 70C, 70D, 70E, 70F, 70G, 71, 73B, 73E, 75A, 75B, 75C, 75D, 76, 76A, 76M, 77A, 77B, and 77C.
Only state parks within the CWD Management Zone that allow deer hunting will be open to the Oct. 14 – 17 antlerless only hunt. State parks in herd control deer management units are not open to deer hunting during the Oct. 14 – 17 antlerless only hunt.
Full Article Antlerless Deer Hunt October 14-17
For list of Dates, Times and Locations for these meetings click here Deer Management Public MeetingsMADISON – Department of Natural Resources Secretary Matt Frank announced a major new initiative to improve the DNR’s population estimates for white-tailed deer. The information was presented today by wildlife management staff at a meeting of the Natural Resources Board.
"We have heard from hunters who are frustrated and skeptical about the DNR’s deer population estimates. In response to hunter and legislative concerns, we are taking action to improve the model for the deer population estimate, perform additional research, involve hunters more extensively in our efforts, and improve communication with the public on survey results and research findings. Many of these actions have been advocated by hunting organizations,” Frank said. Full Press Release
MADISON - For the second year in a row, the number of deer taken in the opening weekend of Wisconsin’s gun season was down dramatically from the year before.
A preliminary report from the DNR showed that just over 100-thousand deer were shot Saturday and Sunday. That’s down 25-percent from last year, and 41-percent from 2007.
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