MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Opening weekend deer harvest numbers are up from a year ago according to the Department of Natural Resources.
Deer specialist Jeff Pritzl says harvest numbers are up by about 3,000 over last year.
“The buck harvest is up 1.4% and the antlerless harvest is up a nice 7%, so that was good to see.” Pritzl said.
Total gun harvest is over 90-thousand and combined with the archery season, around 212-thousand deer have been harvested this year. The DNR is still accepting chronic wasting disease samples from opening weekend, just look for testing sites online at DNR.WI.Gov or on your Go-Wild app.