Preliminary numbers show Wisconsin deer harvest is up
By: Erin Davisson
Updated: November 27, 2012
Madison, Wis.(WFRV)--The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources just released new numbers that show this year's preliminary harvest totals are up 7.7 percent from 2011. The preliminary tally showed hunters harvested 114, 822 bucks and 128,917 antlerless deer. This compared to 2011 preliminary harvest figures of 102,837 bucks and 123,423 antlerless, for a 12 percent and 4 percent increase respectively.
The preliminary nine-day harvest numbers are collected through a call-around survey of 600-plus deer registration stations all across Wisconsin and likely will increase when all registration tags are officially counted.
The preliminary nine-day harvest numbers are collected through a call-around survey of 600-plus deer registration stations all across Wisconsin and likely will increase when all registration tags are officially counted.
Of the total number of licenses purchased this year, nearly 29,000 were First Time Buyer licenses. New female hunters represented 33 percent of this total, and another 33 percent of first time buyers were youth, ages 17 and under. Additionally, 80 First Time Buyer licenses were sold to hunters 80 and older.
Local Five News will have much more on these numbers on our newscasts. And you can find more precise numbers for your county here:
Local Five News will have much more on these numbers on our newscasts. And you can find more precise numbers for your county here:
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