Published June 18, 2009, 09:00 AM
Wisconsin hunters shot 452,000 deer last year, 13 percent fewer than the previous year.
DNR reports 13 percent less deer harvested last year
OutdoorsWisconsin hunters shot 452,000 deer last year, 13 percent fewer than the previous year.
Wisconsin hunters shot 452,000 deer last year, 13 percent fewer than the previous year.
The Department of Natural Resources has just announced the final harvest numbers.
Gun hunters shot almost 353,000 deer last fall, the lowest since 2002, soon after chronic wasting disease was first discovered in the state’s herd.
All told, last year’s take was about three-fourths the size of the state’s record of 615,000 deer set in 2000.
Hunters also killed about 3,000 black bears last year, up 6 percent from 2007.
Turkey hunters shot about 64,000 birds, a decline of 1 percent.
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