deer management

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will host a virtual public hearing on a draft rule that would change portions of the state’s deer management unit boundaries.

With many County Deer Advisory Council meetings approaching, local deer populations are being reassessed.

The Vilas County Deer Advisory Council made its final recommendation last week on antlerless harvest for the 2022 deer season at their meeting in Boulder Junction.

A prominent Wisconsin conservation group says the deer population in the state is far too high.It’s urging the DNR to take action.That’s just one of the…

Public land in several Northwoods counties will see a reduction in the number of antlerless deer taken during the fall deer hunts.The DNR and the County…

This week the DNR released the results from the on-line Spring Hearings held annually to get input on questions concerning resource management.The outdoor…

There's a temptation to feed deer this time of year as winter drags on. But a DNR wildlife health biologist cautions against it for a variety of…

The DNR is looking to partner with landowners for the Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) designed for healthy deer and wildlife habitat.DMAP is a…

A retired UW-Madison professor believes Wisconsin has a crisis in deer management.During a presentation at the Science in the Northwoods conference this…

DNR officials are reminding hunters and wildlife observers in Forest, Vilas and Oneida counties that deer baiting and feeding activities continue to be…