GREEN BAY (NBC 26) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has released preliminary numbers for the 2025 nine-day gun deer hunt, showing hunters registered 182,084 deer — slightly fewer than last year’s total.

This year’s harvest included 86,068 antlered deer and 96,016 antlerless deer, representing a 0.8% decrease in total harvest statewide compared to the 2024 gun deer season. Antlered deer registrations fell 2.6%, while antlerless harvests rose 0.9%.

License Sales Down Slightly

Deer hunting privileges — which include gun, archery, crossbow, and combination licenses — reached 790,044 sold, down 0.12% from 2024. Of those, 550,611 were for gun hunting privileges only.

County Standouts

Central Farmland Zone: Marquette County led the state with 7.9 deer per square mile.

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