Population Statistics & Trends Fawn to doe ratios and yearling buck percentages are used to help estimate the deer herd size annually and is the starting point for setting antlerless harvest quotas.

Harvest Statistics

CWD was first detected in Wisconsin in 2002 when three deer taken by hunters in the fall of 2001 near the village of Mount Horeb, about 10 miles southwest of Madison, tested positive. Since …

Fawn to doe ratios (FDRs) collected in late summer give information on fawn recruitment and survival. FDRs from Summer Deer Observation (SDO) surveys were summarized using …

Fawn to doe ratios collected in late summer give information on fawn recruitment and survival and are used as an input into the formula for annual deer herd abundance estimation. Fawn to doe …

Under such stable conditions, managers have found that buck harvest trends closely track deer population trends. Information from harvest registration and aging, along with other data, is …

Eurasian watermilfoil: long-term trends in unmanaged populations The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources conducts and supports a variety of projects that improve our understanding …

Population Statistics

The primary objective of Long Term Trend (LTT) Lakes monitoring is to document long-term trends in lake water chemistry. This data set also provides context for water chemistry in other …

Access comprehensive data and statistics on Wisconsin deer population trends, harvests, and management strategies for informed decision-making.