Take the Deer Hunter Wildlife Survey

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages hunters to donate Wisconsin-harvested deer through the DNR’s Deer Donation Program. The program helps stock food pantries and supports residents in need throughout the state. “Community pantries all over Wisconsin are seeing a rising demand for food, especially as Wisconsinites lose access to food assistance due to the federal g...

Hunters going into the woods for the upcoming nine-day gun deer season will be in pursuit of at least one of the nearly 2 million deer that live in the state of Wisconsin. Most of those venturing out will only see the typical brown of a whitetailed deer, but if you live in Wood, Marathon, or Portage counties, there is a much higher chance that you will see what is a rarity in other parts of the st...