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DNR: 2024 gun-deer season saw higher harvest and the lowest nonfatal hunting incidents in decades
Summary
The Department of Natural Resources reported a 7% increase in total deer harvest in 2024, excellent safety results with a single nonfatal hunting incident recorded, and highlights from license sales and hunter demographics.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released a summary of the 2024 deer season: total reported harvest rose to about 320,000 animals, up roughly 7% from 2023. The department reported especially strong archery-season results and noted a stable pattern in license sales. Importantly, the agency recorded just one nonfatal hunting incident during the nine-day 2024 firearm season—the fewest in the department's 40-year record of…
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