State deer harvest up 19 percent, 134,772 registered during weekend

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the statewide deer harvest during opening weekend was up more than 19 percent from last year. Hunters harvested and registered 134,772 deer during opening weekend of Wisconsin’s nine-day deer gun season. That tally is based on preliminary call-in numbers collected from registration tables by DNR staff. DNR wildlife management program director Tom Hauge says the final opening weekend tally will likely be larger, after all the registration stubs are entered into the database over the next couple of months. Full Story: Antigo Daily Journal