The clock is ticking toward the opener of the 2014 gun deer season, a fall tradition that brings thousands of hunters to the northwoods.
According to officials with the Department of Natural Resources, hunting is an important contributor to Wisconsin’s economy as well as an historical and culturally significant pastime. Eighty-eight percent of hunters participated in deer hunting in 2011, making it the most popular form of hunting in the state by a wide margin.
Those hunters hitting the northwoods this year can expect a mixed bag, both of weather and of the chances for success, according to Eric Borchert, DNR wildlife technician based in Antigo.
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