DNR: Hunters shoot 16% more deer in 2020; 1 killed, 9 injured in firearm accidents CHRIS HUBBUCH Dec 2, 2020 Dec 2, 2020 Updated Nov 15, 2023 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Wisconsin hunters bagged nearly 189,000 deer during the annual nine-day firearm hunt, an increase of nearly 16% over the previous year.kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ ?F>36CD C6=62D65 %F6D52J 3J E96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 }2EFC2= #6D@FC46D[ 9F?E6CD 3C@F89E :? gd[bc_ 3F4<D[ 2? 2??F2= :?4C62D6 @7 `a]aT]k^AmkAm$:?46 E96 DE2CE @7 E96 2C496CJ D62D@? @? $6AE] `a[ 9F?E6CD 92G6 C68:DE6C65 >@C6 E92? b_d[___ 566C[ 2? :?4C62D6 @7 `e]dT @G6C E96 AC6G:@FD J62C]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^gbe2bg5a\e3a4\dh7a\h`a2\_fd6b6hgf3heQm}62C A6C764E H62E96C 2?5 r~'xs\`h 3@=DE6CD E96 @A6?:?8 @7 566C D62D@?k^2mk^Am People are also reading… Big things expected at new small course How 'Mr. Brightside' and an intermission reset kept Wisconsin women's hockey's season alive Two retired Walworth County sheriff's officers hired to Lake Geneva Police Department Look Ahead: Gary Con, fundraiser to help animals & a Balloon Adventure begins in Lake Geneva 'You have no idea how close I was': Wisconsin women's hockey's winning goal-scorer almost left sport Lake Geneva approves hiring of firm to help with road project communications Wisconsin men's hockey heads east for NCAA matchup against new opponent Wisconsin Department of Transportation to host meeting about upcoming road improvement project ICE soon will help with airport security unless Democrats end shutdown, Trump says Trump is not TR Head-on crash in Burlington on Wednesday afternoon leaves one dead Band, fans welcome Wisconsin women's hockey players arriving for Frozen Four Polzin: Greatness remains out of reach for Greg Gard and Wisconsin men's basketball Big Foot/Williams Bay soccer sets sights on playoffs New Visit Lake Geneva partner has the right look and feel for special events kAm(9:=6 36EE6C E92? E96 a_`h D62D@?[ E9:D J62C’D E@E2=D 2C6 DE:== 36=@H a_`g[ H9:49 925 E96 9:896DE ?F>36CD D:?46 a_`b]k^AmkAm“xE’D 8@@5 E@ D66 E9:D J62C’D ?F>36CD 2C6 @? E96 C63@F?5[” D2:5 tC:4 {@3?6C[ E96 s}#’D H:=5=:76 >2?286>6?E 3FC62F 5:C64E@C] “(6’G6 8@E D@>6 H@C< E@ 5@]”k^AmkAm%96 a_`h D62D@? 76== 2D =2E6 2D A@DD:3=6 :? E96 J62C[ H9:=6 a_`g H2D 2D 62C=J 2D A@DD:3=6] %96 8F? 566C D62D@? :D E:>65 E@ DEC255=6 E96 %92?<D8:G:?8 9@=:52J]k^Am kAms6DA:E6 >:=5 @A6?:?8 H66<6?5 E6>A6C2EFC6D[ s}# DE277 C6A@CE65 6I46==6?E 9F?E:?8 4@?5:E:@?D 2?5 H62E96C 7@C >@DE @7 E96 D62D@?[ 6I46AE 7@C 2 52J @C EH@ @7 H:?5 2?5 C2:?]k^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts kAmqF4<D H6C6 A=6?E:7F= :? D@FE96C? 72C>=2?5 K@?6D[ H:E9 5@F3=6\5:8:E :?4C62D6D :? D@>6 4@F?E:6D[ 3FE H6C6 D42C46 :? A2CED @7 E96 ?@CE96C? 7@C6DE K@?6[ H96C6 9F?E6CD :? pD9=2?5[ u=@C6?46[ u@C6DE[ xC@?[ {:?4@=?[ |2C:?6EE6 2?5 !C:46 4@F?E:6D 6IA6C:6?465 2?@E96C J62C @7 564=:?:?8 92CG6DE]k^AmkAms}# H2C56?D C6A@CE65 ?:?6 7:C62C>\C6=2E65 :?;FC:6D 2?5 @?6 72E2=:EJ[ 2 ed\J62C\@=5 >2? H9@ D9@E 9:>D6=7 :? E96 496DE H96? 96 EC:AA65 H9:=6 9F?E:?8 @? (2D9:?8E@? xD=2?5]k^Am kAm%96C6 H6C6 7@FC :?;FC:6D 2?5 ?@ 72E2=:E:6D C6A@CE65 5FC:?8 E96 a_`h D62D@?]k^AmkAm(9:=6 @G6C2== 9F?E:?8 =:46?D6 D2=6D H6C6 FA b]dT[ {@C36C ?@E65 >@C6 A6@A=6 2C6 49@@D:?8 E@ 9F?E 5FC:?8 E96 62C=:6C[ =@?86C 2C496CJ 2?5 4C@DD3@H D62D@?D]k^Am kAm“%96 4@?5:E:@?D 2C6 86?6C2==J ?:46C[” 96 D2:5] “p?5 E96C6’D D:8?:7:42?E=J >@C6 @AA@CEF?:EJ]”k^AmkAm(9:=6 E96J 244@F?E 7@C @?=J 23@FE ``T @7 2== 9F?E6CD[ 76>2=6D 2C6 E96 72DE6DE\8C@H:?8 56>@8C2A9:4[ H:E9 =:46?D6 D2=6D FA >@C6 E92? `aT @G6C =2DE J62C]k^Am k9C ^mkAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qm!9@E@Di q62CD[ 3F4<D[ 4@F82C 2?5 7:89E:?8 7@I6D 42F89E @? (:D4@?D:? EC2:= 42>Dk^DA2?mk^AmkA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^a`5b4e2b\h72c\d_g3\25fc\62c_`2_53hgbQm!9@E@Di D66 362CD[ 3F4<D[ 2?5 7:89E:?8 7@I6D 42F89E @? (:D4@?D:? EC2:= 42>Dk^2mk^Am Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Grass fed: $10M initiative seeks to boost farmers, economy and environment with grazing For an industry battered by unstable commodity prices, rising costs, market constraints and extreme weather, grassland farming represents a br… Photos: see bears, bucks, and fighting foxes caught on Wisconsin trail cams Bears, wolves, fishers and a cougar: Wisconsin wildlife in 50 million photos Launched in 2016, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has collected more than 50 million photos through Snapshot Wisconsin, a citize… Watch Now: Related Video Top stories for March 24, 2026 Air traffic controller stress comes into focus after LaGuardia jet-fire truck collision AP Air traffic controller stress comes into focus after LaGuardia jet-fire truck collision Top stories for March 23, 2026 Top stories for March 23, 2026 Two people killed in collision between a jet and vehicle at New York's LaGuardia Airport Two people killed in collision between a jet and vehicle at New York's LaGuardia Airport
Grass fed: $10M initiative seeks to boost farmers, economy and environment with grazing For an industry battered by unstable commodity prices, rising costs, market constraints and extreme weather, grassland farming represents a br…
Bears, wolves, fishers and a cougar: Wisconsin wildlife in 50 million photos Launched in 2016, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has collected more than 50 million photos through Snapshot Wisconsin, a citize…
