12/16/2025

N. WISCONSIN - The Wisconsin DNR has announced preliminary results for the 2025 nine-day gun deer hunt. License sales totaled 790,044 as of November 30, a slight decrease from 2024. 550,611 licenses sold were for gun privileges. Final sales figures will be available in January. Hunters registered 182,084 deer during the gun season – 86,068 antlered, 96,016 antlerless, an overall drop of .8% statewide compared to 2024. Total deer registered since the start of bow and crossbow seasons is 294,757, up 1.1% from last year. Hunters who harvested their first deer can get a first harvest certificate. The antlerless-only holiday hunt is scheduled for Dec. 24-Jan. 1, 2026, in select farmland zone counties. More harvest details are on the DNR’s website.