Over 100K Deer Registered For Gun Hunting Opening Weekend In Wisconsin

WISCONSIN — Over 103,000 total deer were registered at the opening weekend of Wisconsin's 2022 regular gun deer season, which runs until Nov. 27, according to the state Department of Natural Resources

Over 56,000 bucks were registered. By midnight on Sunday, sales for gun, bow, crossbow, sports and patron licenses reached 779,123, according to the DNR.

The opening weekend gun deer hunt had a 15.1 percent increase over last year, compared to around 90,000 deer registered for the same period of 2021, according to the DNR, though, year-to-date sales for all licenses were down 2 percent compared to last year.

Full figures of the 2022 Wisconsin gun deer season are expected by January.

"Throughout the state, warming temperatures during the week will likely lead to a loss of the snow cover in parts of the state," the DNR wrote. "Where it doesn’t melt completely, it will result in crunchy conditions from daytime melting and refreezing at night. Beyond the potential for rain on Thanksgiving Day, conditions should be great for hunting during the remainder of the gun deer season."