Each year, Wisconsin DNR wildlife biologists responsible for the agency’s four hunting districts – North, Northeast, Midwest and South – look to the future and try to give deer hunters some idea of what to expect in the field during hunting. archery, rifle and muzzleloading seasons.
This year, Derek Johnson did the job for hunters in northern Wisconsin, Bryan Woodbury did the same in northeastern counties, and Mark Rasmussen explored the west-central area of the state. Eric Canania looked around the southern counties. Let’s check in with Johnson first.