With the number of deer taken with bows down 16% to 31% from last year as of Nov. 6, Wisconsin hunters in 12 of the 19 counties in the Northern Forest Zone will likely see a continuation of that trend when the firearms deer season opens Saturday, Nov. 18.
In four of the remaining seven counties in the Northern Forest Zone, the number of bucks shot fell by 5-10% during the same period.
Deer harvest in northern Wisconsin forest zone significantly lower than in 2022
