Ashland and Iron Counties in the extreme northern Wisconsin historically had one of the lowest deer populations in the whole condition. Both poviats have a lot of immense wood, and ponderous snow in the so -called “snow belt” can be a factor limiting herds.
In the region where Deer seems to live, Kevin Schmidt admits that he is frustrated when he tries to find a deer in Ashland, so that his granddaughter can hunt a successful hunt. Bruce Bacon, a retired biologist of Dnr wild nature, who hunts in Iron, says that the biggest problem for deer in northern Wisconsin “is recruitment.