The 2025-26 Wisconsin white-tailed deer hunting seasons will feature antlerless deer permits in all management units and, keeping with the recent trend, more of the state than ever will have extended ...

Hunting is presented as an ethical way for humans to serve their natural role in the food chain. Unchecked deer populations can damage forests, cause car accidents, and harm crops. Hunters contribute ...

Gun deer hunting in Wisconsin peaked in the 1990s at about 700,000 hunters, since then that number has dropped by about 150,000.The Wisconsin DNR is raising concerns about the far-reaching impact if ...

Jared Scheffler and his Whitetail Adrenaline crew helped prove that spot-and-stalk hunting for mature whitetail bucks on ...

Wisconsin officials have regulated hunting for white-tailed deer in the state since 1851, according to the Department of Natural Resources. That hasn't always, in fact, included hunting. Some years ...

(WLUK) -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is fielding questions ahead of the upcoming gun deer season. On Tuesday, the DNR hosted a virtual media briefing to discuss hunting safety ...

THE FIRST DEER I ever killed came to me, but I was in a good place, walking a few steps at a time and making frequent stops, and looking more than moving. Otherwise I wouldn’t have seen him. That’s a ...

A gigantic buck shot Dec. 10, 2025, in Dane County could rank among the top whitetail deer of its kind ever killed in Wisconsin. Steven Loomans of Madison shot the buck on the final day of the metro ...

The Wisconsin Buck & Bear Club is the official state record-keeper for big-game hunting. It keeps the trophy records for whitetail deer, black bears, elk and gray wolves – each in several categories.