Recapping the 2023 deer hunting seasons

Taylor County’s 2023 deer harvests

Season Antlered Antlerless Total 2022 total Gun 1,520 (-29.3%) 1,593 (-31.3%) 3,113 4,470 Crossbow 517 (-26.4%) 335 (-32.6%) 852 1,199 Archery 194 (-24.8%) 140 (-42.1%) 334 500 Tribal 3 0 3 5 Totals 2,234 (-39.4%) 2,068 (-32.4%) 4,302 (-30.3%) 6,174 Public total 319 (-23.3%) 228 (-36.7%) 547 (-29.5%) 776 Private total 1,915 (-29%) 1,840 (-31.9%) 3,755 (-30.4%) 5,398 Chippewa County’s Central Farmland 2023 deer harvests

Season Antlered Antlerless Total 2022 total Gun 1,166 (-21.8%) 1,862 (-14.1%) 3,028 3,659 Crossbow 477 (-15.4%) 433 (+4.8%) 910 977 Archery 270 (+1.9%) 210 (-16.3%) 480 516 Tribal 0 0 0 0 Totals 1,913 (-17.6%) 2,505 (-11.5%) 4,418 (-14.2%) 5,152 Public total 106 (-0.9%) 332 (+16.5%) 438 (+11.7%) 392 Private total 1,807 (-18.4%) 2,173 (-14.7%) 3,980 (-16.4%) 4,760 Chippewa County’s Northern Forest 2023 deer harvests Season Antlered Antlerless Total 2022 total Gun 435 (-26.6%) 397 (-33.6%) 832 1,191 Crossbow 167 (-9.7%) 60 (-40.6%) 227 286 Archery 97 (-4.9%) 45 (-10%) 142 152 Tribal 3 0 3 2 Totals 702 (-20.2%) 502 (-33.2%) 1,204 (-26.2%) 1,631 Public total 183 (-0.5%) 96 (-36.8%) 279 (-17%) 336 Private total 519 (-25.4%) 406 (-32.2%) 925 (-28.6%) 1,295 Clark County’s Central Farmland 2023 deer harvests Season Antlered Antlerless Total 2022 total Gun 1,935 (-21.2%) 3,638 (-11.3%) 5,573 6,556 Crossbow 584 (-15.5%) 686 (-13.9%) 1,270 1,488 Archery 291 (-5.2%) 346 (-18.8%) 637 733 Totals 2,810 (-18.6%) 4,670 (-12.3%) 7,480 (-14.8%) 7,768 Public total 188 (-1.6%) 747 (+30.1%) 935 (+22.2%) 765 Private total 2,622 (-19.6%) 3,923 (-17.4%) 6,545 (-18.3) 8,012 Clark County’s Central Forest 2023 deer harvests Season Antlered Antlerless Total 2022 total Gun 639 (-21.8%) 512 (-14.8%) 1,151 1,418 Crossbow 259 (-7.2%) 114 (-11.6%) 373 408 Archery 119 (-7%) 54 (-19.4%) 173 195 Tribal 0 1 1 0 Totals 1,017 (-16.9%) 681 (-14.6%) 1,698 (-16%) 2,021 Public total 466 (-3.3%) 212 (-1.9%) 678 (-2.9%) 698 Private total 551 (-25.7%) 469 (-19.3%) 1,020 (-22.9%) 1,323 Marathon County’s 2023 deer harvests Season Antlered Antlerless Total 2022 total Gun 3,191 (-17.2%) 3,900 (-16.5%) 7,091 8,522 Crossbow 1,133 (-9%) 798 (-20.4%) 1,931 2,249 Archery 617 (-8.3%) 443 (-20.2%) 1,060 1,228 Totals 4,941(-14.4%) 5,141 (-17.5%) 10,082 (-16%) 11,999 Public total 450 (+0.004%) 874 (+7.6%) 1,324 (+5%) 1,260 Private total 4,491 (-15.6%) 4,267 (-21.2%) 8,758 (-18.4%) 10,739 Sources: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources county metrics web pages