Deer reports & statistics

2026 Preliminary deer harvest data

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Current deer harvest numbers are generated from the DNR's electronic licensing and registration system and may contain some errors.  

Annual harvest reports

Annual compilation of the deer harvest

Population modeling

Deer hunter observation survey

• 2024
• 2023
• 2022
• 2021

Bow hunter survey

• 2019
• 2018
• 2017

Winter Severity Index

• Current WSI by county | Current WSI by permit area
• Explore the WSI and other factors that impact how deer survive winter.

• Previous years

  • 2025 – WSI map with county boundaries | WSI map with deer permit areas
  • 2024 – WSI map with county boundaries | WSI map with deer permit areas
  • 2023 – WSI map with county boundaries | WSI map with deer permit areas
  • 2022 – WSI map with county boundaries | WSI map with deer permit areas
  • 2021 – WSI map with county boundaries | WSI map with deer permit areas
  • 2020 – WSI map with county boundaries | WSI map with deer permit areas
  • 2019 – WSI map with county boundaries | WSI map with deer permit areas
  • 2018 – WSI map with county boundaries | WSI map with deer permit areas
  • 2017 – WSI map with county boundaries | WSI map with deer permit areas
  • 2016 – WSI map with county boundaries | WSI map with deer permit areas
  • 2015 – WSI map with county boundaries | WSI map with deer permit areas
  • 2014 – WSI map with county boundaries | WSI map with deer permit areas
  • 2013 – WSI map with county boundaries | WSI map with deer permit areas