Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
PROD
 
  Welcome to the Wisconsin DNR's Deer Metrics:
The primary focus of this tool is to provide a wealth of information on Wisconsin’s Deer Management. The tools provided contain a wide inventory of deer related information.
 
Deer Harvest & Population Trends
  Deer Harvest & Population Trends
Deer population size and trends are important for interpreting other measure of deer abundance and harvest trends.
Harvest Stats & Trends
Population Stats & Trends
Issuance & Success
 
Deer Health
  Deer Health
Monitoring the health of the Wisconsin deer herd is conducted year round. In cooperation with hunters, annual health testing is done on deer harvested in the fall hunt. Sick and dead deer reported to DNR wildlife managers are also examined for disease throughout the year.
Winter Severity Index
Disease
 
Deer Impacts
  Deer Impacts
Information on the impacts deer have on agriculture, forest regeneration, and vehicle collision rates.
Forest Regeneration
Agriculture Damage
Deer Vehicle Collision
 
Hunter Dynamics
  Hunter Dynamics
Typically surveys that are used to measure annual variation in hunter participation, hunter effort, hunter techniques, and hunter opinions on current and potential season frameworks.
Hunter Survey
Deer Hunter Observation Survey