Hunter’s Register 100, 330 Deer Opening Weekend of 2009 Season 11-23-09
gengberg November 23rd, 2009
Hunters register 100,330 deer opening weekend of 2009 season
News Release Published: November 23, 2009 by the Central Office
Contact(s): Keith Warnke - (608) 264-6023 or Bob Manwell - (608) 264-9248
MADISON - Warm temperatures and heavy fog in many areas greeted hunters on the opening weekend of Wisconsin’s 158th gun deer hunt. Hunters participating in the traditional November 9-day gun deer hunt registered a preliminary tally of 100,330 deer over the first two days of the hunt.
The 2009 preliminary count compares to a similar opening weekend count of 133,828 from 2008. Buck harvest statewide in 2009 was 49,583 (52,477 in 2008) and antlerless harvest was 50,478 (81,351 in 2008)
“We want to remind folks that these preliminary numbers come from a staff call-around to deer registrations stations this morning,” said Tom Hauge DNR’s wildlife management director. 
“The final opening weekend tally will likely be somewhat larger, when all the registration stubs are entered into the data base over the next couple of months.”
A breakdown of the harvest byDNR Region and county is available in portable document format. More…
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/BreakingNews_Lookup.asp?id=1505
