As the 2025-26 white-tailed deer hunting seasons begin in Wisconsin, the Department of Natural Resources is once again reminding hunters to carefully identify their target and avoid shooting an elk.

The 2025 Wisconsin deer hunting season has begun, with the bow-hunting season having started Sept. 13 and running until Jan. 4, 2006. The gun deer hunting season starts Nov. 22 and ends Nov. 30.

A gigantic buck shot Dec. 10, 2025, in Dane County could rank among the top whitetail deer of its kind ever killed in ...

The price of Wisconsin hunting licenses could go up $20 if proposed increases in Gov. Tony Evers' 2025-27 state budget are supported by the state Legislature. The budget proposal, unveiled Feb. 18, ...

The traditions of hunting and fishing in Wisconsin are normally passed down through parents, other family members or through friends. My cousin, Ed Schuh, and I grew up about 2.5 miles apart, so we ...

GORDON, Wis. - There are close to 60 sets of deer antlers in the Finstad family deer camp south of town, more than one for every year there’s been a camp on the shores of Harriet Lake. A few sets are ...

With the year coming to an end, we look back on some of the biggest bucks and the best deer hunting stories from 2025.

Hunters registered 90,671 deer on opening weekend, a 3.9% increase over 2024. Total sales for deer hunting privileges were 777,843, staying nearly constant (down 0.03%) from the previous year. The ...

While Wisconsin's nine-day gun deer season has ended, hunting remains open through January 2026 with other opportunities. Those include muzzleloader, statewide antlerless-only, holiday antlerless-only ...