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MADISON, WI (WSAU-WAOW) –Another gun deer season is in the books, and the DNR said hunters saw quite a bit of success.
As of Sunday, November 29th, 820,299 licenses were sold for gun, bow, crossbow, sports, and patron. The DNR said that’s up 3.5% from last year. They say female hunters are the fastest-growing demographic of hunters, with 92,312 heading out for this year’s season.
Hunters also registered more deer this year than last year. During the nine-day gun deer hunt, preliminary numbers show 188,712 deer were harvested. That’s up 15.8% statewide.
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