Population Statistics & Trends Fawn to doe ratios and yearling buck percentages are used to help estimate the deer herd size annually and is the starting point for setting antlerless harvest quotas.

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CWD was first detected in Wisconsin in 2002 when three deer taken by hunters in the fall of 2001 near the village of Mount Horeb, about 10 miles southwest of Madison, tested positive. Since that time an …

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Deer herd abundance is estimated annually with hunter-collected data and a mathematical model to get post hunt deer population estimates. For additional Information….

Fawn to doe ratios collected in late summer give information on fawn recruitment and survival and are used as an input into the formula for annual deer herd abundance estimation. Fawn to doe ratios …

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Fawn to doe ratios (FDRs) collected in late summer give information on fawn recruitment and survival. FDRs from Summer Deer Observation (SDO) surveys were summarized using groups of county …

Fawn to doe ratios (FDRs) collected for each Deer Management Unit (DMU) in late summer give information on fawn recruitment and survival and are used as an input into the formula for annual …