Landin DePas of Appleton, Wis., got this buck in the Fence area of Florence County on Nov. 23 during the Wisconsin gun season. (Courtesy photo)

Wisconsin hunters harvested fewer bucks but more antlerless deer than a year ago during the recently completed nine-day gun season, according to preliminary figures released Tuesday by the Department of Natural Resources.

Hunters registered 182,084 deer during the 2025 gun deer season, including 86,068 antlered and 96,016 antlerless deer, the DNR said. Compared to 2024, the gun season harvest total is down 0.8% statewide, with the antlered harvest down 2.6% and the antlerless harvest up 0.9%, the agency said.

In Deer Management Unit 125 in Florence and Marinette counties — north of U.S. 8 and Marinette County K and east of Highway 101 extending

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