NEENAH (NBC 26) — Ten years after Wisconsin moved to digital deer registration, hunters and business owners say they miss the in-person traditions and community connections that once defined deer season.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources introduced mandatory online game registration in 2015, allowing harvested deer to be registered electronically through the GameReg system rather than just at physical locations. Hunters miss camaraderie of pre-digital deer tagging

Businesses see a dramatic decline in deer season traffic

Colin Loughrin, owner of Pup's Irish Pub in New London, took over the business from his father two years ago and has witnessed the transformation firsthand.

"It was our second busiest week of the year. And ever since they moved the registration to online, i

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