Wisconsin Deer Hunting, County by County

61 Wisconsin counties ranked by a provisional FDR Deer Herd Index Provisional — a 0–100 score built from Wisconsin DNR county registrations, 1960–2025 plus public-land access. Click any county for the free report: multi-year harvest trend, herd metrics, public land, and season notes.

This index is provisional: Provisional index — harvest + access components; trophy and roadway components pending. It is computed from what is real in the public harvest record plus public-land access; trophy record-book production is a later input, so trophy figures show as coming rather than a zero.

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RankCountyFDR IndexTierTrophyPublic land %
#1Adams75.2A - Elite40.0%
#2Fond du Lac70A - Elite60.0%
#3Waukesha67.1B - Strong200.0%
#4Marathon66.3B - Strong90.0%
#5Ozaukee66B - Strong130.0%
#6Dodge64.4B - Strong50.0%
#7Jefferson63.9B - Strong70.0%
#8Columbia63.4B - Strong150.0%
#9Walworth63.3B - Strong10.0%
#10Racine63.2B - Strong50.0%
#11Washington62.8B - Strong100.0%
#12Manitowoc61.9B - Strong20.0%
#13Sheboygan60.3B - Strong20.0%
#14Marquette60B - Strong70.0%
#15Kenosha59.8B - Strong30.0%
#16Waupaca59.8B - Strong60.0%
#17Waushara57.8B - Strong10.0%
#18Winnebago57.4B - Strong00.0%
#19Richland57.2B - Strong70.0%
#20La Crosse56.7B - Strong60.0%
#21Portage56.1B - Strong60.0%
#22Iowa56B - Strong70.0%
#23Shawano55.9B - Strong00.0%
#24Grant54.8C - Above Average60.0%
#25Green54.6C - Above Average20.0%
#26Sauk53.9C - Above Average130.0%
#27Calumet53C - Above Average00.0%
#28Barron51.3C - Above Average10.0%
#29Outagamie50.9C - Above Average00.0%
#30Dane49.6C - Above Average30.0%
#31Eau Claire49.1C - Above Average50.0%
#32Trempealeau49.1C - Above Average100.0%
#33Menominee49C - Above Average00.0%
#34Milwaukee48.8C - Above Average70.0%
#35Vernon48.4C - Above Average30.0%
#36St. Croix48.3C - Above Average00.0%
#37Door48.2C - Above Average00.0%
#38Green Lake46.2C - Above Average00.0%
#39Crawford45.9C - Above Average40.0%
#40Lincoln45.2C - Above Average20.0%
#41Oconto44.7C - Above Average10.0%
#42Rock44.7C - Above Average10.0%
#43Jackson44.2C - Above Average50.0%
#44Monroe44.1C - Above Average50.0%
#45Kewaunee43.9C - Above Average00.0%
#46Dunn43.7C - Above Average20.0%
#47Buffalo43.6C - Above Average220.0%
#48Chippewa43.2C - Above Average20.0%
#49Lafayette40.5C - Above Average20.0%
#50Brown36.8D - Average00.0%
#51Pierce36.4D - Average20.0%
#52Juneau35.2D - Average10.0%
#53Marinette35D - Average00.0%
#54Polk34.9D - Average00.0%
#55Burnett34.1D - Average50.0%
#56Langlade32.9D - Average20.0%
#57Pepin31.6D - Average00.0%
#58Wood30.8D - Average10.0%
#59Clark30.3D - Average00.0%
#60Taylor27.5D - Average40.0%
#61Washburn21.5E - Below Average10.0%

Unranked counties

These Wisconsin counties are shipped honestly without a rank — their public harvest is not reported at county grain (or is otherwise incomplete), so they are excluded from the ranked index. Each still has a county page with what data exists.

Hunt it on the map

The same research, live on an onX-class hunting map — statewide parcels with owner & acreage, public hunting land, leaf-off imagery, waypoints, and onX import.