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Kenosha County, Wisconsin — Deer Hunting Research

Provisional FDR Deer Herd Index 59.8 Provisional — ranked #15 of 61 ranked Wisconsin counties. Built from Wisconsin DNR county registrations, 1960–2025 plus public-land access.

B - Strong
59.8 / 100
Provisional FDR Index
#15 of 61
Ranked-county rank
3
Trophy records
510
2025 deer harvest

What drives the Kenosha County index

Provisional components, each scored 0–100 against the ranked Wisconsincounties. Provisional — trophy and roadway components are pending.

Herd quality · 33%98
Population · 21%7
Trophy history · 18%66
Momentum · 14%90
Deer-vehicle crash rate · 14%12

Trophy record

Trophy record-book production for Wisconsin is a later input to the FDR Index — cross-book deduplicated record-book data has not been ingested for this state yet. Trophy figures show as coming rather than a fabricated zero.

1960–2025 harvest trend

SeasonTotal harvest
2025510
2024419
2023481
2022445
2021379
2020411
2019318
2018357
2017340
2016376
2015434
2014442
2013470
2012512
2011440
2010567
2009598
2008693
2007597
2006522
2005640
2004446
2003396
2002294
2001319
2000503
1999443
1998533
1997477
1996590
1995712
1994515
1993476
1992427
1991481
1990397
1989290
1988228
1987206
1986193
1985152
1984156
1983112
198288
1981133
198076
197941
197858
197756
197628
197553
197433
197328
197229
197142
197046
196944
196834
196733
196621
196512
196417
19634
196210
196110
19608

Harvest totals from Wisconsin DNR county registrations, 1960–2025. WDNR reports totals by county and season; archery / firearm splits are not broken out in this dataset.

See full Kenosha County harvest charts →

Harvest composition

WDNR reports each deer as antlered or antlerless. In 2025, Kenosha County ran 316 antlered and 194 antlerless deer.

SeasonAntleredAntlerlessTotal
2025316194510
2024276143419
2023317164481
2022269176445
2021228151379
2020245166411
2019195123318
2018217140357
2017192148340
2016200176376
2015235199434
2014225217442
2013219251470
2012219293512
2011196244440
2010143424567
2009166432598
2008175518693

WDNR's antlerless category includes does AND button bucks (male fawns) — it is not a doe-only count. Table shows the most recent 18 seasons; the full 1960–2025 series (66 years) drives the chart.

See full Kenosha County composition charts →

Herd & land detail

MetricValue
Latest season (2025)510 deer
Harvest per sq mi1.88
Antlered harvest316
Antlerless harvest194
County land (sq mi)271.80

Methodology

Provisional index. Provisional index — herd, harvest, trophy (single record book), and roadway (exposure-normalized deer-vehicle crash rate) components; habitat/age-structure partial where the state does not publish them.. FULLY DRAWN RESEARCH — Wisconsin DNR (WDNR) PROVISIONAL COUNTY DEER INDEX

Informational only. Built from public-record Wisconsin DNR (WDNR) county harvest data, US Census TIGER county land area, a single trophy record book (one of three), and exposure-normalized deer-vehicle crash rates where published. Provisional index — some components partial or pending. Not a prediction or guarantee. Verify with the Wisconsin DNR (WDNR).

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Frequently asked questions

Is Kenosha County, Wisconsin good for deer hunting?

Kenosha County scores 59.8 of 100 on the provisional FDR Deer Herd Index (B - Strong), ranked #15 of 61 ranked Wisconsin counties. The provisional index is built from WDNR public harvest records; some components are partial or pending, as noted in the methodology.

How many deer were harvested in Kenosha County last season?

WDNR records show 510 deer harvested in Kenosha County, Wisconsin in 2025, the most recent reported season.