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Marquette County, Wisconsin Deer Hunting Research

Provisional FDR Deer Herd Index 55.6 Provisional, ranked #14 of 61 ranked Wisconsin counties. Built from Wisconsin DNR county registrations, 1960–2025 plus public-land access.

B - Strong
55.6 / 100
Provisional FDR Index
#14 of 61
Ranked-county rank
97→
Buck Index
13,871
Public-land acres
7,790
2025 deer harvest

What drives the Marquette County index

Provisional components, each scored 0–100 against the ranked Wisconsin counties. Provisional.

Herd quality1
Population99
Buck Index94
Habitat31
Momentum78
Deer-vehicle crash rate79

Buck Index

97→ out of 100. How this county ranks on the Buck Index against every county we cover. 100 is the top. Land is measured as what a hunter can actually hunt (10 m estimate).

Hunting pressure

Pressure Index 9.7 / 10 (Higher). About 19 deer hunters per square mile of huntable land: 97th percentile of 3,051 rated counties in 48 states, 99th percentile within Wisconsin. How often deer run into people, 0 to 10 on one scale across every rated state; 10 is the most crowded county in the country.

Modeled. Wisconsin does not publish hunter numbers by county, so FDR places this county within Wisconsin from deer harvest per huntable acre (2021 to 2025 seasons) and population density. The model was checked against agency hunter counts in Michigan, Indiana and Missouri, and against agency hunter surveys by hunting unit in 10 more states. It estimates crowding; it is not a hunter count. Wisconsin averages 13.5 deer hunters per square mile of huntable land (National Deer Association Deer Report, 2024 season).

1960–2025 harvest trend

SeasonTotal harvest
20257,790
20247,744
20236,550
20227,223
20216,577
20207,084
20196,170
20186,758
20175,998
20166,656
20156,335
20146,187
20135,611
20126,040
20115,604
20105,723
20095,368
20087,920
20078,587
20067,496
20059,043
200410,466
20038,452
20025,915
20017,698
20009,692
19998,193
19989,300
19977,721
19968,917
19958,108
19949,029
19936,222
19926,818
19915,612
19906,319
19895,722
19885,623
19875,181
19866,429
19855,940
19849,214
19836,864
19826,872
19815,153
19804,943
19793,548
19785,313
19774,446
19764,091
19753,897
19742,801
19732,245
19721,974
19711,636
19701,545
19692,094
19682,629
19672,900
19662,392
19651,529
19641,171
1963675
1962498
1961392
1960287

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.

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Harvest composition

WDNR reports each deer as antlered or antlerless. In 2025, the Marquette County harvest was 3,204 antlered and 4,586 antlerless deer.

SeasonAntleredAntlerlessTotal
20253,2044,5867,790
20243,4104,3347,744
20232,8483,7026,550
20222,8274,3967,223
20212,7953,7826,577
20202,8084,2767,084
20192,5963,5746,170
20182,9093,8496,758
20172,5913,4075,998
20162,7303,9266,656
20152,8373,4986,335
20142,6043,5836,187
20132,2953,3165,611
20122,5423,4986,040
20112,4403,1645,604
20102,4363,2875,723
20092,2033,1655,368
20082,2245,6967,920

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.

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Herd & land detail

MetricValue
Latest season (2025)7,790 deer
Harvest per sq mi17.09
Antlered harvest3,204
Antlerless harvest4,586
County land (sq mi)455.70
Public-land acres13,871

Methodology

Provisional index. Provisional index: herd, harvest, the Buck Index, 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, the Buck Index, 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 Marquette County, Wisconsin good for deer hunting?

Marquette County scores 55.6 of 100 on the provisional FDR Deer Herd Index (B - Strong), ranked #14 of 61 ranked Wisconsin counties. The provisional index is built from WDNR public harvest records, the Buck Index and deer-vehicle crash data; some components are partial, as noted in the methodology.

How many deer were harvested in Marquette County last season?

WDNR records show 7,790 deer harvested in Marquette County, Wisconsin in 2025, the most recent reported season.

Cite this

Fully Drawn Research. "Marquette County, Wisconsin deer hunting research." County page. https://www.fullydrawnresearch.ai/research/wi/marquette. Accessed Nov 1, 2026.

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Sources: Wisconsin DNR county registrations, 1960–2025; public-land access from public land-cover and public-hunting-area records. Public-record data only: no private contact information, no landowner lists. This is a provisional index, harvest and access components only; Buck Index and roadway components are a later step.

Fully Drawn Research is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wisconsin WDNR. Historical data and modeled indexes describe the past; they are not a promise of hunting outcomes. Always verify current seasons, permits, and site rules with the WDNR before you hunt.

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