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Racine County, Wisconsin — Deer Hunting Research

Provisional FDR Deer Herd Index 63.2 Provisional — ranked #10 of 61 ranked Wisconsin counties. Built from Wisconsin DNR county registrations, 1960–2025 plus public-land access.

B - Strong
63.2 / 100
Provisional FDR Index
#10 of 61
Ranked-county rank
5
Trophy records
768
2025 deer harvest

What drives the Racine County index

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

Herd quality · 33%97
Population · 21%10
Trophy history · 18%76
Momentum · 14%98
Deer-vehicle crash rate · 14%13

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
2025768
2024670
2023659
2022611
2021507
2020580
2019482
2018482
2017457
2016504
2015592
2014587
2013589
2012597
2011545
2010694
2009692
2008736
2007725
2006632
2005659
2004682
2003398
2002306
2001365
2000488
1999474
1998402
1997527
1996670
1995779
1994612
1993586
1992501
1991575
1990492
1989363
1988282
1987236
1986187
1985201
1984177
1983118
198288
198189
198064
197955
197850
197755
197650
1975104
197457
197379
197248
197161
197043
196945
196830
196732
196624
196532
196429
196320
196214
196112
19607

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 Racine County harvest charts →

Harvest composition

WDNR reports each deer as antlered or antlerless. In 2025, Racine County ran 457 antlered and 311 antlerless deer.

SeasonAntleredAntlerlessTotal
2025457311768
2024384286670
2023425234659
2022389222611
2021322185507
2020356224580
2019305177482
2018287195482
2017284173457
2016277227504
2015338254592
2014282305587
2013255334589
2012286311597
2011247298545
2010190504694
2009193499692
2008207529736

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 Racine County composition charts →

Herd & land detail

MetricValue
Latest season (2025)768 deer
Harvest per sq mi2.31
Antlered harvest457
Antlerless harvest311
County land (sq mi)332.60

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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Nearby counties

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Frequently asked questions

Is Racine County, Wisconsin good for deer hunting?

Racine County scores 63.2 of 100 on the provisional FDR Deer Herd Index (B - Strong), ranked #10 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 Racine County last season?

WDNR records show 768 deer harvested in Racine County, Wisconsin in 2025, the most recent reported season.