Wisconsin deer research / Washburn County

Washburn County, Wisconsin — Deer Hunting Research

Provisional FDR Deer Herd Index 21.5 Provisional — ranked #61 of 61 ranked Wisconsin counties. Built from Wisconsin DNR county registrations, 1960–2025 plus public-land access.

E - Below Average
21.5 / 100
Provisional FDR Index
#61 of 61
Ranked-county rank
1
Trophy records
1,418
2025 deer harvest

What drives the Washburn County index

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

Herd quality · 33%25
Population · 21%5
Trophy history · 18%28
Momentum · 14%0
Deer-vehicle crash rate · 14%52

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
20251,418
20243,053
20232,892
20224,743
20213,969
20204,150
20193,297
20184,479
20174,825
20164,763
20153,710
20141,967
20134,827
20125,380
20115,295
20108,565
20096,389
20088,095
20079,353
20069,344
20058,107
20049,150
20038,485
20027,480
20017,055
200014,082
199910,567
19988,882
19975,302
19965,991
19958,311
19944,123
19932,239
19925,426
199110,175
19907,501
19895,839
19884,356
19873,514
19862,874
19852,681
19841,926
19832,416
19823,288
19813,084
19802,674
19792,441
19782,737
19771,986
19761,686
19752,190
19741,755
19731,250
19721,043
1971917
19701,168
19691,926
19682,388
19672,814
19663,059
19652,610
19642,624
19631,243
19621,008
19611,007
19601,844

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 Washburn County harvest charts →

Harvest composition

WDNR reports each deer as antlered or antlerless. In 2025, Washburn County ran 625 antlered and 793 antlerless deer.

SeasonAntleredAntlerlessTotal
20256257931,418
20241,7271,3263,053
20231,5581,3342,892
20222,5052,2384,743
20212,2221,7473,969
20202,1292,0214,150
20191,7081,5893,297
20182,2062,2734,479
20172,3402,4854,825
20162,1112,6524,763
20151,8841,8263,710
20141,5683991,967
20131,8452,9824,827
20122,2853,0955,380
20112,1143,1815,295
20103,2155,3508,565
20092,5873,8026,389
20082,5565,5398,095

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 Washburn County composition charts →

Herd & land detail

MetricValue
Latest season (2025)1,418 deer
Harvest per sq mi1.78
Antlered harvest625
Antlerless harvest793
County land (sq mi)797.10

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 Washburn County, Wisconsin good for deer hunting?

Washburn County scores 21.5 of 100 on the provisional FDR Deer Herd Index (E - Below Average), ranked #61 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 Washburn County last season?

WDNR records show 1,418 deer harvested in Washburn County, Wisconsin in 2025, the most recent reported season.