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Waukesha County, Wisconsin — Deer Hunting Research

Provisional FDR Deer Herd Index 67.1 Provisional — ranked #3 of 61 ranked Wisconsin counties. Built from Wisconsin DNR county registrations, 1960–2025 plus public-land access.

B - Strong
67.1 / 100
Provisional FDR Index
#3 of 61
Ranked-county rank
20
Trophy records
3,320
2025 deer harvest

What drives the Waukesha County index

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

Herd quality · 33%73
Population · 21%37
Trophy history · 18%98
Momentum · 14%93
Deer-vehicle crash rate · 14%33

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
20253,320
20243,021
20232,888
20222,819
20212,728
20202,824
20192,525
20182,302
20172,140
20162,211
20152,281
20142,212
20132,053
20122,221
20112,042
20102,522
20092,563
20083,112
20072,947
20062,417
20052,325
20042,369
20032,025
20021,230
20011,445
20002,274
19991,938
19981,710
19971,608
19962,596
19952,524
19942,228
19931,683
19921,829
19912,052
19901,566
19891,261
1988964
1987862
1986813
1985896
1984737
1983492
1982508
1981480
1980377
1979203
1978323
1977299
1976301
1975373
1974264
1973286
1972253
1971231
1970224
1969202
1968206
1967196
1966180
1965160
1964213
1963129
196295
196195
196064

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 Waukesha County harvest charts →

Harvest composition

WDNR reports each deer as antlered or antlerless. In 2025, Waukesha County ran 1,649 antlered and 1,671 antlerless deer.

SeasonAntleredAntlerlessTotal
20251,6491,6713,320
20241,5041,5173,021
20231,4501,4382,888
20221,3411,4782,819
20211,3061,4222,728
20201,3541,4702,824
20191,2581,2672,525
20181,1461,1562,302
20171,0651,0752,140
20161,0431,1682,211
20151,0711,2102,281
20141,0361,1762,212
20138721,1812,053
20129331,2882,221
20119071,1352,042
20108081,7142,522
20098191,7442,563
20087762,3363,112

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 Waukesha County composition charts →

Herd & land detail

MetricValue
Latest season (2025)3,320 deer
Harvest per sq mi6.04
Antlered harvest1,649
Antlerless harvest1,671
County land (sq mi)549.70

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 Waukesha County, Wisconsin good for deer hunting?

Waukesha County scores 67.1 of 100 on the provisional FDR Deer Herd Index (B - Strong), ranked #3 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 Waukesha County last season?

WDNR records show 3,320 deer harvested in Waukesha County, Wisconsin in 2025, the most recent reported season.