You do not have to worry about putting your bow away just yet. Thirty-one counties, including Door, Kewaunee, Brown, Oconto, and Manitowoc, will have an extended archery season for deer hunting until January 31st. The decision to hold the extended season was made when the counties’ deer advisory councils met during the spring and early summer months to discuss its deer population and harvest metrics from the previous year. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Conservation Warden says the season usually does not yield much, but it does allow hunters to use up its extra tags and to get outdoors.

Kratcha estimates that deer harvest numbers in Door County are five to ten percent off its usual pace, which aligns with the 11 percent below the five-year average the state announced following the gun season in the fall.