Despite the warmer temperatures, you still see plenty of hunters leaving the woods with deer in tow. According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, deer hunters in Wisconsin have harvested more than 28,400 deer this season, which is good for about a two percent increase over last year. That is being buoyed by a 24 percent increase in the northern forest region of the state, which includes Oconto and Marinette counties. The central farmland region, which provides for Door and Kewaunee counties, is up four percent over last year. Specifically, Door County has harvested 409 deer (178 antlered), and Kewaunee County has claimed 290 deer (136 antlered). Despite the reported increase, some hunters still say it has been slower than usual. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Conservation Warden Chris Kratcha points to the youth deer hunt numbers at the beginning of October as one possible indicator. After being at over 100 deer harvested last year, Door and Kewaunee counties each claimed just 89 deer apiece during the two-day season. He suggests the warm weather is not just limiting deer movement and is also taking some of the ambition away from hunters who may need to track deer before their venison spoils in the heat.

The weather will help hunters out over the next two weeks as the low temperature will be below 50 degrees for 12 of the next 14 days. There are still plenty of opportunities to hunt in the coming months, with the gun deer season coming on November 23rd and the muzzleloader season starting on December 2nd. Door and Kewaunee counties are two of the several in the state that will also have a holiday hunt season stretching from December 24th to January 1st and an extended archery season through the end of January.