You have one more opportunity to bag a white-tailed deer this year with your gun as the Anterless-only Holiday Hunt in Door and Kewaunee counties begins Christmas Eve through New Year's Day. Door and Kewaunee counties are two of the several in the state that offer a holiday hunt season stretching from December 24th to January 1st, with an extended archery season through the end of January. Door County DNR Conservation Warden Chris Kratcha says the hunt was part of the County Deer Advisory decision last spring to control the deer herd.
Kratcha also suggests that non-hunters who are visiting local parks or public lands to wear blaze orange or other bright colors to stand out for safety reasons.
As of December 17, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reports that 3,906 deer have been harvested in Door County and another 2,841 in Kewaunee County in 2024.
