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Wisconsin Wildlife Reports

Stay Informed

Survey reports will be updated regularly. For more information, contact:

Brian Dhuey
Survey Analyst/Database Manager
Bureau of Science Services
(608) 221-6342

Wildlife reports are divided into surveys addressing five species groups: small game, big game, waterfowl, furbearers, and nongame. Interpretations to data in these reports are subject to change as a result of data verification and more extensive data analysis. Please contact the appropriate author for additional clarification or further interpretation of survey results. These reports were made possible by Pittman-Robertson funding.

Semi-annual reports are distributed in April and August.

Visit each tab below for different species reports.

Information about the Authors




Small Game

Ruffed Grouse

Pheasant

Sharp-tailed Grouse

  • Wisconsin Sharp-tailed Grouse Status 2008 [PDF 45KB] 2009 [PDF 64KB]
  • Sharp-tailed Grouse Harvest 2008 [PDF 120KB] 2009 [PDF 84KB]

Pheasant

  • Mail Carrier Pheasant Survey 2008 [PDF 56KB] 2009 [PDF 56KB]
  • Spring Pheasant Survey 2008 [PDF 50KB] 2009 [PDF 52KB]

Other

  • Regional Bobwhite Quail and Cottontail Rabbit Survey 2009 [PDF 31KB]
  • Small Game Harvest 2008 [PDF 85KB] 2009 [PDF 79KB]
  • Summer Wildlife Inquiry 2008 [PDF 123KB] 2009 [PDF 116KB]
  • Ten Week Brood Observations 2008 [PDF 27KB] 2009 [PDF 27KB]

Picture of pheasant courtesy of Tom Prestby.

Big Game

Deer

Deer
  • Impacts of predators on white-tailed deer population growth and recruitment in Wisconsin

    • Note to readers of this report: Research scientists Christopher Jacques, Department of Natural Resources, and Timothy Van Deelen, University of Wisconsin-Madison, have co-authored this summary report of 90 published scientific studies on the impacts of wolf, bear and other predators on white-tailed deer.

    As part of this effort they also did a preliminary analysis of a portion of Wisconsin-specific deer harvest and predator population data. The summary presented below is not intended to answer questions specific to the Wisconsin deer-predator relationship.

    The results of their report and analysis and the field reports of hunters will be used to design Wisconsin-specific field research intended to better clarify the true impacts of predators on deer in Wisconsin.

    This research will take place over the next 1 to 3 years.

    Read Report [PDF 163KB]

  • Archery Hunting Questionnaire 2009 [PDF 161KB]
  • Gun Deer Hunter Questionnaire 2008 [PDF 468KB] 2009 [PDF 528KB]
  • Summer Observations of Deer 2008 [PDF 258KB] 2009 [PDF 267KB]
  • White-tailed Deer Population Status 2008 [PDF 216KB] 2009 [PDF 210KB]
  • White-tailed Deer Harvest Report 2008 [PDF 1.8MB] 2009 [PDF 2.0MB]
  • Chronic Wasting Disease and Wisconsin Deer 2008 [PDF 15KB] 2009 [PDF 14KB]
  • Winter Severity Index 2008 [PDF 284KB] 2009 [PDF 196KB]
  • Wisconsin Deer Hunter Wildlife Survey 2009 [PDF 1.1MB]
Black Bear

Wildlife Damage

  • Wildlife Damage Abatement and Claims Program 2007 [PDF 65KB] 2008 [PDF 65KB]
  • Agricultural Deer Damage Shooting Permits 2007 [PDF 105KB] 2008 [PDF 43KB]

Turkey

  • Spring Turkey Hunter Questionnaire 2008 [PDF 370KB] 2009 [PDF 936KB]
  • Spring Turkey Harvest Report 2008 [PDF 409KB] 2009 [PDF 148KB]
  • Fall Turkey Hunter Questionnaire 2008 [PDF 420KB] 2009 [PDF 483KB]
  • Fall Turkey Harvest Report 2008 [PDF 221KB] 2009 [PDF 219KB]
  • Wild Turkey Landowner Brood Survey 2008 [PDF 218KB] 2009 [PDF 217KB]

Bear

  • Black Bear Population Analyses 2008 [PDF 128KB] 2009 [PDF 129KB]
  • Black Bear Damage and Nuisance Complaints 2008 [PDF 30KB] 2009 [PDF 30KB]
  • Black Bear Harvest Report 2008 [PDF 347KB] 2009 [PDF 286KB]
  • Black Bear Hunter Questionnaire 2006 [PDF 635KB] 2009 [PDF 551KB]

Picture of deer courtesy of Darren Throop.

Picture of bear courtesy of Emery Orlikowski.

Waterfowl

    Canada goose
  • Wisconsin Youth Waterfowl Hunt Days 2007 [PDF 164KB] 2008 [PDF 109KB]

Picture of goose courtesy of Darren Throop.













Furbearers

    muskrat
  • Beaver Population Analyses 2008 [PDF 358KB]
  • Beaver Trapping Questionnaire 2008 [PDF 104KB] 2009 [PDF 77KB]
  • Bobcat Harvest 2007 [PDF 541KB] 2008 [PDF 154KB]
  • Bobcat Hunter/Trapper Survey 2007 [PDF 252KB] 2008 [PDF 200KB]
  • Bobcat Population Analyses 2008 [PDF 48KB] 2009 [PDF 51KB]
  • Fisher Harvest 2007 [PDF 141KB] 2008 [PDF 233KB]
  • Fisher Population Analyses 2008 [PDF 51KB] 2009 [PDF 56KB]
  • Otter Harvest 2008 [PDF 607KB] 2009 [PDF 176KB]
  • Otter Population Analyses 2008 [PDF 187KB] 2009 [PDF 226KB]
  • Winter Track Counts 1977-2009 [PDF 120KB]
  • Fur Trapper Survey 2008 [PDF 168KB] 2009 [PDF 324KB]
  • Wisconsin Fur Buyers Report 2008 [PDF 42KB] 2009 [PDF 43KB]

Picture of muskrat courtesy of Darren Throop.

Nongame

    frog
  • American Marten Surveys in Northern Wisconsin 2008 [PDF 1.2MB] 2009 [PDF 2.8MB]
  • Annual Mammal Survey 2008 [PDF 45KB] 2009 [PDF 38KB]
  • Bird Banding Accomplishments 2008 [PDF 37KB] 2009 [PDF 36KB]
  • Bowhunter Wildlife Survey 2005 [PDF 234KB]
  • Central Wisconsin Prairie Chicken Census 2008 [PDF 159KB] 2009 [PDF 154KB]
  • Conservation of Endangered, Threatened, and Nongame Birds Performance Report 2005 [PDF 935KB]
  • Frog and Toad Survey 2007 [PDF 68KB] 2008 [PDF 75KB]
  • Gray Wolf Population 2008 [PDF 288KB] 2009 [PDF 300KB]
  • Hunting Accident Report 2007 [PDF 416KB] 2008 [PDF 407KB]
  • Rare Mammal Observations 2008 [PDF 449KB] 2009 [PDF 392KB]
  • Wisconsin Bald Eagle and Osprey Surveys 2008 [PDF 284KB] 2009 [PDF 220KB]
  • Wisconsin Checklist Project 2007 [PDF 43KB] 2008 [PDF 42KB]

Picture of frog courtesy of Carol Steinmetz.

Questions for Wildlife Management

Last Revised: Thursday August 05 2010