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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 2010 [PDF 89KB] 2011 [PDF 161KB]
  • Sharp-tailed Grouse Harvest 2009 [PDF 84KB] 2010 [PDF 151KB]

Pheasant

  • Mail Carrier Pheasant Survey 2010 [PDF 56KB] 2011 [PDF 42KB]
  • Spring Pheasant Survey 2010 [PDF 112KB] 2011 [PDF 86KB]

Other

  • Regional Bobwhite Quail and Cottontail Rabbit Survey 2011 [PDF 30KB]
  • Small Game Harvest 2010 [PDF 79KB] 2011 [PDF 59KB]
  • Summer Wildlife Inquiry 2009 [PDF 116KB] 2010 [PDF 106KB]
  • Ten Week Brood Observations 2009 [PDF 27KB] 2010 [PDF 22KB]

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 2009 [PDF 528KB] 2010 [PDF 598KB]
  • Summer Observations of Deer 2009 [PDF 267KB] 2010 [PDF 242KB]
  • White-tailed Deer Population Status 2009 [PDF 210KB] 2010 [PDF 116KB]
  • White-tailed Deer Harvest Report 2009 [PDF 2.0MB] 2010 [PDF 2.0MB]
  • Chronic Wasting Disease and Wisconsin Deer 2009 [PDF 14KB] 2010 [PDF 13KB]
  • Winter Severity Index 2010 [PDF 194KB] 2011 [PDF 259KB]
  • Wisconsin Deer Hunter Wildlife Survey 2009 [PDF 1.1MB] 2010 [PDF 985KB]
Black Bear

Wildlife Damage

  • Wildlife Damage Abatement and Claims Program 2009 [PDF 75KB] 2010 [PDF 73KB]
  • Agricultural Deer Damage Shooting Permits 2009 [PDF 44KB] 2010 [PDF 45KB]

Turkey

  • Spring Turkey Hunter Questionnaire 2009 [PDF 936KB] 2010 [PDF 383KB]
  • Spring Turkey Harvest Report 2008 [PDF 409KB] 2009 [PDF 148KB]
  • Fall Turkey Hunter Questionnaire 2009 [PDF 483KB] 2010 [PDF 352KB]
  • Fall Turkey Harvest Report 2008 [PDF 221KB] 2009 [PDF 219KB]
  • Wild Turkey Landowner Brood Survey 2009 [PDF 217KB] 2010 [PDF 186KB]

Bear

  • Black Bear Population Analyses 2010 [PDF 132KB] 2011 [PDF 87KB]
  • Black Bear Damage and Nuisance Complaints 2009 [PDF 30KB] 2010 [PDF 29KB]
  • Black Bear Harvest Report 2009 [PDF 286KB] 2010 [PDF 305KB]
  • 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 2009 [PDF 108KB] 2010 [PDF 83KB]

Picture of goose courtesy of Darren Throop.













Furbearers

    muskrat
  • Beaver Population Analyses 2008 [PDF 358KB]
  • Beaver Trapping Questionnaire 2010 [PDF 86KB] 2011 [PDF 93KB]
  • Bobcat Harvest 2009 [PDF 224KB] 2010 [PDF 198KB]
  • Bobcat Hunter/Trapper Survey 2009 [PDF 296KB] 2010 [PDF 340KB]
  • Bobcat Population Analyses 2010 [PDF 53KB] 2011 [PDF 34KB]
  • Fisher Harvest 2009 [PDF 310KB] 2010 [PDF 374KB]
  • Fisher Population Analyses 2010 [PDF 57KB] 2011 [PDF 36KB]
  • Otter Harvest 2010 [PDF 235KB] 2011 [PDF 244KB]
  • Otter Population Analyses 2010 [PDF 255KB] 2011 [PDF 184KB]
  • Winter Track Counts 1977-2011 [PDF 103KB]
  • Fur Trapper Survey 2010 [PDF 109KB] 2011 [PDF 313KB]
  • Wisconsin Fur Buyers Report 2010 [PDF 45KB] 2011 [PDF 38KB]

Picture of muskrat courtesy of Darren Throop.

Nongame

    frog
  • American Marten Surveys in Northern Wisconsin 2010 [PDF 1.03MB] 2011 [PDF 815KB]
  • Annual Mammal Survey 2009 [PDF 38KB] 2010 [PDF 32KB]
  • Bird Banding Accomplishments 2009 [PDF 36KB] 2010 [PDF 24KB]
  • Central Wisconsin Prairie Chicken Census 2010 [PDF 155KB] 2011 [PDF 87KB]
  • Frog and Toad Survey 2009 [PDF 139KB] 2010 [PDF 171KB]
  • Gray Wolf Population 2010 [PDF 289KB] 2011 [PDF 306KB]
  • Rare Mammal Observations 2009 [PDF 392KB] 2010 [PDF 467KB]
  • Wisconsin Bald Eagle and Osprey Surveys 2009 [PDF 220KB] 2010 [PDF 234KB]
  • Wisconsin Checklist Project 2009 [PDF 37KB] 2010 [PDF 40KB]

Picture of frog courtesy of Carol Steinmetz.

Questions for Wildlife Management

Last Revised: Wednesday November 16 2011