DNR: Deer herd is about 1.7 million
Staff Report Madison — When the 2005 archery deer season opens on Saturday, Sept. 17, bowhunters should be perched on the threshold of some pretty good hunting opportunities and a pre-hunt deer herd estimated at 1.7 million, according to Keith Warnke, DNR deer ecologist. However, Warnke said he does not expect bowhunters to set new …