WI Sets Deer Harvest Numbers News | June 28, 2024 | 0 | by Morgan McCarthy Wisconsin’s DNR has set the deer quota for this year. The Department of Natural Resources yesterday said hunters will be able to take nearly 273 thousand deer, and another 245 thousand ‘ bonus antlerless’ deer this year. The DNR says Wisconsin’s County Deer Advisory Councils helped set the harvest numbers. Deer licenses are on sale through the state;s Go Wild app. Deer season begins in Wisconsin in September with archery season. Gun season in the state is set for November 23rd through December 1st.