Blaze Orange and Whitetail Numbers Both Up News | December 4, 2024 | 0 | by Morgan McCarthy Wisconsin saw both more deer hunters, and more deer taken during this year’s gun season. The Department of Natural Resources yesterday said hunters bagged 189-thousand deer this year. That’s over five percent more than last year. There were also more hunters this year. The DNR said it issued 791-thousand hunting licenses. This was the safest deer season in decades. The DNR says there was only one, non-fatal hunting related shooting this season.