Updated 2018 Wisconsin Wildlife Reports Now Available

Updated 2018 Wisconsin wildlife reports now available

Contact(s): Brian Dhuey, DNR Wildlife population and harvest assessment specialist, 608-221-6342

MADISON – Results are available for several wildlife surveys completed during the first half of 2018, which include data collected from small game, big game, waterfowl and non-game categories.

The following reports for 2018 are viewable on the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources website at dnr.wi.gov, keyword “reports.”

SMALL GAME

• Small Game Harvest, 2017-2018
• Ruffed Grouse Drumming Survey, 2018
• Wisconsin Sharp-tailed Grouse Survey, 2018
• Rural Mail Carrier Pheasant Survey, 2018
• Spring Ring-Necked Pheasant Survey, 2018

BIG GAME

• Black Bear Population Analyses, 2018
  Archery Deer Hunting Questionnaire, 2017
• Wildlife Damage Abatement and Claims Program, 2017
  Agricultural Deer Damage Shooting Permits, 2017
• Spring Turkey Hunting Questionnaire, 2018
• Winter Severity Indices, 2017-2018

WATERFOWL

• Wisconsin Youth Waterfowl Hunt, 2017

FURBEARERS

• Bobcat Harvest, 2017
• Fisher Harvest, 2017
  Otter Harvest, 2017-2018
• Bobcat Population Analyses, 2018
  Fisher Population Analyses, 2018
• Otter Population Analyses, 2018
• Bobcat Hunter/Trapper Survey, 2017
  Winter Track Counts, 1977-2018
  Beaver Trapping Questionnaire, 2017-2018
  Fur Trapper Survey, 2017-2018
  Wisconsin Fur Buyers Report, 2017-2018

NONGAME

• Central Wisconsin Greater Prairie-Chicken Survey, 2018
  Frog and Toad Survey, 2017
• American Marten Winter Track Surveys in Northern Wisconsin, 2017-2018
• Moose Observations, 2017
• Rare Carnivore Observations, 2017

Department of Natural Resources staff would like to thank volunteers who assisted with survey efforts for their continued commitment to Wisconsin’s wildlife.