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Wisconsin deer harvest summary

Elk Hunting

Wisconsin Deer Metrics System

Welcome to the Wisconsin Deer Metrics System. Deer metrics are information that is used to measure or evaluate various aspects of deer management. This system will allow you to easily and efficiently find deer metric information for the county of…

Deer management

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Cougars in Wisconsin

The cougar (Puma concolor),

Black bear management

Groundwater levels and aquifer response

Monitoring groundwater levels can be used for:

Wisconsin water withdrawals

Every year, all registered high capacity property owners are required to submit monthly water use (withdrawal) totals to the DNR. Statewide, there are over 14,000 registered high capacity withdrawal sources including over 13,000 groundwater and 1,…

City of Racine Diversion

Overview Overview The DNR approved the city of Racine’s diversion application to divert up to 7 million gallons per day. The approval allows the city of Racine to divert water to the portion of the village of Mount Pleasant that is in the…

City of New Berlin water diversion approval

Overview In 2009, the DNR approved a maximum diversion amount of 2.142 million gallons per day averaged over a calendar year for the City of New Berlin. The City will continue to return water to the Lake Michigan Basin via Milwaukee…