The five units with the highest percentage of bucks killed by bows were units 22, 59A, 59D, 60A and 60B, with the percentage of bucks ranging between 47 percent and 52 percent. Unit 61 covers part of Pepin County, the western half of Trempealeau County and almost all of Buffalo County -- one of the best-known areas for trophy-class bucks not only within the state, but the entire country. More deer were killed with a bow last year in this DMU than any other in the state, with 4,660 deer taken -- 1,475 were bucks -- equating to 32 percent of the total bow kill.

Several units in the region that were under herd control structure in 2007 will move to Earn-a-Buck status, including 60B and 59D.

Eastern Farmland
This region includes units 27, 33, 46, 47, 48, 51A, 51B, 57, 57A, 57B, 57C, 57D, 62A, 62B, 63A, 63B, 64, 64A, 64M, 65A, 65B, 66, 80A, 80B, 80C and 81. The five units with the highest number of bow kills were 62B, 63A, 65B, 62A and 63B. Unit 62B, which covers most of northern Waupaca County and southern Shawano County, recorded the highest number of bow kills, with 3,975 deer taken. The percentage of bucks killed was very consistent, ranging between 23 and 26 percent.

Unit 65A in western Waushara County and southeast Portage County and Unit 33 in northwest Marathon County scored the highest percentage of bucks killed by bow, with 56 and 50 percent, respectively. All units in this region have either herd control or Earn-a-Buck season structure for 2008.

Central Forest
The Black River State Forest, Necedah National Wildlife Refuge and county forests in Clark, Jackson and Juneau counties comprise most of the region, including units 53, 54A, 55, 56 and 58 deer management regions. Of these, 2,940 or 44 percent were bucks. All units in the region were under herd control structure in 2007 and will be again in 2008. However, DMUs in this region won't be part of the antlerless deer hunt being held in October throughout much of Wisconsin.

Northern Forest
This region generally consists of areas north of SR 64 except Barron and Polk counties and parts of several other counties on the western side of the state. During the 2007 archery season, DMUs were either part of a herd control season structure or were regular units, where deer populations were at or near goal. Of the 46 DMUs in this region, the five DMUs with the highest number of bow-killed deer were units 26, 10, 02, 32 and 36, in that order. These units each had between 1,042 and 1,306 deer killed in them during the archery season. The percentage of bucks killed with a bow in these units ranged between 28 percent and 37 percent.

Fourteen of the 46 units in the region had more than 40 percent of the total bow kill being antlered bucks. The DMU with the highest percentage of bucks was Unit 28 with 49 percent. This unit occupies northern Iron County and the east-central part of Ashland County.