All nine of the trophy bucks in Marquette County were taken by bow. During archery season, 563 antlered deer were taken out of the total bow season figure of 1,790. During gun season, 6,797 deer were harvested, of which 1,926 were antlered.

In second place is Shawano County with eight trophy bucks. Six were taken with a bow and two with a gun. Of the total harvest, 4,440 animals were taken with a bow, of which 1,027 were bucks. During the gun season, 10,713 whitetails were taken, of which 3,354 were bucks.

Tied for third place are Outagamie and Waupaca counties with seven big bucks each. In Outagamie County, six were taken by bow and one was purchased. The Outagamie total archery harvest was 2,408, of which 579 were bucks. The total gun number was 4,595, of which 1,393 were bucks.

In Waupaca County, four trophies were taken by bow and three by gun. The Waupaca totals were more impressive with 4,976 animals taken during the archery season, of which 1,298 were bucks. During the gun season, the county posted 10,983 deer, of which 3,424 were bucks.

SOUTHEAST REGION
This region consists of only eight counties, most of which are metropolitan in nature. This year, Washington County beat out the traditional favorite, Waukesha. In Washington, four big bucks were registered and all were taken with a bow. The countywide archery season harvest was 1,341, with 418 being bucks. During the gun season, the county total was 2,138, with 641 being bucks.

Tied for second are Waukesha and Walworth counties, both with one big buck each. Both were taken with a bow. Waukesha posted an archery total harvest of 1,401. Of those animals, 362 were bucks. The gun season was better with 1,546 animals harvested, of which 434 were bucks.

Walworth County only harvested 548 whitetails during the archery season, of which 138 were bucks, and 1,366 animals during the gun season with only 348 being bucks.

SOUTH-CENTRAL REGION
This region has 12 counties, many of which are in the chronic wasting disease management area. This area registered 64 bucks, including a monster non-typical from Green County with a score of 210 6/8. Close behind was another non-typical from Dodge County with a score of 204 7/8.

The top county by far was Sauk with 14 trophies registered. Eleven were taken with a bow and three with a gun. Archers took 1,619 deer, with 432 of them being bucks. During gun season, hunters took 8,856 whitetails, 2,566 of which were antlered.

It is a bit of a surprise that there are still so many deer in Dane County given the CWD management tactics. Yet, hunters registered seven trophies, and all except one were taken with a bow. Archers shot more does than bucks during the archery season with 418 bucks and 1,047 does for a total of 1,465. Gun hunters did better with 1,297 antlered and 3,278 antlerless whitetails for a total of 4,575.

Another county with seven registered trophies is Green County. Four were taken with a bow and four with a gun. The total archery kill was 551, with 158 having antlers. The total gun kill was 2,654, with 763 being bucks.

If you get a buck of a lifetime, consider having it recorded with the Wisconsin Buck and Bear Club. There are official scorers located around the state who can measure your deer. To find out more, go to www.wi-buck-bear.org or call (877) 273-6408.