What has been called, by some, the “Holy Grail” of Wisconsin’s hunting season – the gun deer season – begins a half hour before local sunrise on Saturday, November 19. In Sheboygan County that translates roughly to 6:20 a.m. At about that same moment, more licensed and armed hunters will be roaming Wisconsin lands than were U.S. soldiers operating in Viet Nam, whose numbers peaked at 543,482 on April 30, 1969.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says that as of 10 a.m. on Friday, November 18th, 2022, sales for gun, bow, crossbow, sports and patron licenses reached 665,661. Of that total, 310,862 are for gun privileges only.
The gun deer season which begins on Saturday runs through November 27th.
