MADISON, WI (AP)-- Wisconsin hunters killed far fewer deer this gun season than a year ago.
The Department of Natural Resources says preliminary figures show 191,550 deer were taken, down 25 percent from last year.
The overall buck harvest was a little over 90,000, down about 8 percent from a year ago. The DNR said the biggest drop-offs came in the far north, where tighter restrictions were in place as part of efforts to rebuild a herd depleted by harsh winters the past two years.
The big dropoff came despite several moves by lawmakers in recent years to build interest in deer hunting.
The DNR said three "shooting related incidents" were reported, an all-time low.