Wisconsin’s nine-day gun deer season could look a lot different this year. The season began Saturday and runs through Nov. 26. The biggest potential wrinkle could be a bill Gov. Scott Walker signed eliminating the minimum hunting age. The measure allows anyone of any age to hunt with a mentor. DNR Chief Warden Todd Schaller says it’s unclear how many young hunters the new law will push into the woods. “What impact this will have on license sales or the number of new, young hunters is unknown at this point,” Schaller told WFDL news. “We’ll see at the end of the year.” Meanwhile Schaller says Wisconsin’s deer herd appears to be growing thanks to mild winters and hunters could see a robust harvest this year. The 2016 kill was down 6 percent from the year before. Hunter participation was also down about 2 percent.
