hey wi deer hunters

[Guest huntersam]

I have a ? In my area this is the first year we have earn a buck. I have never hunted it so there for I do not know the laws on it. I know that you have to shoot a doe before you can shoot a buck, for both gun and bow season. But I was wondering if we are still limited to just 2 bucks for both seasons or can we shoot as many bucks as we wan't as long as we shoot a doe first. thank u.

[WIwhitetailhunter]

Re: hey wi deer hunters

Welcome huntersam! You've come to a great place.

Check out this link: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/wildlife/hunt/deer/eabfaq.pdf

This should answer all your questions as far as EAB.

What are the requirements under EAB? Under the EAB season structure, a hunter must first harvest an antlerless deer in order to obtain a sticker that makes the regular gun or bow carcass tag valid for an antlered deer. During an EAB season, your regular gun or bow carcass tag is not valid for and antlered deer without the sticker. You can also qualify for a buck sticker by filling an agricultural damage tag with an antlerless deer.

How many buck stickers can I earn ? You can earn many, but only use two buck stickers outside of the CWD zones—one which can be used with a valid archery license and one which can be used with a valid gun license in an EAB unit. A buck sticker can be used with either valid license and is not weapon or season specific. Inside the CWD zones, multiple buck stickers may be used during EAB seasons there.

All hunting/fishing regs and info can be found on the DNR website: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/

[WIDeer4Life]

Re: hey wi deer hunters

Basically if you shoot a doe with your bow you can use the tag you get for a bow-buck or a gun-buck. But if you kill a buck then with your bow you need to shoot another doe before you can kill a gun-buck. A lot of people complain about EAB but the number of bigger bucks killed the next season is a HUGE increase..at least that's what we noticed over here. Seems to help a lot.

Kyle