According to the Green Bay Press Gazette, this is the second straight spring that grouse drumming counts have increased with the central, southeastern and northern management regions showing the biggest spikes. New this fall, grousers will have only two hunting zones. Zone A season will start September 15 and end on January 31, with a five-bird daily bag. Zone B season will run October 20 to December 8 with a two-bird daily limit. Looks like those in Zone A get an extra month of hunting.
Not all the numbers are in but it looks like turkey hunters set a new harvest record this spring with 51,306 turkeys. That's a 9% increase, according to Wiscon Ag Connection.