Deer Hunting Success Down around Brainerd

Deer hunting success around the Brainerd Lakes Area was down this year, as it was state-wide.

DNR Outreach Chief of Wildlife and Fish, C.B. Bylander tells KLKS News, hunting success was down 20 percent in the Brainerd area, down 17 percent in the Aitkin area and off 40 percent around International Falls. He says management efforts to reduce the herd have had an impact.

Bylander says fewer antlerless permits were issued this year. He also says, the deer may not have been moving around as much due to mild weather conditions during the season.