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Ozaukee County, Wisconsin: deer harvest and public hunting land

Ozaukee County is its own deer management unit, 235 square miles around Mequon. Hunters registered 1,284 deer here in 2025, 647 of them bucks, by the DNR's Deer Metrics. That is up 4% from 2024. 5.4% of Ozaukee County is public land open to the public, the largest share state wildlife areas, forests and other DNR land (3,317 acres), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).

Data updated October 2026. Harvest: DNR Deer Metrics. Land: PAD-US 4.1, the DNR's managed lands and VPA layers.

Map of Wisconsin's Ozaukee County deer management unit: public land by manager, the deer management units around it, highways I-43, WI 57 and WI 32; towns: Mequon, Port Washington, Grafton, Newburg and Bayside

State wildlife areas, forests and other DNR landCounty forestNational wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areasOther county, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landVoluntary Public Access landOzaukee CountyNeighboring deer management unitsLakeHighway

Ozaukee County at a glance
CountiesOzaukee County
Size150,585 acres (235 square miles)
Deer registered, 20251,284 (647 bucks, 637 antlerless)
Yearly average, 2016 to 20251,171 deer
Public land5.4% (8,074 acres)
Properties4 (3,058 acres inside Ozaukee County)
Voluntary Public Access landNone mapped this year
Towns in and near itMequon, Port Washington, Grafton, Newburg, Bayside and Random Lake

How many deer are harvested in Ozaukee County?

The DNR registered 1,284 deer in Ozaukee County in 2025: 647 bucks and 637 antlerless deer, 50% of the harvest antlerless. Over the 10 years shown, the harvest averaged 1,171 deer a year; the most bucks were registered in 2025 (647).

YearDeer registeredBucksAntlerlessAntlerless share
20251,28464763750%
20241,23559564052%
20231,23761362450%
20221,10054555550%
20211,00146553654%
20201,25353771657%
20191,19152167056%
20181,11348762656%
20171,11050860254%
20161,18754664154%

Source: Wisconsin DNR Deer Metrics, harvest history for Ozaukee County. Deer registered is the DNR's buck and antlerless harvest added together. The DNR's Deer Metrics shows every year back to 1960 for most counties.

How much public land is in Ozaukee County?

8,074 of Ozaukee County's 150,585 acres are public land open to the public (5.4%). The biggest share is state wildlife areas, forests and other DNR land: 3,317 acres.

ManagerAcresShare of Ozaukee County
State wildlife areas, forests and other DNR land3,3172.2%
Other county, city and regional land2,6911.8%
Land trusts and other open land1,3370.9%
National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas7110.5%
Other federal land14under 0.1%
State parks4under 0.1%
All public land open to the public8,0745.4%

Measured by FilledTag inside the DNR's boundary from USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public). Hunting rules differ by manager: DNR wildlife areas and state forests are open to hunting unless posted; county forests are open to hunting in most cases (check the county forest's rules); national forest land is open in season; refuges follow U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rules; state parks allow hunting only in listed seasons and areas; national park land is closed to hunting.

DNR properties in Ozaukee County

DNR properties in Ozaukee County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:

Other large public areas here, by PAD-US: Ozaukee County Waterfowl Production Area (711 acres), Mee-Kwon Park (243 acres) and Huiras Lake (121 acres).

How do you get to Ozaukee County?

Highways through it: I-43 (about 55 miles inside), WI 57 (about 54 miles inside), WI 32 (about 50 miles inside), WI 167 (about 11 miles inside) and WI 181 (about 9 miles inside). Towns inside: Mequon, Port Washington, Grafton, Cedarburg, Saukville and Fredonia. Nearby: Newburg (on the line), Bayside (on the line), Random Lake (on the line) and Brown Deer (on the line).

Which deer management units border Ozaukee County?

Ozaukee County touches 4 other deer management units. Their latest DNR harvest and public land, for comparison:

DMUDeer harvestedYearPublic landVoluntary Public Access land sites
Waukesha County3,32020257.9%
Milwaukee County206202511.6%
Sheboygan County3,56220257.9%5
Washington County3,73120255.7%7

Questions hunters ask

How many deer were harvested in Ozaukee County in 2025?

1,284 deer were registered: 647 bucks and 637 antlerless deer (DNR Deer Metrics). In 2024: 1,235.

Is there public hunting land in Ozaukee County?

Yes. 8,074 acres, 5.4% of the unit, are public land open to the public by PAD-US 4.1, the largest share state wildlife areas, forests and other DNR land (3,317 acres). The DNR's map shows 4 DNR properties open to hunting here.

Does Ozaukee County have VPA land?

Not on the DNR's 2026 lease map.

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Where these numbers come from

FilledTag is not part of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Numbers are copied from the DNR and the federal sources above, or measured from their maps; nothing on this page is estimated by FilledTag.

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