Deer in Wisconsin’s Northwoods have suffered through a winter rated as “severe” on a scale set up by the Department of Natural Resources. The Winter Severity Index was between 90-to-100, meaning it was a severe winter for the state’s deer herd. That’s the second-worst category. State scientists say a point is added every time the low temperature reaches zero or lower. Another point is added for every day the snow depth is 18 inches or more.
