The 2007 Wisconsin deer harvest figures were: Archery - 116,010 and Firearms - 402,563 for a total 2007 harvest of 518,573.
The 2008 WI deer harvest figures were: Archery - 99,284 and Firearms - 352,601 for a total 2008 harvest of 451,885 which was 66,688 less that 2007.
As others have said above, a proposal is a 16 day firearms season similar to Minnesota. Archery closes the first Sunday in January.