I'm from Wisconsin too, I live in Viroqua.
This year I spent opening weekend by Disco, WI...Jackson County.
-Saturday morning I hesitated/passed/decided to go for it/never got a shot (that probably took all of 10 seconds) with an average sized 8pt. That was my deer encounter for the first 4 days of hunting all day, every day.
I hunted in Richland County for two days during the warm spell without seeing any deer.
I hunted a little in Rock County 2nd weekend. My in-laws own some property on the Illinois state line. I actually flushed two does across the border INTO Illinois, then passed on a little 6pt later in the day.

That's how it goes sometimes I guess...this year I was carrying either a 30-30AI Contender or a 7mmBR Encore.