Wisconsin Hunting Calendar - Season Dates
 
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2009 Season Dates

White-tailed Deer (non-CWD units and non-metro units)

Due to pending rules, these deer seasons may be modified.
  • Bow - Sept. 12 - Nov. 19 and Nov. 30 - Jan. 3, 2010
  • Gun - Nov. 21 - Nov. 29
  • Muzzleloader - Nov. 30 - Dec. 9
  • Youth Deer Hunt - Oct. 10 - 11
  • Statewide Antlerless Hunt - Dec. 10 - Dec. 13
  • CWD Zones Season Dates

**See the 2009 Deer Hunting Regulations for possible October gun hunting opportunities; list of Herd Control and Earn-a-Buck units; and for CWD hunt dates.

Black Bear

Zone C where dogs are not permitted: - Sept. 9 - Oct. 13

All other zones where dogs are permitted:

Sept. 9 - Sept. 15
  • with aid of dogs only
Sept. 16 - Oct. 6
  • with aid of dogs
  • with aid of bait
  • with other methods
Oct. 7 - Oct. 13
  • with aid of bait
  • with other methods not utilizing dogs

Wild Turkey

Youth Turkey Hunt: April 11 - 12

2009 Spring Open Zones:
  • Period A: Apr 15 - 19
  • Period B: Apr 22 - 26
  • Period C: Apr 29 - May 3
  • Period D: May 6 - 10
  • Period E: May 13 - 17
  • Period F: May 20 - 24
 2009 Fall Season - September 12 - November 19 (Fall season may be extended in 2009)

Ring-necked Pheasant

 

Statewide - Oct. 17 (noon) - Dec. 31

Ruffed Grouse

  • Zone A - Sept. 12 - Jan. 31, 2010
  • Zone B - Oct. 17 - Dec. 8

Sharp-tailed Grouse

Oct. 17 - Nov. 8

Bobwhite Quail

Statewide - Oct. 17 (noon) - Dec. 9

Gray (Hungarian) Partridge

 

Statewide* - Oct. 17 (noon) - Dec. 31

*Closed in Clark, Marathon, and Taylor Counties

Crow

  • Jan. 25 - March 20
  • Sept. 12 - Nov. 19

Mourning Dove

Statewide - Sept. 1 – Nov. 9

Cottontail Rabbit

  • Northern Zone - Sept. 12 - Feb. 28, 2010
  • Southern Zone - Oct. 17 (noon) - Feb. 28, 2010

Gray and Fox Squirrels

 

Statewide - Sept. 12 - Jan. 31, 2010

Raccoon

  • Resident Hunting/Trapping - Oct. 17 - Feb. 15, 2010
  • Non-Resident Furbearer - Oct. 31 - Feb. 15, 2010

Fox (All Species)

  • Northern Zone - Oct. 17 - Feb. 15, 2010
  • Southern Zone - Oct. 31 - Feb. 15, 2010

Coyote

Hunting:
Continuous open season except closedin the northern Wisconsin wolf managementzone during the regular gun deer, Decemberantlerless only, and muzzleloader seasons.

Trapping:
  • Northern Zone - Oct. 17 - Feb. 15, 2010
  • Southern Zone - Oct. 31 - Feb. 15, 2010

Opossum, Skunk, Weasel, and Snowshoe Hare

No season limits, bag limits, size limits, or possession limits

Protected Species

Hunting Protected Species such as badger, woodchuck, wolf, elk, jackrabbit and flying squirrel is prohibited. See Small Game Regulations for more details.

Beaver

Trapping Only:
  • Zone A (Northwest) - Nov. 7 - Apr. 30, 2010
  • Zone B (Northeast) - Nov. 7 - Apr. 30, 2010
  • Zone C (South) - Nov. 7 - Mar. 31, 2010
  • Zone D (Mississippi River) - Day after duck season closes to March 15, 2010.

Muskrat

  • Northern Zone - Oct. 17 - Feb. 28, 2010
  • South Zone - Oct. 31 - Feb. 28, 2010
  • Winnebago - Oct. 31 - March 15, 2010
  • Mississippi River - Begins the day after duck season closes or thesecond Monday in November, whichever occursfirst and ends February 28, 2010.

Mink

  • North Zone - Oct. 17 - Feb. 28, 2010
  • South Zone - Oct. 31 - Feb. 28, 2010
  • Winnebago - Oct. 31 - March 15, 2010
  • Mississippi River - Begins the day after duck season closes orthe second Monday in November, whicheveroccurs first and ends on February 28, 2010.

Otter

Permits required

Trapping Only:
  • Northern Zone - Nov. 7 - April 30, 2010
  • Central Zone - Nov. 7 - Mar. 31, 2010
  • South Zone - Nov. 7 - Mar. 31, 2010

Fisher

Permits required

Trapping Only:
  • Various Zones - Oct. 17 - Dec. 31

Bobcat
 

 

Permits required

Hunting/Trapping:
  • North of Hwy 64 - Oct. 17 - Dec. 31

Waterfowl

Each year, the Natural Resources Board (NRB) determines the waterfowl season dates at their annual meeting in August. Yearly regulations and season dates are based on the US Fish and Wildlife Service framework limitations and public input that is gathered during the public comment period the week prior to the NRB meeting.

Early September Canada Goose Season

Dates: Sept. 1 - 15

Falconry

Ducks - Dates are all the days ducks are open to gun hunting in the respective zones.

Geese - Dates are the same as the statewide gun season.

Woodcock:

Sept. 19 - Nov. 2

 

Contact your local DNR office

Questions for Wildlife Management