WDNR OUTDOORS CALENDAR
*Indicates date remains the same each year, except some permit deadlines may be extended one day if they fall on a Sunday or Federal Holiday.
September 15 through December 31
• Illegal during this time to shine for wild animals between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.
September 15 through First Saturday in May
• From Sept. 15 through the first Saturday in May, hook and line fishing is prohibited from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise in all Lake Michigan tributaries except the Oconto River and its tributaries and the downstream portion of the Peshtigo River (see regulations for details).*
December 5
• Muzzleloader deer season closes.
December 12
• Bobwhite quail season closes.
December 14
• Canada goose season closes in the south exterior zone. Check current waterfowl regulations for subzone season dates.
December 16
• Horicon zone Canada goose hunting periods 3 & 4 close.
December 27
• Canada goose season closes in the Mississippi River Subzone
December 31
• **CORRECTION**The ruffed grouse season does not closes in the Northern Zone until Jan. 31, 2008.
• Pheasant season closes.*
• Hungarian partridge season closes.*
• Bobcat hunting and trapping season closes.*
• Fisher trapping season closes.*
• Frog season closes.*
January 6
• Late archery deer season closes.
January 19
• Winter crow season opens, through March 20.
January 31
• Squirrel season closes.*
• Raccoon season closes*
• Ruffed grouse seasons closes in zone A (northern zone).*
