Hunting in Wisconsin
Official agency resources
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Buy a license ↗
https://gowild.wi.gov/
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/hunt/regulations
- Draw / lottery applications ↗
https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/hunt/bear
- GMU map ↗
https://dnrmaps.wi.gov/H5/?viewer=Public_Access_Lands&theme=DMU
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://gowild.wi.gov/wildlife/harvest
- Hunter education ↗
https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/Education/OutdoorSkills/safetyEducation
Authoritative source
For season dates, bag limits, draw deadlines, license costs, and unit-specific rules in Wisconsin, go straight to the issuing agency.
Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesGame species in Wisconsin
See all species →Click any species to see every state where it's on the books.
Big Game
Wild Turkey
Upland Birds
Waterfowl
Migratory
Unit boundaries
Game management unit boundaries for Wisconsin are being verified against the state agency source. Outdoors won't publish them until the source has been hand-checked.
In the meantime, use the agency link above for the official unit maps and the parks below for huntable public land in Wisconsin.
Huntable public lands in Wisconsin
Wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, and state forest preserves where hunting is permitted.
Chequamegon National Forest
National Forest
1,039,589.04 acres
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
National Forest
1,530,647 acres
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
21,977.5 acres
Nicolet National Forest
National Forest
962,488.48 acres
Ottawa National Forest
National Recreation Area
Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
7,495.3 acres