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.

March 10

2010-2011 hunting and fishing licenses go on sale.

March 14

Ice fishing shelters must be removed from inland lakes north of Highway 64, Lake Michigan, Green Bay, Lake Superior, and Wisconsin-Michigan boundary waters by the first Sunday following March 12.

March 15

Yellow perch season closes on Green Bay and its tributary streams and the Fox River from the mouth up to the De Pere Dam.*
Beaver trapping season closes in the Mississippi River zone.

March 20

Winter crow season closes.*

March 22-26

Remaining spring turkey permits not issued through the permit drawing will be available for sale beginning at 10 a.m. on a first-come, first served basis through license sales outlets, and DNR service centers. In addition, licenses can be purchased on line through the DNR Web site or by phone at 1-877-945-4236. A complete list of units with the number of permits available is on the DNR Web site.

March 27

Trout season opens on designated sections of some Lake Superior tributaries on the last Saturday in March. See the current Wisconsin Trout Fishing Regulations and Guide for more information.

March 31

Hunting, fishing, sports, and conservation patron licenses expire.*
Otter trapping season closes in central and southern zone.

April 10 –11

Youth turkey hunt.

April 12

Spring Fish and Wildlife Rules Hearings and Conservation Congress county meetings held in every county.

April 14 – 18

Spring turkey hunting period A

April 15 through July 31

It is illegal to allow dogs to run on DNR lands and Federal Waterfowl Production Areas lands during this time unless the dog is on a leash no longer than 8 feet. Doe not apply to class 1 field trial grounds or DNR lands open to dog training.*

April 21 – 25

Spring turkey hunting period B

April 25

Early catch-and-release only trout season closes at midnight. Season is artificial bait, barbless-hook only.

April 28 – May 2

Spring turkey hunting period C

April 30

The yellow perch season closes on Lake Michigan and tributaries. The season reopens June 16.*
Otter trapping season closes in the North zone.*

* 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.

Last Revised: Tuesday March 09 2010