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Wisconsin Hunting and Trapping Regulations
What's New
Hunting and Trapping Regulations for 2010 [PDF 36KB]. This document is not a complete set of regulations. See the separate 2010 hunting or trapping regulations below for the species of interest.
Other Regulations
Regulations from previous years (1996 - 2008)
Federal Lands managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [Exit DNR]
The Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission Regulations [Exit DNR]
Fishing Regulations
A summary of Wisconsin's most important hunting and trapping laws and how they affect you are contained in the pamphlets listed below.
2010 Regulations
- Bear Regulations [PDF 540KB]
- Spring Turkey Regulations (found within the 2009 Small Game Hunting Regulations) [PDF 1.7 MB]
- Small Game, Fall 2010 Turkey and Spring 2011 Turkey Regulations [PDF 1.2MB] (Spanish [PDF 1.2MB]) (Hmong [PDF 1.3MB])
Note: there is an error in the 2010 Preliminary Fall Turkey Harvest and Permit Information table shown on page 20 of the 2010 Small Game Regulations booklet (printed hard copies only). The correct "Grand Total" for both the 2009 Fall Permits Available and Fall 2010 Permits Available (preliminary) columns should read 95,700
- Early September Goose [PDF 415KB]
- Deer Regulations (Entire Document) [PDF 2MB]
- Deer Regulations (Divided into Sections)
- Season & Harvest Limits, License Information, Tagging/Registration, Carcass Tags, and EAB Stickers
(Pages 4-16) [PDF 408KB] - Firearm & Bow Restrictions
(Pages 16-19) [PDF 594KB] - General Deer Hunting Regulations
(Pages 20-25) [PDF 637KB] - Baiting & Feeding Information
(Pages 26-32) [PDF 903KB] - Deer Management Units
(Pages 28-29) [PDF 514KB] - CWD Update
(Pages 33-35) [PDF 455KB] - Lands (Federal/State/Tribal/Private), Special Hunts and Donation
(Pages 36-41) [PDF 258KB] - State Park Seasons & Limits and Fish & Wildlife Account
(Pages 42-47) [PDF 218KB] - Regulation Overview in Spanish and Hmong, Hunting Hours and DNR Contact Information
(Pages 48-56) [PDF 563KB]
- Season & Harvest Limits, License Information, Tagging/Registration, Carcass Tags, and EAB Stickers
- Trapping [PDF 1.7 MB]
- Migratory Bird Regulations [PDF 950KB]
2009 Regulations
- Mentored Hunting - New hunter information
- Bear Regulations [PDF 248KB]
- Deer Regulations (Entire Document)[PDF 2MB] (Spanish [PDF 2.7MB]) (Hmong [PDF 2.6MB])
- Deer Regulations (Divided into Sections)
- Season & Harvest Limits, Carcass Tags, EAB Stickers and License Information
(Pages 4-15) [PDF 278KB] - Deer Regulations
(Pages 14-21) [PDF 443KB] - Tagging/Registration and Baiting & Feeding Information
(Pages 22-27) [PDF 181KB] - Deer Management Units
(Pages 28-29) [PDF 377KB] - Transportation and CWD Update
(Pages 30-35) [PDF 596KB] - Lands (Federal/State/Tribal/Private), Special Hunts and Donation
(Pages 36-41) [PDF 79KB] - State Park Seasons & Limits and Fish & Wildlife Account
(Pages 42-47) [PDF 84KB] - Regulation Overview in Spanish and Hmong, Hunting Hours and DNR Contact Information
(Pages 48-56) [PDF 339KB]
- Season & Harvest Limits, Carcass Tags, EAB Stickers and License Information
- Early September Goose [PDF 605KB]
- Migratory Bird Regulations [PDF 990KB]
- Small Game, Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 Turkey Regulations [PDF 1.7MB] (Spanish [PDF 1.1MB]) (Hmong [PDF 1MB])
- Spring 2009 Turkey Regulations [PDF 257KB]
- Trapping [PDF 1.8 MB]
Questions for Wildlife Management
Last Revised: Tuesday August 31 2010
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