Regulations

Dog training and trialing

Pheasant hunting and management

Pheasant hunting has long been a Wisconsin tradition.

Hunting Regulations and Hours

Hunting RegulationsShooting Hours

Small game hunting

Turkey Hunting

Photo credit: U.S. Forest Service 

Waterfowl Hunting

The DNR reminds Wisconsin that the virus that has caused highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild birds still exists in the state. Information on HPAI can be found on our Avian Influenza webpage.

Mourning dove hunting

Attention: Now available, new upland gamebird hunting tool mapping application! Please visit Fields & Forest Lands Interactive Gamebird Hunting Tool and explore its features and mapping information!

Incidental Take Permit/Authorization (ITP/A)

Incidental take public notices

Prior to authorizing the incidental taking of an endangered or threatened species, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) must provide public notice of the proposed activity. Any application, conservation plan and implementing agreement…

Grassland and Savanna Management

Barneveld Prairie State Natural Area, photo by Tho