Fish, Wildlife and Parks

Hunting

Hunting and trapping are allowed in the open areas of the park during the Wisconsin state parks hunting and trapping time frame. Trapping is not permitted in closed areas as noted on the park hunting map or within 100 yards of any designated use…

Invasive Species Best Management Practices

To minimize the spread of invasive species, interested stakeholders have met to develop voluntary Best Management Practices for Invasive Species. These guidelines will help Wisconsin residents and visitors to limit the likelihood of moving invasive…

Boat Transportation and Bait Laws

Why We Should Care about Invasives

Economics In the United States, expenses associated with ecological damage and control of invasive species were estimated at $137 billion per year in 2001 and have been increasing ever since.1 More recent global studies have found that invasive…

Harvest Information Program (HIP) Registration

As part of a national program to monitor hunter numbers and harvest, anyone hunting migratory game birds (ducks, geese, woodcock, mourning dove, snipe, rails, gallinules [moorhens] and coots) in Wisconsin is required to first obtain the Harvest…

Baiting and feeding regulations

Rusk and Sawyer Counties are currently in a baiting and feeding ban, due to positive CWD detections in October and November 2023. The ban for these two counties has a tentative expiration date of Nov. 9, 2025. However, the ban could be extended if…

State Game Farm

Wisconsin Explorer Program

VPA Code of Conduct

Follow all hunting, fishing and trapping regulations. Only access areas posted with VPA signs. Know the field boundaries and do not trespass on the surrounding private land. Access is limited to foot traffic only. No motorized vehicles…

Travel Wisconsin

The Wisconsin State Park System partners with Travel Wisconsin to encourage more people to visit Wisconsin’s great outdoors. Visit TravelWisconsin.com to find lodging, restaurants, entertainment options and other activities around our state parks,…