Season dates and application deadlines
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Deer
2022 Seasons | |
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Archery and Crossbow* *No bucks may be harvested during the antlerless-only hunts identified below. |
Sept. 17, 2022 - Jan. 8, 2023 |
Archery and Crossbow *Metro Sub-units and counties with extended archery seasons* |
Sept. 17, 2022 - Jan. 31, 2023 |
Gun hunt for hunters with disabilities: This is not a statewide season. Learn more... | Oct. 1-9, 2022 |
Youth deer hunt | Oct. 8-9, 2022 |
Gun | Nov. 19-27, 2022 |
Muzzleloader | Nov. 28-Dec. 7, 2022 |
December 4-Day Antlerless Only Hunt | Dec. 8-11, 2022 |
Antlerless-Only Holiday Hunt |
Dec. 24, 2022 - Jan. 1, 2023* |
All dates are subject to change through rulemaking or a legislative process. Please check the Wisconsin Hunting Regulations for a complete set of dates and unit designations. |
Bear
The application deadline for bear permits is always Dec. 10, the year prior to the season.
2022 Seasons | |
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Note: Bear zones for the 2022 season | |
Zones A, B, D: where dogs are permitted | |
Sept. 7-13, 2022 |
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Sept. 14-Oct. 4, 2022 |
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Oct. 5-11, 2022 |
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Zones C, E, F: where dogs are not permitted | |
Sept. 7 - Oct. 11, 2022 |
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Migratory Birds
2022 Seasons | |
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Early Teal | Sept. 1 - 9 |
Early Goose | Sept. 1 - 15 |
Rail (Virginia, Sora) | Sept. 1 - Nov. 9 |
Snipe | Sept. 1 - Nov. 9 |
Common Gallinule | Sept. 1 - Nov. 9 |
Mourning Dove | Sept. 1 - Nov. 29 |
Youth Waterfowl | Sept. 17 - 18 |
Woodcock | Sept. 24 - Nov. 7 |
Northern Duck Zone | Sept. 24 - Nov. 22 |
Southern Duck Zone |
Oct. 1 - 9 |
Open Water Duck Zone | Oct. 15 - Dec. 13 |
Coot | Same as Wild Duck Zone you are Hunting |
Northern Goose Zone | Sept. 16 - Dec. 16 |
Southern Goose Zone | Sept. 16 - Oct. 9 Oct. 15 - Dec. 4 Dec. 18 - Jan. 3, 2023 |
Mississippi River Goose Zone | Oct. 1 - Oct. 9 Oct. 15 - Jan. 3, 2023 |
Wild Turkey
The application deadline for spring turkey harvest authorizations is always Dec. 10.
2022 Seasons | ||
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2022 Spring Turkey Youth Hunt | April 16 - 17, 2022 | |
Spring 2022 | ||
Period A | April 20 - 26, 2022 | |
Period B | April 27 - May 3, 2022 | |
Period C | May 4 - 10, 2022 | |
Period D | May 11 - 17, 2022 | |
Period E | May 18 - 24, 2022 | |
Period F | May 25 - 31, 2022 | |
Fall 2022 | ||
Zones 1 - 5 | Sept. 17 - Jan. 8, 2023 | |
Zones 6 - 7 | Sept. 17 - Nov. 18, 2022 |
Small Mammals
2022 Seasons | ||
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Cottontail rabbit | ||
Northern zone | Sept. 17, 2022 - Feb. 28, 2023 | |
Southern zone | Oct. 15, 2022 (9 AM) - Feb. 28, 2023 | |
Milwaukee County | Year-round | |
Squirrels (gray and fox) | ||
Statewide | Sept. 17, 2022 – Jan. 31, 2023 | |
Hunting protected species, such as badger, jackrabbit, moose, and flying squirrel are prohibited. | ||
Check the small game hunting regulations for a complete set of rules. |
Other Game Birds
2022 Seasons | ||
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Pheasant | Statewide | Oct. 15, 2022 (9 AM) - Jan. 8, 2023 |
Ruffed grouse | ||
Zone A | Sept. 17, 2022 - Jan. 8, 2023 | |
Zone B | Oct. 15 - Dec. 8, 2022 | |
Crow | ||
Statewide | Sept. 17 - Nov. 17, 2022 | |
Jan. 18, 2023 - Mar. 20, 2023 | ||
Hungarian partridge | Statewide (closed in Clark, Marathon, and Taylor counties) | Oct. 15, 2022 (9 AM) - Jan. 8, 2023 |
Sharp-tailed grouse | Season is under review. | Oct. 15 - Nov. 6, 2022 (only if the season is open) |
Bobwhite quail | Statewide | Oct. 15 (9 AM) - Dec. 7, 2022 |
Check the regulations for a complete set of rules. |
Furbearers
The application deadline for bobcat and fisher permits is always Aug. 1. An otter application will no longer be required for the 2020 season.
2022 Seasons | ||
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Coyote | ||
Hunting | Year-round | |
Trapping | See coyote trapping seasons. | |
Fox, red and gray | ||
Hunting | Oct. 15, 2022 - Feb. 15, 2023 | |
Trapping | See fox trapping seasons. | |
Beaver | See beaver trapping seasons. | |
Mink | See mink trapping seasons. | |
Muskrat | See muskrat trapping seasons. | |
Bobcat | ||
Hunting | ||
Oct. 15 - Dec. 25, 2022 | ||
Dec. 26, 2022 - Jan. 31, 2023 | ||
Trapping | See bobcat trapping seasons. | |
Fisher | See fisher trapping seasons. | |
Otter | See otter trapping seasons. | |
Raccoon | ||
Resident | Oct. 15, 2022 - Feb. 15, 2023 | |
Non-resident | Oct. 29, 2022 - Feb. 15, 2023 | |
Trapping | See raccoon trapping seasons. |