3 seasons
Seasons
Where to hunt
DNR maps 295,021 acres of aspen 5 to 20 years old on 260 public properties.
Ackley Wildlife Area
Alta Springs Fishery Area
American Legion State Forest
Amnicon Falls State Park
Amsterdam Sloughs Wildlife Area
Ashland County Forest
Augusta Wildlife Area
Barron County Forest
Bauer – Brockway Barrens State Natural Area
Bayfield County Forest
Bean Brook Fishery Area
Beaver Brook Wildlife Area
Beaver Creek Rearing Station
Benson Creek Fishery Area
Beverly Lake Fishery Area
Bibon Swamp State Natural Area
Big Rib River Fishery Area
Bill Cross Wildlife Area
Black River State Forest
Bolen Creek Fishery Area
Borst Valley Wildlife Area
Brillion Wildlife Area
Brule River State Forest
Buckhorn State Park
Buckhorn Wildlife Area
Buena Vista Wildlife Area
Burnett County Forest
C.D. (Buzz) Besadny Fish and Wildlife Area
Casey Lake State Habitat Area – Western Prairie Habitat Restoration Area
Chequamegon School District
Chequamegon – Nicolet National Forest – Eagle River – Florence District
Chequamegon – Nicolet National Forest – Great Divide District
Chequamegon – Nicolet National Forest – Lakewood – Laona District
Chequamegon – Nicolet National Forest – Medford – Park Falls District
Chequamegon – Nicolet National Forest – Washburn District
Chief River Wildlife Area
Chimney Rock Wildlife Area
Chippewa County Forest
Chippewa Flowage
Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area
Clam River Fishery Area
Clark County Forest
Collins Marsh Wildlife Area
Copper Falls State Park
Coulee Experimental State Forest
Cranberry Lake Fishery Area
Crex Meadows Wildlife Area
Cylon Wildlife Area
Deansville Wildlife Area
Deer Creek Wildlife Area
Dell Creek Wildlife Area
Dewey Marsh Wildlife Area
Diamond Lake State Natural Area
Douglas County Forest
Douglas County Wildlife Area
Duck Creek PHG
Dunbar Barrens State Natural Area
Dunnville Wildlife Area
Eau Claire County Forest
Eddy Creek Fishery Area
Elk Creek Fishery Area
Emmons Creek Fishery Area
Engle Creek Springs Fishery Area
Evergreen River Fishery Area
Extensive Wildlife Habitat – Barron
Extensive Wildlife Habitat – Galbraith
Extensive Wildlife Habitat – Jefferson
Fish Lake Wildlife Area
Flambeau River State Forest
Flat Creek Wildlife Area
Florence County Forest
Forest County Forest
Forest County – Miscellaneous State Lands
Frederic Tower Site
French Creek Wildlife Area
Gardner Swamp Wildlife Area
Glacial Habitat Restoration Area (Dnr – Fond Du Lac)
Governor Earl Peshtigo River State Forest
Governor Knowles State Forest
Governor Thompson State Park
Grand River Marsh Wildlife Area
Grassy Lake Wildlife Area
Green Bay West Shores Wildlife Area – Brown
Green Bay West Shores Wildlife Area – Marinette
Green Bay West Shores Wildlife Area – Oconto
Hartman Creek State Park
Hay Creek – Hoffman Lake Wildlife Area
Hinkson Creek Fishery Area
Hoffman Hills Recreation Area
Honey Creek Wildlife Area
Horicon Marsh Wildlife Area
Ice Age Trail – Firth Lake
Ice Age Trail – Lincoln
Ice Age Trail – Marathon County
Iron County Forest
Jackson County Forest
Juneau County Forest
Kettle Moraine State Forest – Northern Unit – Ice Age National Scientific Reserve
Kettle Moraine State Forest – Southern Unit
Kimberly Clark Wildlife Area
Kissick Swamp Wildlife Area
La Budde Creek Fishery Area
Lake Mills Wildlife Area
Lake Noquebay Wildlife Area
Lakes Coulee Wildlife Area
Lambert Springs Fishery Area
Langlade County Forest
Lawrence Creek Wildlife Area
Liberty Creek Wildlife Area
Lincoln County Forest
Little Rice Wildlife Area
Little Wolf River Fishery Area (Portage)
Little Wolf River Fishery Area (Waupaca)
Loon Lake Wildlife Area
Lower Wolf River Bottomlands Natural Resource Area – Shawano
Lower Wolf River Bottomlands Natural Resources Area – Outagamie
Lowes Creek Streambank Protection Area
Maiden Rock Bluff State Natural Area
Maine Wildlife Area
Marathon County Forest
Marinette County Forest
Marinette County – Non County Forest
McCann Creek Fishery Area
McKenzie Creek Fishery Area
McKenzie Creek Wildlife Area
McMillan Wildlife Area
Mead Wildlife Area
Meadow Valley Wildlife Area
Mecan River Fishery Area
Menard Island Resource Area
Menominee River State Recreation Area
Merrill City Forest
Merrill School Forest
Miscellaneous Fish & Wildlife – Rhinelander
Monroe County Forest
Mud Lake Wildlife Area – Columbia
Mud Lake Wildlife Area – Dodge
Muddy Creek Wildlife Area
Mukwonago River SHA
Mullet Creek Wildlife Area
Namekagon Barrens Wildlife Area
Namekagon River State Habitat Area
Namekagon River – Trails End Road State Public Access
Navarino Wildlife Area
New Wood Wildlife Area
Nichols Creek Wildlife Area
North Branch Beaver Creek Fishery Area
North Country Nat'l Scenic Trail – Douglas
Northern Highland State Forest
Northwoods School Forest
Oak Ridge State Habitat Area – Western Prairie Habitat Restoration Area
Oconto County Forest
Oneida County Forest
Onion River Streambank Protection Area
Otter Creek Wildlife Area
Paradise Marsh Wildlife Area
Pattison State Park
Paul Olson Wildlife Area
Peninsula State Park
Pershing Wildlife Area
Peshtigo Brook Wildlife Area
Peter Helland Wildlife Area
Peters Marsh Wildlife Area
Pickerel Lake State Natural Area
Pike Wild River
Pine Island Wildlife Area
Pine River System Fishery Area
Pine – Popple Wild Rivers
Plover River Fishery Area
Point Beach State Forest
Polk County Forest
Powell Marsh Wildlife Area
Prairie River Fishery Area
Price County Forest
Radley Creek Fishery Area
REM – Hansell Creek
REM – Leer and Griffen Creek
REM – Peterson and Sannes Creek
REM – Whitcomb Creek
REM – Wolf River – Colic Slough
Remnant Areas – Portage County
Rhinlander School Forest
Rib River Fishery Area
Rice Beds Creek Wildlife Area
Richard A Hemp Fishery Area
Rocky Run Oak Savanna State Natural Area
Rome Pond Wildlife Area
Rusk County Forest
Rusk – Miscellaneous OSL
Sand Creek Fishery Area
Sand Creek Fishery Area – Polk
Sandhill Wildlife Area
Sawyer County Forest
Sawyer Creek Fishery Area
Scattered Forest Lands
Scattered Forest Lands – Iron
Scattered Forest Lands – Oneida
Scattered Forest Lands – Polk County
Scattered Forest Lands – Vilas
Scattered Wildlife – Barron
Scattered Wildlife – Dunn County
Scattered Wildlife – Trempealeau
Shaw Marsh Wildlife Area
Silvernail Wildlife Area
Sinnissippi Wildlife Area
South Branch Oconto River Fishery Area
South Shore Lake Superior Fishery Area
Spread Eagle Barrens State Natural Area
Spring Creek Wildlife Area
Spring Lake Fishery Area
St Louis River Streambank Protection Area
State Owned Islands – Lincoln
Statewide Habitat Areas – Lincoln County
Statewide Habitat Areas (Shawano County)
Statewide Habitat Areas – Adams
Statewide Habitat Areas – Eau Claire
Statewide Natural Area – Waushara County
Statewide Natural Areas – Iron County
Statewide Spring Ponds – Langlade
Statewide Spring Ponds – Marathon
Statewide Spring Ponds – Shawano
Straight Lake Wilderness State Park
Straight River Wildlife Area
Stream Bank Protection Fee Area – Wood County
Swan Lake Wildlife Area
Taylor County Forest
Tiffany Wildlife Area
Tom Lawin Wildlife Area
Tomahawk School Forest
Totagatic Lake Wildlife Area
Totogatic Wild River
Totogatic Wildlife Area
Town Corner Wildlife Area
Town of Gordon State Habitat Area
Trump Coulee Rearing Station
Turtle Flambeau Scenic Waters Area
Tuscobia State Trail
Underwood Wildlife Area
Upper Wolf River Fishery Area
Vernon County Forest
Vernon Wildlife Area
Vilas County Forest
Vilas Miscellaneous – Boulder Junction
Washburn County Forest
Washington Community Forest
Washington Creek Wildlife Area
Waterloo Wildlife Area
Weirgor Springs Wildlife Area
White River Fishery Area – Bayfield
White River Fishery Area – Waushara
White River Marsh Wildlife Area
White River Wildlife Area – Ashland
Willow Creek Fishery Area – Waushara County
Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area
Willow River State Habitat Area – Western Prairie Habitat Restoration Area
Wolf River Bottoms Wildlife Area
Wood County Forest
Wood County Wildlife Area
Woodboro Lakes Wildlife Area
Woods Flowage Fishery Area
Special rules that apply
Required
Blaze orange or fluorescent pink during firearm deer seasons
When and where a firearm deer season is in progress, it is illegal to hunt any game, except waterfowl, unless at least 50% of the hunter’s outer clothing above the waist is colo…
Required
Blaze orange or fluorescent pink on ground blinds on DNR lands during firearm deer seasons
It is illegal to: Use a ground blind during any open deer season or special deer hunt with firearms unless a minimum of 144 square inches of solid blaze orange or fluorescent pi…
Required
No baiting small game
It is illegal to bait any small game (including coyote and bobcat) for the purpose of hunting.
Required
Non-toxic shot for migratory and upland game birds on national wildlife refuges and federal waterfowl production areas
Only non-toxic shot may be possessed or used for hunting migratory and upland game bird species, including wild turkey, on all national wildlife refuges and federal waterfowl pr…