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Wisconsin Hunting Calendar - Season Dates |
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2008 Season Dates White-tailed Deer (non-CWD units and non-metro units) Due to pending rules, these deer seasons may be modified. * Bow - Sept. 13 - Nov. 20, 2008 and Dec. 1, 2008 - Jan. 4, 2009 * Gun - Nov. 22 - Nov. 30, 2008 * Muzzleloader - Dec. 1 - Dec. 10, 2008 * Youth Deer Hunt - Oct. 11 & 12, 2008 * Statewide Antlerless Hunt - Dec. 11 - Dec. 14, 2008 * CWD Zones Season Dates **See the 2008 Deer Hunting Regulations for October anterless only gun hunting opportunities likely to be in place on October 16-19; list of Herd Control and Earn-a-Buck units; and for CWD hunt dates. Black Bear Zone C where dogs are not permitted: - Sept. 3 - Oct. 7, 2008 All other zones where dogs are permitted: Sept. 3 - Sept. 9, 2008 * with aid of bait * with other methods not utilizing dogs Sept. 10 - 30, 2008 * with aid of dogs * with aid of bait * with other methods Oct. 1 - Oct. 7, 2008 * with aid of dogs only Wild Turkey Youth Turkey Hunt: April 12 - 13, 2008 2008 Spring Open Zones: * Period A: Apr 16 - 20, 2008 * Period B: Apr 23 - 27, 2008 * Period C: Apr 30 - May 4, 2008 * Period D: May 7 - 11, 2008 * Period E: May 14 - 18, 2008 * Period F: May 21 - 25, 2008 2008 Fall Season - September 13 - November 20, 2008 Ring-necked Pheasant Statewide - Oct. 18 (noon) - Dec. 31, 2008 Ruffed Grouse * Zone A - Sept. 13 - Jan. 31, 2009 * Zone B - Oct. 18 - Dec. 8, 2008 Sharp-tailed Grouse Oct. 18 - Nov. 9, 2008 Bobwhite Quail Statewide - Oct. 18 (noon) - Dec. 10, 2008 Gray (Hungarian) Partridge Statewide* - Oct. 18 (noon) - Dec. 31, 2008 *Closed in Clark, Marathon, and Taylor Counties Crow * Jan. 18 – March 20, 2008 * Sept. 13 - Nov. 20, 2008 Mourning Dove Statewide - Sept. 1 - Oct. 30, 2008 Cottontail Rabbit * Northern Zone - Sept. 13, 2008 - Feb. 28, 2009 * Southern Zone - Oct. 18 (noon), 2008 - Feb. 28, 2009 Gray and Fox Squirrels Statewide - Sept. 13, 2008 - Jan. 31, 2009 Raccoon * Resident Hunting/Trapping - Oct. 18, 2008 - Jan. 31, 2009 * Non-Resident Furbearer - Nov. 1, 2008 - Jan. 31, 2009 Fox (All Species) * Northern Zone - Oct. 18, 2008 - Feb. 15, 2009 * Southern Zone - Oct. 25, 2008 - Feb. 15, 2009 Coyote Hunting: Continuous open season except closed in the northern Wisconsin wolf management zone during the regular gun deer, December antlerless only, and muzzleloader seasons. Trapping: * Northern Zone - Oct. 18, 2008 - Feb. 15, 2009 * Southern Zone - Oct. 25, 2008 - Feb. 15, 2009 Opossum, Skunk, Weasel, and Snowshoe Hare No season limits, bag limits, size limits, or possession limits Protected Species Hunting Protected Species such as badger, woodchuck, wolf, elk, jackrabbit and flying squirrel is prohibited. See Small Game Regulations for more details. Beaver Trapping Only: * Zone A (Northwest) - Nov. 1, 2008 - April 30, 2009 * Zone B (Northeast) - Nov. 1, 2008 - April 30, 2009 * Zone C (South) - Nov. 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009 * Zone D (Mississippi River) - Day after duck season closes to March 15, 2009. Muskrat * Northern Zone - Oct. 18, 2008 - Feb. 28, 2009 * South Zone - Oct. 25, 2008 - Feb. 28, 2009 * Winnebago - Oct. 25, 2008 - March 15, 2009 * Mississippi River - Begins the day after duck season closes or the second Monday in November, whichever occurs first, and ends February 28, 2009. Mink * North Zone - Oct. 18, 2008 - Feb. 28, 2009 * South Zone - Oct. 25, 2008 - Feb. 28, 2009 * Winnebago - Oct. 25, 2008 - March 15, 2009 * Mississippi River - Begins the day after duck season closes or the second Monday in November, whichever occurs first, and ends on February 28, 2009. Otter Permits required Trapping Only: * Northern Zone - Nov. 1, 2008 - April 30, 2009 * Central Zone - Nov. 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009 * South Zone - Nov. 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009 Fisher Permits required Trapping Only: * Various Zones - Oct. 18 - Dec. 31, 2008 Bobcat Back to Top Permits required Hunting/Trapping: * North of Hwy 64 - Oct. 18 - Dec. 31, 2008 Waterfowl Each year, the Natural Resources Board (NRB) determines the waterfowl season dates at their annual meeting in August. Yearly regulations and season dates are based on the US Fish and Wildlife Service framework limitations and public input that is gathered during the public comment period the week prior to the NRB meeting. Early September Canada Goose Season Dates: September 1-15, 2008 Woodcock: Sept. 20 - Nov. 3, 2008. |