Wisconsin Hunting and Fishing Season

 

 

Flambeau Forest Outfitters provides Wisconsin hunting and fishing dates to help you plan your trip. FFO suggests you plan your trip with the state regulations in mind.

For more information on season dates, licensing, permits and other specific regulations, please visit The Wisconsin DNR.

 

2017 Fishing

Summer Free Fishing – First Saturday and Sunday in June (June 3 – 4, 2017)

Winter Free Fishing – Third Saturday and Sunday in January (January 21 – 22, 2017)

Northern Pike
General Inland Waters – First Saturday in May to the First Sunday in March of the Following Year

May 6, 2017 – March 4, 2018

Muskellunge
Northern Zone – inland waters north of U.S. Highway 10
Saturday nearest Memorial Day to November 30th

May 27, 2017 – November 30th, 2017

Southern Zone – inland waters south of U.S. Highway 10
First Saturday in May to December 31st

May 6, 2017 – December 31, 2017

Walleye and Sauger
General Inland Waters and Major Green Bay tributaries and tributaries to Lake Michigan north of Waldo Boulevard, Manitowoc (5 in total with 15” minimum length limit)

First Saturday in May to the First Sunday in March of the Following Year – May 6, 2017 – March 4, 2018

 

 

2017 Hunting

Upland Birds

Ruffed Grouse
Zone A – September 16, 2017 – January 31, 2018
Zone B – October 14 – December 8, 2017

Hungarian Partridge
Statewide (closed in Clark, Marathon and Taylor Counties) – October 14 (9 am) – December 31, 2017

Deer

Archery and Crossbow – September 16, 2017 – January 7, 2018
Youth Hunt – October 7 & 8, 2017
Gun – November 18 – 26, 2017
Muzzleloader – November 27 – December 6, 2017
Central Forest and Farmland Zone Antlerless – December 7 – 10, 2017
Southern Farmland Zone Holiday Hunt – December 24, 2017 – January 1, 2018

Black Bear

Zone C where dogs are not permitted
September 6 – October 10, 2017
With aid of bait and with all other legal methods NOT utilizing dogs

All other zones where dogs are permitted
October 4 – 10, 2017
With aid of bait and with all other legal methods NOT utilizing dogs

September 13 – October 3, 2017
WITH aid of dogs, with aid of bait and with all other legal methods

October 4 – 10, 2017
With bait ONLY, NOT utilizing dogs