Through May 7, 2007

• From Sept. 15 through the first Saturday in May, hook and line fishing is prohibited from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise in all Lake Michigan tributaries except the Oconto River and its tributaries and the downstream portion of the Peshtigo River (see regulations for details).*

January 7

• Late archery deer season closes.

January 18

• Winter crow season opens, through March 20.

January 31

• Squirrel season closes.*
• Raccoon season closes*
• Ruffed grouse seasons closes in western zone.*

February 10

• Lake Winnebago Sturgeon Spearing Season opens. Season runs for 16 days or until the harvest level is reached. Season hours are 6:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. daily and will run until the harvest cap is reached or a maximum of 16 consecutive days, with the possibility of the season closing after one day if one of the harvest caps is reached. Sturgeon must be registered by 1:30 p.m. the day they are harvested. Under the new structure for the spearing season this year, there will be separate, annual spearing seasons for Lake Winnebago and for the system’s upriver lakes of Butte des Mort, Winnecone and Poygan. Previously the Upriver Season occurred only once every five years but was open to anyone who wanted to participate in it and bought a license. Spearers who wanted to participate in the first annual Upriver Lakes season had to submit an application by Aug. 1, 2006. Licenses for the upcoming season must have been purchased by Oct. 31 of the previous year.

February 15

• Coyote trapping season closes.*
• Red and gray fox gun and trapping seasons close.*

February 20

• Ice fishing shelters must be removed from Wisconsin-Iowa boundary waters.*

February 25

• Lake Winnebago system sturgeon spearing season closes unless season is closed earlier due to spearers reaching harvest caps.

February 28

• Cottontail rabbit season closes in northern and southern zones.*
• Mink trapping season closes in the northern, central and southern zones.

March 1

• Ice fishing shelters must be removed from Wisconsin-Minnesota boundary waters.*
• Lake trout season opens on Lake Michigan, Green Bay & Lake Michigan tributaries through Oct. 31.*

March 3

• Early catch-and-release only trout season opens statewide, with exception of spring ponds and Great Lakes tributaries; barbless hooks required. Season runs to midnight May 1.

March 4

• The fishing season for all game species closes on inland waters that do not remain open all year. Check the current fishing regulations for waters that remain open to fishing.
• The game fish season closes on tributary streams and ditches of Green Bay and the Fox River up to the first dam or lake (except yellow perch is open until March 15). There is an exception to this closure for portions of 9 major Green Bay Tributaries. Check the current fishing regulations for waters that remain open to fishing.

March 5

• Ice fishing shelters must be removed from inland waters south of Highway 64.*

March 15

• Ice fishing shelters must be removed from Lake Michigan, Green Bay, Lake Superior, inland lakes north of Highway 64, and Wisconsin-Michigan boundary waters.*
• Yellow perch season closes on Green Bay and its tributary streams and the Fox River from the mouth up to the De Pere Dam.*
• Beaver trapping season closes in the Mississippi River zone.

March 20

• Winter crow season closes.*

March 23

• Remaining permits not issued through the spring turkey permit drawing will be available for sale on a first-come, first served basis through license sales outlets, and DNR service centers. In addition, licenses can be purchased on line through the DNR Web site or by phone at 1-877-945-4236.beginning at noon. A complete list of units with the number of permits is available on the DNR Web site.

March 31

• Hunting, fishing, sports, and conservation patron licenses expire.*
• Otter trapping season closes in central and southern zone.
• Trout season opens on designated sections of some Lake Superior tributaries. See the current Wisconsin Trout Fishing Regulations and Guide for more information.

April 7 - 8

• Youth turkey hunt. Open to youth hunters 12 - 15 years of age (residents and non-residents) who possess a hunter education certification of accomplishment and a spring turkey license, stamp, and a valid carcass tag for the spring 2007 season.

April 11 - 15

• Spring turkey hunting period A

April 15 through July 31

• It is illegal to allow dogs to run on DNR lands and Federal Waterfowl Production Areas lands during this time unless the dog is on a leash no longer than 8 feet. Does not apply to class 1 field trial grounds or DNR lands open to dog training.*

April 16

• Spring Fish and Wildlife Rules Hearings and Conservation Congress county meetings held in every county.

April 18 - 22

• Spring turkey hunting period B

April 25 - 29

• Spring turkey hunting period C

April 28

• Frog season opens. Runs through Dec. 31

April 29

• Early catch-and-release only trout season closes at midnight. Season is artificial bait, barbless-hook only.
• Otter trapping season closes in the North zone.*

April 30

• The yellow perch season closes on Lake Michigan and tributaries. The season reopens June 16.*

May 2-6

• Spring turkey hunting period D

May 5

• General inland waters game fish opener (trout, walleye, northern pike, bass in the southern zone). Check current Wisconsin Hook and Line Fishing Regulations pamphlet for exceptions regarding specific game species and waters.
• Catch and release only bass season opens through June 14 in the northern zone.
• Muskellunge season in waters south of State Highway 10 opens.

May 9 - 13

• Spring turkey hunting period E

May 16 - 20

• Spring turkey hunting period F

May 20

• Yellow perch season opens on Green Bay, the Fox River and other Green Bay tributaries through March 15 with a bag limit of 10. Yellow perch season on Lake Michigan opens June 16.*
• Set or bank pole and setlines can be used on specified waters in the Wolf and Fox river basins through Sept. 30. Check the current Setline, Set or Bank Pole Regulations for open waters.

May 26

• Muskellunge season opens north of State Highway 10.

June 2 - 3

• Free Fishing Weekend. No license or stamps required to fish inland waters or outlying Wisconsin waters of the Great Lakes and Mississippi and St. Croix rivers. All bag and size limits and other regulations apply.

June 3

• State Parks Open House Day -- free admission to all state parks, forests and trails.

June 16

• Yellow perch season opens on Lake Michigan with a bag limit of five (5).*
• Northern zone bass season goes from catch-and-release to daily bag limits. Check current regulations for bag and size limits.

July 1

• Training dogs by pursuing bear allowed through August 31. (Note exception on DNR lands; see current Wisconsin bear hunting regulations for rules.)*

July 15

• Turtle season opens statewide through Nov. 30 for those species that are not listed as endangered or threatened.*

August 1

• Fall turkey hunting applications due.*
• Deadline to apply for goose hunting permits for the Collins and Horicon zones.*
• Sharp-tailed grouse permit application due.*
• Deadline to apply for bobcat, fisher and otter permits.
• Deadline for successful applicants to purchase or transfer Class A Bear License.*

August 6, 7, 8, & 9

• Public hearings on the proposed 2007 migratory game bird season hunting zones, season length and bag limits. The public hearings will all begin at 7 p.m. on the following dates at the locations listed.
• August 6, La Crosse – State Office Bldg, Rooms B-19 and B-20, 3550 Mormon Coulee Road
• August 7, Rice Lake – University of Wisconsin at Barron County, Room R228, Meggers Hall, 1800 College Drive.
• August 8, Appleton – Agricultural Services Center, Main conference room, 3369 West Brewster St.
• August 9, Waukesha – State Office Building, main conference room, 141 N. W. Barstow St.

August 25

• Over the counter sales of antlerless deer tags begin at noon at all license vendors.
• Permits to hunt deer in State Park deer management units during one or more deer hunting seasons including the archery, gun and muzzleloader seasons go on sale at noon on a first-come, first-served basis until they are all sold. The number of hunters allowed in these state parks is limited. In the past, hunters applied for access to hunt in one of these state parks through the Hunters’ Choice program, which has been discontinued this year. Now, hunters must purchase a $3 access permit online or at any DNR license sales location (same cost as the old hunters’ choice permit) for the park of their choice.

August 31

• Bear dog training by pursuing bear closes. It is illegal to train dogs from April 15 through July 31 on DNR lands, unless dogs are on a leash no longer than 8 feet, except for Class 1 field trail grounds or for bear dog training on DNR lands other than state parks after July 1.*

September 1

• Mourning dove hunting season opens through Oct. 30.*
• Wild ginseng season opens; through Nov. 1.*
• Early September Canada goose hunting season open in designated areas through Sept. 15. The season is open to all hunters who possess an Early September Canada Goose Hunting Permit. Hunters can purchase their permit for $3 from DNR offices and many license vendors through the last day of the season.
• Deadline for hunters with disabilities to apply to participate in a sponsored hunt.
• Hook-and-line lake sturgeon season opens on designated waters through Oct. 15*, except Wis./Mich. Boundary waters close Nov. 1. See current Guide to Wisconsin Hook and Line Fishing Regulations.

September 6

• Turkey hunting permits that remain after the drawing for the fall season will go on sale at **CORRECTION** 10 a.m. over-the-counter.

September 15

• Fall turkey hunting season opens through Nov. 15
• Early archery deer season opens statewide through Nov. 15 (late season runs Nov. 26 - Jan. 6, 2008; see current regulations for special zones).
• Ruffed grouse season opens in the Zone A through Jan. 31, 2008. (Zone B opens Oct. 20 - Dec. 8.)
• Cottontail rabbit season opens in the northern zone, runs through Feb. 28.
• Gray and fox squirrel season opens, runs through Jan. 31.
• Fall crow season opens, runs through Nov. 15.
• Early September Canada goose hunting season closes.

September 15 - 16

• Special two-day youth duck hunt. Open to youth 12 to 15 years of age who are hunter safety certified; all other state license requirements are waived except for HIP registration and Canada goose permit requirements; youths must be accompanied by adult. The bag limit and tag requirements apply for the respective zone. These days overlap with open goose season in most zones so adults will also be able to shoot geese but not duck during the youth hunt.

September 15 through December 31

• Illegal during this time to shine for wild animals between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.

September 15 through First Saturday in May

• From Sept. 15 through the first Saturday in May, hook and line fishing is prohibited from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise in all Lake Michigan tributaries except the Oconto River and its tributaries and the downstream portion of the Peshtigo River (see regulations for details).*

September 22

• Woodcock season opens through Nov. 5.

September 30

• Trout season closes on inland waters and on rivers flowing into Lake Superior from their mouths to the first impassable permanent barrier (unless listed otherwise in trout regulations).*
• Lake trout season on Lake Superior closes.*
• Set or bank pole and setline fishing season on specified waters in the Wolf and Fox river basins closes. Check the current Setline, Set or Bank Pole Regulations for open waters.*

October 1

• Period 2 Collins Zone Canada goose runs through Oct. 21.
• Hook and line fishing is prohibited from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise in all Lake Michigan tributaries except the Oconto River and its tributaries and the downstream portion of the Peshtigo River beginning on Sept. 15. The rule was changed this year. Previously the date had been Oct. 1 (see regulations for details).*

October 6-7

• Youth deer hunt. Youth hunters ages 12 to 15 who have successfully completed a hunter education program and possess a gun deer hunting license may participate in this hunt. Qualified hunters may harvest one buck deer on their gun buck deer carcass tag and additional antlerless deer with the appropriate carcass tag. Adults accompanying the youth may not gun deer and cannot accompany more than two youths. All hunting regulations apply, including blaze orange clothing requirements. Archery hunting remains open but archers must wear blaze orange. See regulations for additional requirements.

October 6-14

• Special deer hunt open to people with disabilities who have a disabled hunting permit. The hunts are held by landowners who have agreed to sponsor the hunters on their property. Hunters must have registered to participate at a designated sponsor location by Sept. 1.

October 7

• Canada goose season closes in the South Exterior Zone. Season reopens in the South Zone Oct. 13 and runs through Dec. 14.

October 9

• Black bear season closes. See current Wisconsin Bear Hunting Regulations for specific season dates and zones.

October 13

• Canada goose season reopens in the South Zone Oct. 13 and runs through Dec. 14.
• Canada goose season reopens in the Mississippi River Subzone and runs Dec. 27.

October 15

• Hook-and-line lake sturgeon season on designated waters closes (except Wis./Mich. boundary waters season closes Nov. 1). See current Guide to Wisconsin Hook and Line Fishing Regulations.*

October 20

• Pheasant season opens at noon; runs through Dec. 31.
• Ruffed grouse in the zone B opens through Dec. 8.
• Sharp-tailed grouse by permit opens through Nov. 5.
• Bobwhite quail season opens at noon through Dec. 6.
• Hungarian partridge season opens at noon through Dec. 31.
• Jackrabbit season opens through Nov. 15.
• Cottontail rabbit opens at noon in southern zone through Feb. 28.
• Raccoon gun and trapping for state residents opens through Jan. 31
• Red and gray fox hunting and trapping in the northern zone opens through Feb. 15.
• Coyote trapping season opens in the northern zone through Feb. 15, 2007.
• Hunting and trapping season for bobcat north of Hwy. 64 through Dec. 31.
• Muskrat season in the northern zone opens through Feb. 28, 2007.
• Mink season in the northern zone opens through Feb. 28, 2007.
• Fisher trapping season opens in various zones, through Dec. 31.

October 21

• Period 2 Collins Zone closes.

October 22

• Period 3 Collins Zone Canada goose runs through Nov. 16.

October 26

• Periods 1 and 2 Horicon Zone Canada goose close.

October 27

• Periods 3 and 4 Horicon Zone Canada goose run through Dec. 16.
• Fox season opens in the southern zone, through Feb. 15, 2007.
• Coyote trapping season opens in southern zone through Feb. 15, 2007.
• Mink season opens in central (through Dec. 31) and Winnebago (through March 15) zones.
• Muskrat season opens in south zone (through Feb. 28) and Winnebago zone (through March 15).

October 30

• Mourning dove season closes.*

October 31

• Lake trout season closes on waters of Green Bay and Lake Michigan and their tributaries.*
• Deadline to purchase Lake Winnebago system sturgeon spearing licenses.*

November 1

• Wild ginseng season closes.*
• Hook-and-line lake sturgeon season closed on Michigan boundary waters.*

November 3

• Beaver trapping season opens in the northwest zone (A), northeast zone (B) through April 30 and in the southern zone (C) through March 31.
• Otter trapping season opens in all zones and runs through April 30 in the North zone and through March 31 in the Central zone and South zone.
• Non resident raccoon season opens through Jan. 31.

November 5

• Woodcock season closes.

November 11

• Sharp-tailed grouse season closes.

November 15

• Early archery deer season closes statewide. Reopens Nov. 26 through Jan. 6.
• Fall turkey hunting season closes.
• Jackrabbit season closes.*
• Fall crow season closes.
• Trout and salmon fishing closes on downstream section of Lake Superior tributaries that remained open after Sept. 30. (see current trout fishing regulations for stream sections).*

November 16

• Collins zone Canada goose hunting period 3 closes.
• It is illegal to hunt with a firearm the day before the gun deer season opens, except for waterfowl hunting or hunting on licensed game farms or shooting preserves.

November 17

• Regular gun deer season open through Nov. 25.
• Late gun deer season opens in CWD disease eradication and herd reduction zones through Dec. 9. See special CWD regulations in the current deer hunting regulations pamphlet for details.

November 20

• Northern zone duck season closes.

November 25

• Regular gun deer season closes.

November 26

• Muzzleloader season opens through Dec. 5.
• Late archery season opens through Jan. 6.

November 30

• Muskellunge season closes.*
• Turtle season closes. *

December 1

• Lake trout season on Lake Superior opens, through Sept. 30.*

December 2

• Southern zone duck season closes.

December 5

• Muzzleloader deer season closes.

December 6 - 9

• Late statewide antlerless-only firearm hunt. Hunters may use Herd Control and Earn-a-Buck antlerless deer carcass tag in deer management units with those designations. Hunters in regular units must purchase a unit-specific antlerless deer carcass tag to hunt in those units. Archery season will also remain open in these units during these four days but is restricted to the harvest of antlerless deer. Blaze orange requirements apply for all hunters during this time period.

December 8

• Ruffed grouse season closes in the eastern zone.*

December 9

• Canada goose season in the north exterior zones closes at sunset. Check current waterfowl regulations for subzone season dates.
• Late gun deer season closes in CWD disease eradication and herd reduction zones. See special CWD regulations in the current deer hunting regulations pamphlet for details.

December 10

• Spring turkey permit application deadline.*
• Application deadline for bear hunting kill permit.*

December 12

• Bobwhite quail season closes.

December 14

• Canada goose season closes in the south exterior zone. Check current waterfowl regulations for subzone season dates.

December 16

• Horicon zone Canada goose hunting periods 3 & 4 close.

December 27

• Canada goose season closes in the Mississippi River Subzone

December 31

• **CORRECTION** The ruffed grouse season does not closes in the Northern Zone until Jan. 31, 2008.
• Pheasant season closes.*
• Hungarian partridge season closes.*
• Bobcat hunting and trapping season closes.*
• Fisher trapping season closes.*
• Frog season closes.*