Officials in Wisconsin have held a regulated hunting season for white-tailed deer since 1851, just three years after statehood. It has varied greatly over the decades, including closed seasons, rules ...

Wisconsin's nine-day deer season, a staple for hunters statewide, begins at dawn on Saturday and runs through to the evening of Sunday, Dec. 1. Hunters eagerly await the season's opening, a tradition ...

Even though the gun deer hunt is over, there are still opportunities for Wisconsin deer hunters in December and January. Opportunities include muzzleloader, anterless-only and the antlerless-only ...

The Wisconsin DNR said the overall deer population this year is at least as high as 2024 and likely higher in many areas ...

The 2025-26 Wisconsin white-tailed deer hunting seasons will feature antlerless deer permits in all management units and, keeping with the recent trend, more of the state than ever will have extended ...

As of Nov. 14, 2025, baiting deer was prohibited in 60 of Wisconsin's counties and legal in 12, according to the DNR. The prohibitions are due to a state law that bans baiting and feeding deer in ...