The following is a list of upcoming events, seasons, and important dates related to your Go Wild license sales. Dates are subject to change. Please check this calendar regularly for updates.
October 18
| Pheasant Season opens
| All hunters will need a small game license and pheasant stamp to hunt pheasants statewide.
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October 31
| Deadline to purchase Lake Winnebago Sturgeon Spearing License
| SELECT HERE for instructions how to sell it. This deadline does not apply to persons who win in the drawing for an Upriver Sturgeon tag.
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Nov 22-30
| Gun Deer Season
| Hunters require a Gun Deer License, which includes a statewide buck harvest authorization and the option for free farmland (zone 2) antlerless harvest authorizations. Licenses may be sold during the season. Learn more on the DEER HUNTING page. Note: Under the Lessor Weapon law, a hunter may hunt with a bow or crossbow under the authority of a gun deer license, but only during a deer firearm season. |
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November 28
| DNR Service Centers closed
| DNR Service Centers will be closed in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The DNR Call Center remains open from 7am-10pm.
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Dec 1-10
| Muzzleloader Deer Season
| Gun hunting is allowed with a muzzloader only during this season. There is no special muzzleloader deer license. Hunters will need a regular gun deer license and may use their unused gun buck tag, or any unused antlerless tags. Learn more on the DEER HUNTING page. NOTE: Archery and crossbow hunting are still allowed and proceed as normal during this season.
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December 10
| Deadline for Spring turkey and Bear applications
| The deadline to purchase is 11:59pm on Dec 10. The application products will be removed from Go Wild after that time. If an application does not show for a customer before the deadline, they may have already purchased it earlier in the year. Check their active products and points to confirm.
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December 11-14
| Statewide Antlerless Deer Hunt
| A statewide antlerless only deer hunt for all weapon types. Hunters will need a regular gun deer license and may use any unused antlerless harvest authorizations. Archery and crossbow hunting is allowed during this season, but is also limited to antlerless only during these four days. |
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December 24-25
| DNR offices and DNR Call Center closed
| DNR Service Centers and the DNR Call Center will be closed in observance of the holiday.
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Dec 24 - Jan 1, 2026
| Antlerless only Holiday Deer Hunt
| An antlerless only deer hunt in participating counties. Hunters may use any unused antlerless harvest authorization that is assigned to one of these counties, or may purchase bonus harvest authorizations for those counties, if still available. - Hunting in one of the participating counties: Both gun and archery hunting are allowed, and only antlerless deer may be taken by all weapons.
- Hunting outside the participating counties: Gun hunting not allowed. Archery hunting resumes as normal with both buck and antlerless.
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