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.
Nov 23 - Dec 1
| 9-Day 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. 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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December 2-11
| 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 harvest authorizations. 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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Dec 12-15
| 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
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Dec 24 - Jan 1, 2025
| 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.
SELECT HERE for the map of participating counties.
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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Dec 31 - Jan 1, 2025
| DNR offices and DNR Call Center closed
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Jan 6-31
| Extended Archery Deer Season (select deer management units only)
| The regular archery season closes on January 5, but there is an extention to the archery/crossbow season for select units across the state. Hunters are allowed to use their archery or crossbow licenses and any unused harvest authorizations to hunt in those select units. SELECT HERE for the map of participating extended archery units. |
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Jan 10
| ACH Sweep notice
| The final week of sales for the calendar year is December 31-January 6. As a result, the ACH sweep on your account will be "split" into two separate sweeps, both occuring on January 10. Add these two sweeps together to determine the full amount.
- Sales from Dec 31 will sweep on Jan 10
- Sales from Jan 1 – Jan 6 will sweep on Jan 10
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Jan 18-19
| Free Fishing Weekend
| Both residents and nonresidents may fish in Wisconsin without a license or trout stamp during these two days.
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