A number of helpful tools will ensure you're up to speed with some new changes. 

The nine day gun deer hunt, a true staple in Wisconsin’s cultural framework, is almost here! First off, thank you for purchasing a license to deer hunt in Wisconsin – your contribution goes a long way in ensuring quality hunting opportunities now, and into the future.

Please note that when you register your deer, you will begin the registration process by providing the carcass tag number not your customer ID as in the past.  Please check your carcass tags for a tag number.  If one does not exist on your tag, please reprint the tag. 

If you have questions, please contact the WDNR Call Center at 888-936-7463. Please have this carcass tag number handy when registering your deer.  The carcass tag number is located near the top of your carcass tag as shown in the image found below.

We encourage you to utilize the many resources available to ensure to another great hunt. Once again, thank you for your continued investment in Wisconsin’s outdoors.  If you have any questions, please contact our Call Center at 1-888-WDNRINFo (1-888-936-7463). Staff are available 7 days a week, from 7 am to 10 pm.

In addition, Department staff would like to remind you of some helpful resources available to make sure you are ready for this year’s hunt.

• Deer Hunt 2016 – What do you need to know? (helpful one-page document with main changes)

• GameReg Tutorial and fact sheet

• Where can you find a place to hunt? 

• Go Wild frequently asked questions

The deer page (dnr.wi.gov, keyword “deer”) is an excellent first stop for finding more information. Here, you’ll find the following information (along with much more):

We’ve also provided an interactive map (dnr.wi.gov, keyword “DMU”) that will give you season info for every county in Wisconsin. For more information regarding deer hunting in Wisconsin, visit dnr.wi.gov and search keyword “deer.”

For more information, visit dnr.wi.gov and search keyword "deer."