2017 Wild Rice Date-regulated Lake Openings - Update
The following date-regulated lakes are opening to wild rice harvest for the 2017 season:
Oneida County
- Gary Lake, opens September 11th
- Big Lake Thoroughfare, September 11th
For further information on harvesting wild rice, licensing, rules and regulations, common questions and answers, or to watch a short video on the tools and techniques of wild rice harvesting, visit the Wisconsin DNR's wild rice webpage by clicking here, or by searching the DNR homepage using keywords "wild rice." Future date-regulated lake opening and closure notifications will be sent as information becomes available.