Aug. 1 is application deadline for 2013 fall turkey hunting season
Next Thursday, August 1st, is the deadline to apply for the 2013 fall turkey permit drawing. Permit applications must be submitted by midnight, and can be purchased from authorized license agents, over the Internet through the DNR's Online Licensing Center, or by phone toll free at 1-877-945-4236. Application and license fee information can be found by going to http://dnr.wi.gov/, keyword "license".
There will be 96,700 wild turkey permits available to hunters for the fall 2013 turkey hunting season, the same number of permits as offered in 2012. Any fall turkey permits remaining after the initial drawing will go on sale beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24. Leftover fall turkey permits will be sold by zone until sold out or the season ends. Hunters who receive a fall turkey permit in Zones 1-5 will be able to fill their unused permits during the extended season in the zone for which they were issued.
The fall turkey season runs from Sept. 14 through Nov. 21 for all seven of Wisconsin’s turkey management zones. In addition, an extended fall turkey season for Zones 1 through 5 will run from Dec. 2 to Dec. 31.
For more information, visit the DNR's turkey hunting page.