Outdoors Calendar

• Hunting and Trapping Seasons
• Hunting and Trapping Regulations
• Fishing Seasons
• Fishing Regulations

* Indicates date remains the same each year, except some permit deadlines may be extended one day if they fall on a Sunday or Federal Holiday.

April 15 through July 31

• It is illegal to allow dogs to run on DNR lands and Federal Waterfowl Production Areas lands during this time unless the dog is on a leash no longer than 8 feet. Doe not apply to class 1 field trial grounds or DNR lands open to dog training.*

June 16

• Yellow perch season opens on Lake Michigan with a bag limit of five (5).*

June 20

• Northern zone bass season goes from catch-and-release to daily bag limits. Check current regulations for bag and size limits.

July 1

• Training dogs by pursuing bear allowed through August 31. (Note exception on DNR lands; see current Wisconsin bear hunting regulations for rules.)*

July 15

• Turtle season opens statewide through Nov. 30 for those species that are not listed as endangered or threatened.*

* Indicates date remains the same each year, except some permit deadlines may be extended one day if they fall on a Sunday or Federal Holiday.