Have you experienced the excitement of harvesting a banded game bird? Report your band recovery. Photo courtesy of Carol Steinmetz of Marshfield

Hunting

Sign up

for hunter safety. Required if you were born on or after January 1, 1973.

Buy

your hunting license.

Apply

for a permit and check permit status online.

Know

the regulations.

Related links

• Mississippi River Waterfowl Surveys [exit DNR]
• Hunting Horicon National Wildlife Refuge [exit DNR]
• USFWS Division of Migratory Bird Management [exit DNR]
• Waterfowl Hunting Management in North America [exit DNR]

Waterfowl hunting

The Wisconsin waterfowl hunter is one of the most dedicated and involved conservationists in the nation, contributing time and money to waterfowl management and habitat restoration. Wisconsin is a great waterfowl hunting state and one of the reasons is your enthusiasm and dedication to the sport. Waterfowl are enjoyed by many people in Wisconsin. Look below for more information on waterfowl reports and surveys, hunting regulations and other current issues.

Season information

• 2012 final waterfowl rule summary [PDF]
• Mississippi River duck zone [PDF]
• Waterfowl season dates
• Harvest Information Program (HIP) registration
• Regulations
• Federal waterfowl baiting regulations [exit DNR]
• Report bird band recoveries
• Youth waterfowl hunt
• Waterfowl Identification Guide [exit DNR]
• Tom Roster's nontoxic shot lethality table [PDF]

Waterfowl management

• Waterfowl rules process
• Waterfowl management information

Contact information

For information on waterfowl hunting, contact:

James Christopoulos
Assistant migratory game bird ecologist
Bureau of Wildlife Management
608-261-6458