- 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.
Small game hunting
| Game birds |
Type of license(s) required |
| Pheasant |
Small game hunting license and Pheasant Stamp |
| Ruffed Grouse |
Small game hunting license |
| Sharp-tailed Grouse |
Small game hunting license and must apply for a permit |
| Hungarian Partridge |
Small game hunting license |
| Bobwhite Quail |
Small game hunting license |
| Crow |
Small game hunting license |
| Small game and furbearers |
Type of license(s) required |
| Squirrels - Gray & Fox |
Small game hunting license |
| Cottontail Rabbit |
Small game hunting license |
| Snowshoe Hare |
Small game hunting license |
| Fox - red and gray |
Residents required to have a small game hunting license and
non-Residents required to have a furbearer license |
| Coyotes |
Residents required to have a small game hunting license and
non-Residents required to have a furbearer license |
| Raccoons |
Residents required to have a small game hunting license and
non-Residents required to have a furbearer license |
| Bobcat |
Residents required to have a small game hunting license and
non-Residents required to have a furbearer license and also successfully receive a permit by application |
| Opossum |
Small game hunting license |
| Skunk |
Small game hunting license |
| Weasel |
Small game hunting license |
- Contact information
- For information on upland game hunting, contact:
- Alaina Gerrits
Assistant upland wildlife ecologist
Bureau of Wildlife Management
608-261-8458
- For information on furbearers, contact:
- Curtis Twellmann
Assistant furbearer ecologist
Bureau of Wildlife Management
608-261-6452
- For information on migratory bird hunting, contact:
- Jeff Williams
Assistant migratory bird ecologist
Bureau of Wildlife Management
608-261-6458
Last revised: Monday June 17 2019
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