Season
Deer · Antlerless-only Holiday Hunt
WI 2026-27 · Select Farmland Zone counties (52 participating)
Source:
WI DNR — Deer
Dec 24 – Jan 1, 2027
What you need to hunt
Special rules during this season
Zone
Select Farmland Zone counties (52 participating)
Shooting hours over the season
It is illegal to shoot at game before or after the shooting hours listed in the shooting hours tables (linked below). See the Shining and Night Hunting webpage for species that may be hunted at night.
First, determine your location on the Map of Zones for Shooting Hours. Add the minutes shown for the zone in which you are hunting to the opening and closing times listed in the appropriate shooting hours table below.
Source:
Calculating Shooting Hours
Times shown against the WI DNR pamphlet reference points — Northern Area at Powers, MI and Southern Area at Sheboygan, WI. Add up to ~20 min at the state's western edge (longitude zones B–F).
- Pheasant season shooting hours begin at 9 a.m. on the first day of pheasant season.
- At Richard Bong State Recreation Area, after Oct. 18, daily shooting hours close at 2 p.m. for all species except waterfowl south of State Hwy. 142 or archery deer hunting.
| Date | Northern Area | Southern Area |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:00 AM – 4:31 PM | 6:54 AM – 4:39 PM |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:00 AM – 4:31 PM | 6:54 AM – 4:39 PM |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:01 AM – 4:32 PM | 6:54 AM – 4:40 PM |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:01 AM – 4:33 PM | 6:55 AM – 4:41 PM |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:01 AM – 4:34 PM | 6:55 AM – 4:41 PM |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:01 AM – 4:34 PM | 6:55 AM – 4:42 PM |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:02 AM – 4:35 PM | 6:55 AM – 4:43 PM |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:02 AM – 4:36 PM | 6:55 AM – 4:44 PM |
| Fri, Jan 1 | 7:02 AM – 4:37 PM | 6:55 AM – 4:44 PM |