Sep 12 – Jan 3, 2027
Legal weapons
BowCrossbow
What you need to hunt
Special rules during this season
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Sep 12 | 5:56 AM – 7:29 PM | 5:58 AM – 7:29 PM |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 5:57 AM – 7:27 PM | 5:59 AM – 7:27 PM |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 6:05 AM – 7:14 PM | 6:06 AM – 7:14 PM |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:14 AM – 7:00 PM | 6:14 AM – 7:01 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:23 AM – 6:46 PM | 6:22 AM – 6:48 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:32 AM – 6:33 PM | 6:31 AM – 6:36 PM |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:41 AM – 6:21 PM | 6:39 AM – 6:24 PM |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:51 AM – 6:09 PM | 6:48 AM – 6:13 PM |
| Sun, Nov 1 | 6:01 AM – 4:58 PM | 5:57 AM – 5:03 PM |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 6:11 AM – 4:49 PM | 6:07 AM – 4:54 PM |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6:20 AM – 4:41 PM | 6:16 AM – 4:47 PM |
| Sun, Nov 22 | 6:30 AM – 4:34 PM | 6:25 AM – 4:41 PM |
| Sun, Nov 29 | 6:39 AM – 4:30 PM | 6:33 AM – 4:37 PM |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 6:47 AM – 4:27 PM | 6:41 AM – 4:35 PM |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 6:53 AM – 4:27 PM | 6:47 AM – 4:35 PM |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 6:58 AM – 4:29 PM | 6:52 AM – 4:37 PM |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:01 AM – 4:33 PM | 6:55 AM – 4:41 PM |
| Sun, Jan 3 | 7:02 AM – 4:39 PM | 6:56 AM – 4:46 PM |