As of Nov. 14, 2025, baiting deer was prohibited in 60 of Wisconsin's counties and legal in 12, according to the DNR. The prohibitions are due to a state law that bans baiting and feeding deer in ...

Hunters should follow the cardinal rules of hunting safety, also known as TAB-K: Treat every firearm as if it is loaded; ...

As of November 4, 2025, the archery season reports a harvest of 22,473 deer, with 12,769 buck harvests and 9,704 antlerless ...

Hunters registered 189,622 white-tailed deer during the 2024 Wisconsin nine-day gun deer season, an increase of 5% from the previous year and 1% higher than the five-year average, according to a ...

DNR reversed flood map changes for Druid Lake homes after community members spoke out about rebuilding restrictions through ...

MADISON, Wis. (WEAU) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is issuing an air quality advisory statewide. The advisory goes into effect Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. and ends Thursday, ...

The Wisconsin DNR announced Monday that it has concluded its efforts to trap a black bear that was involved in an attack in Barron County on July 12. Authorities say neither the bear involved, nor her ...

MADISON, Wis. (WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PRESS RELEASE) - With Father’s Day weekend fast approaching, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is urging all-terrain vehicle ...

In the wake of the discovery of round gobies this year in Lake Winnebago, the Department of Natural Resources is attempting to determine how widely distributed the species is in the Winnebago System, ...

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- Wednesday marks Opening Day for Wisconsin's spring turkey hunting season. As hunters take to the woods, Assistant Turkey and Pheasant Ecologist Alissa Kakatsch with Wisconsin's ...

PLUM LAKE, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wisconsin DNR is investigating a deadly snowmobile crash township of Plum Lake, Vilas County. At 7:04 p.m. on Saturday, Vilas County 911 Center received a call of a ...