Outdoor, Hunting and Fishing Reports from the Lakes, Rivers, Forests and Trails of Wisconsin's Polk and Burnett Counties.

Thursday, September 24, 2015

October DNR Dates to Remember

The busy fall seasons for fishing and hunter are upon us now. Below are a list of dates to put on your outdoors calendar. The below list and other dates & times for outdoor activities can be found on this website's Events and Reminders Page.

Checkout the PBO Events & Reminders Page

Please click on this link for a list of upcoming outdoor events in Burnett and Polk Counties.

If you would like an outdoor event you are organizing to be added to this calendar for free, please let us know. From organized trail rides & hikes to club meetings & fundraising event and everything in between. If it evolves enjoying the outdoors of Burnett and Polk County, we would like to share it with others here.




  • October 3rd | Duck season opens in the South Exterior Zone and runs through Oct. 11. Season reopens Oct. 17 and runs through Dec. 6.
  • October 3rd | Duck season opens in the Mississippi River Zone and runs through Oct. 9. Season reopens Oct. 17 and runs through Dec. 8.
  • October 3rd | Canada goose season opens in the Mississippi River Subzone and runs through Oct.9. Season reopens Oct. 17 and runs through Jan. 9.
  • October 3rd -11th | Special deer hunt open to people with disabilities who have a disabled hunting permit. The hunts are held by landowners who have agreed to sponsor the hunters on their property. Hunters must have registered to participate at a designated sponsor location by Sept. 1.
  • October 10th | Duck season closes in the Mississippi River zone; reopens Oct. 17 and runs through Dec. 9.
  • October 10th | Canada goose season closes in the Mississippi River subzone. Season reopens Oct. 17 and runs through Jan. 9.
  • October 10th - 11th | Youth deer hunt. Youth hunters ages 12 to 15 who have successfully completed a hunter education program and possess a gun deer hunting license may participate in this hunt. In addition, hunters ages 10 and 11, and youth 12 through 15 who have not completed hunter safety, can participate in the youth hunt with a hunt with a mentor license. Qualified hunters may harvest one buck deer on their gun buck deer carcass tag and additional antlerless deer with the appropriate carcass tag. Adults accompanying the youth may not gun deer and cannot accompany more than two youths. All hunting regulations apply, including blaze orange clothing requirements. Archery hunting remains open but archers must wear blaze orange. See regulations for additional requirements.
  • October 11th | Duck season closes in the southern zone; reopens Oct. 17 through Dec. 9.
  • October 11th | Canada goose season closes in the south exterior zone. Season reopens Oct. 17 and runs through Dec. 21.
  • October 13th | Black bear season closes. See current Wisconsin Bear Hunting Regulations for specific season dates and zones.
  • October 17th | Duck season in the southern and Mississippi River zones reopens through Dec. 8.
  • October 17th | Canada goose season in the south exterior zone and Mississippi River subzone reopens through Dec. 21 in the southern zone and Jan. 9 in the Mississippi River zone.
  • October 17th | Pheasant season opens at noon; runs through Dec. 31.
  • October 17th | Ruffed grouse in the zone B opens through Dec. 8.
  • October 17th | Bobwhite quail season opens at noon through Dec. 9.
  • October 17th | Hungarian partridge season opens at noon through Dec. 31 (closed in Clark Marathon and Taylor counties).
  • October 17th | Cottontail rabbit opens in southern zone at noon through Feb. 29.
  • October 17th | Raccoon gun and trapping for state residents opens through Feb. 15.
  • October 17th | Red and gray fox hunting and trapping opens through Feb. 15.
  • October 17th | Coyote trapping season opens through Feb. 15.
  • October 17th | Fisher trapping season opens in various zones, through Dec. 31.
  • October 17th | Period 1 hunting and trapping season for bobcat north of Hwy. 64 through Dec. 25.
  • October 24th | Muskrat season in the north, south and Winnebago zones opens through March 6.
  • October 24th |Mink season in the north, south and Winnebago zones opens through March 6.
  • October 31st | Lake trout season closes on waters of Green Bay and Lake Michigan and their tributaries.*
  • October 31st | Deadline to purchase Lake Winnebago system sturgeon spearing licenses.*
* Indicates date remains the same each year, except some permit deadlines may be extended one day if they fall on a Sunday or Federal Holiday.


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