Hunting Bag Limits
What Are the Bag Limits for Wisconsin Hunting Seasons?
Curious how many deer, game birds, or bears you can bring home this season? To stay within Wisconsin’s hunting regulations, it’s essential to know and follow the bag limits for each species you pursue throughout the year.
Here’s a quick overview of the current statewide bag limits to help you plan a safe, legal, and successful hunting season.
| Species | Limits |
|---|---|
| Deer | 1 buck deer per harvest authorization 1 antlerless deer per unused antlerless authorization |
| Turkey | 1 turkey (Fall) 1 bearded or male per hunter (Youth Season) 1 bearded or male per harvest authorization (Spring) |
| Ducks | 6 per day (3x daily in possession) |
| Coots | 15 per day (3x daily in possession) |
| Mourning and White-Winged Dove | 15 per day (3x daily in possession) |
| Early Teal | 6 per day (3x daily in possession) |
| Gallinules | 15 per day (3x daily in possession) |
| Woodcock | 3 per day (3x daily in possession) |
| Snipe | 8 per day (3x daily in possession) |
| Bear | 1 per carcass tag |
| Elk | 1 bull elk per elk carcass tag |
| Cottontail Rabbit | 3 per day (3x daily in possession) |
| Snowshoe Hare | No limit |
| Squirrel | 5 per day (3x daily in possession) |
| Pheasant | 1 rooster per day (opening weekend), 2 roosters per day (remainder of the season) |
| Bobwhite Quail | 5 per day (3x daily in possession) |
| Ruffed Grouse | 5 per day, 3x daily in possession (Zone A) 2 per day, 3x daily in possession (Zone B) |
| Sharp-tailed Grouse | TBD |
| Raccoon | No limit |
| Fox | No limit |
| Bobcat | 1 per permit |
| Coyote | No limit |
| Early Goose | 5 Canada, 20 Snow, Blue, or Ross (3x daily in possession) |
| Regular Goose (North Zone): | 3 Canada, 20 Snow, Blue, or Ross, 1 Brant, 1 Greater White-Fronted per day (3x daily in possession) |
| Regular Goose (Southern and Mississippi River Zone | 3 Canada per day (first portion of the season), 5 per day (Holiday hunt) (3x daily in possession) |
| Rail (Virginia or Sora) | 25 per day (3x daily in possession) |
| Snow, Blue, & Ross Geese | 20 per day |
| Hungarian Partridge | 3 per day (3x daily in possession) |
