The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds black bear and wild turkey hunters the 2021 season application deadline is nearly here.
The applications must be turned in by midnight tonight to an authorized license agent. While harvest numbers from the 2020 black bear season are not finalized.
Preliminary estimates show that hunters harvested more than 4,100 bears. DNR staff and the Bear Advisory Committee are currently determining 2021 harvest quotas.
Turkey harvest authorizations are issued through a preference-based drawing system. Applicants may choose up to two time period and zone combinations that they would like to hunt. As a third choice, applicants may choose one zone in which they will accept a harvest authorization for any period.
Click the following links for more information about Bear hunting and Turkey Hunting.
