The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced that the fall 2021 sharp-tailed grouse hunting season remains closed due to the spring surveys results and concerns over the future viability of the sharp-tailed grouse population.
Permits and applications will not be available or accepted this year.
Each year, the sharp-tailed grouse advisory committee, which consists of interested conservation groups and DNR wildlife biologists, uses spring dancing ground surveys to evaluate the size of the population.
The recommendation to keep the sharp-tailed grouse hunting season closed follows the review of spring 2021 survey data, historical data trends, and scientific models that indicate a potential marked decrease in population viability if hunting were to take place this fall.
This is the third year the season has been closed.
