Raccoons: Non-residents Unlimited Statewide Oct. 29 – Feb. 15, 2023
Fox: Red and Gray Unlimited Statewide Oct. 15 – Feb. 15, 2023
Coyote Unlimited Statewide Year-round open hunting season
Bobcat 1 by permit
Northern Zone
(North of Hwy. 64) Period 1 Oct. 15 – Dec. 25
Southern Zone
(South of Hwy. 64 Period 2 Dec. 26 – Jan. 31, 2023
tachment device and passing it through
the animal’s mouth to eye opening, just
beneath the skin.
ƒ You must register your harvest with the
DNR by 5 p.m. the day after recovery by
visiting gamereg.wi.gov or by calling
844-GAME-REG (844-426-3734) AND you
must exhibit your bobcat to an autho-
rized DNR representative for certifica-
tion no later than seven days after the
month of harvest. The bobcat pelt must
be separated from the carcass and
both parts must be presented at the
time of certification.
ƒ The certification seal must remain
attached to the pelt until removed by
a fur dresser or taxidermist at time of
preparation.
ƒ It is illegal to transfer, give, trade, sell
or purchase any bobcat pelt unless it
bears a DNR carcass tag and certifi-
cation seal attached by an authorized
DNR representative.
ƒ The bobcat carcass will be retained by
the DNR for research purposes. Car-
casses are used to determine popula-
tion trends, which aid in establishing
harvest quotas. Hunters and trappers
may keep meat from bobcat carcasses
as long as the skull and body cavity,
including all internal organs, remain in-
tact. See the 2022 Trapping Regulations
for more information.
ƒ Hunters and trappers must submit a
portion of a harvested bobcat’s lower
jaw but may retain the top portion of
the bobcat skull. Full skulls sent to the
DNR will not be returned.
ƒ Night hunting for bobcats is prohibited.
