DNR Announces Sharp-Tailed Grouse Hunting Season for Fall 2025 - Central Wisconsin News

Sharp-Tailed Grouse Hunting Returns To Wisconsin For First Time Since 2018

WISCONSIN — The Wisconsin DNR has announced the return of the sharp-tailed grouse hunting season for the first time since 2018, with a limited hunt scheduled from Oct. 18 to Nov. 9, 2025. The decision follows years of habitat restoration and a growing grouse population in northwest Wisconsin, according to a recent news release from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. NEWS RELEASE The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) tod…

DNR announces sharp-tailed grouse hunting season for fall 2025 - Central Wisconsin News

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced Monday that a sharp-tailed grouse hunt will be held this fall, the first since 2018. The season will run from Oct. 18 to Nov. 9.

DNR Announces Sharp-Tailed Grouse Hunting Season For Fall 2025

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that a sharp-tailed grouse hunt will be held this fall, the first since 2018. The season will run from Oct. 18 to Nov. 9, 2025. An application period will run from June 30 until Aug. 1 for entry into a limited-drawing lottery. Preference points from prior years will be honored. Wisconsin has had a long history with sharp-tailed grouse. Beginning in the 1990s, sta…