A recent finding could change the way tags are awarded to spring turkey hunters in Wisconsin. For many years the Department of Natural Resources has held a drawing in winter to allocate about 60% of ...

Turkey hunting in Wisconsin has long been world-class. The 2025 spring wild turkey hunting season has added evidence to that claim. Hunters registered 50,071 wild turkeys this spring in the Badger ...

Slightly more than halfway through the 2025 Wisconsin spring wild turkey hunting season, hunters have registered 31,285 birds, about 7% fewer than the same time last year. This year's total includes ...

Applications for the 2026 black bear and spring turkey hunting seasons are due by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10 The drawing for 2026 black bear harvest authorizations will occur in February. Turkey ...

(WLUK) -- This year's spring turkey season in Wisconsin saw a 14% increase from the five-year average, according to the DNR. The 2025 spring turkey season started on April 12 with the two-day youth ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced preliminary totals for the 2025 spring turkey season. Wisconsin turkey hunters registered 50,287 birds this ...

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- Wednesday marks Opening Day for Wisconsin's spring turkey hunting season. As hunters take to the woods, Assistant Turkey and Pheasant Ecologist Alissa Kakatsch with Wisconsin's ...

MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) - The state’s youth turkey hunt begins this weekend. Youth hunters may use a harvest authorization for any period during the youth hunt, but they must hunt within the turkey ...

January 2026 marks the 50th anniversary of Wisconsin's wild turkey reintroduction. Here is what to know about the species in the state.