DNR News Release Header Image [ [link removed] ]




*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: *Sept. 1, 2023
*Contact:?*Taylor Finger, DNR Game Bird Ecologist
[email protected] or 608-212-7923

*
Early Goose Hunting Season Now Open
*

?

Two Canada geese flying a few feet above a marsh.

The 2023 early goose season opened Sept. 1 and remains open across Wisconsin through Sept. 15. / Photo Credit: Tom Koerner/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

*MADISON, Wis.*?? The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters that the 2023 early goose season opened today, Sept. 1. This early opportunity is available to hunters in every part of the state and will remain open through Sept. 15.

The early goose hunting season has an increased daily bag limit of five Canada geese and targets Wisconsin?s resident goose population before the fall migration through the state. The 2023 population estimate for Wisconsin-breeding Canada geese is nearly 170,000, almost 60% higher than the long-term average.

While the early goose season is uniformly regulated across the state, Wisconsin?s regular goose season dates vary by zone, so hunters should know which zone they are hunting in [ [link removed] ]. The regular goose seasons in the Northern, Southern and Mississippi zones all open on Sept. 16, but daily bag limits are reduced, and season closing dates are staggered depending on a hunter?s zone.

The goose season will run for a total of 92 days in each zone. The Northern Zone?s season will run consecutively from the opener on Sept. 16 through Dec. 16. The Southern and Mississippi zones will both have two splits in their respective seasons from Oct. 9 ? 13 and Dec. 4 ? 15. These splits, which are the same in both zones for the first time, will allow for an open season over the winter holidays, closing on Jan. 2, 2024.

While out in the field, goose hunters must carry either an electronic or physical copy of their Canada goose harvest permit and license [ [link removed] ] at all times. Acceptable methods of proof [ [link removed] ] include a paper copy, a DNR-approved PDF displayed on a mobile device, a Wisconsin driver's license or a Go Wild Conservation Card.

More information on goose hunting, including?how to find places to hunt [ [link removed] ]?and the?regulations [ [link removed] ], can be found on the DNR?s waterfowl hunting webpage [ [link removed] ].







________________________________________________________________________

[ [link removed] ]

[ [link removed] ]

[ [link removed] ]? ? [ [link removed] ]? ? [ [link removed] ]? ?? [ [link removed] ]? [ [link removed] ]

[ [link removed] ] Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page [ [link removed] ]. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com [ [link removed] ].


________________________________________________________________________

This email was sent to [email protected] using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources ? 101 S. Webster Street?? Madison, WI 53707-7921?? 608-266-2621 GovDelivery logo [ [link removed] ]