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US state
Known for White-tailed deer

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin is one of the great whitetail states.

Agency links, deadlines, unit maps, and species opportunities are tied to official sources below.

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Unit Map / Units

Official GIS polygon layers render here when available. Click a unit polygon to ask Jeremiah for practical hunting background; seeded unit cards appear only when no GIS layer has been imported yet.

1 GIS layer

Wisconsin Deer Management Units

Official GIS source
species units
111 polygons

Species-specific hunt/tag/management boundaries.

203 - Central Forest Zone (203)Jackson - Central Farmland Zone (Jackson)Trempealeau - Central Farmland Zone (Trempealeau)Buffalo - Central Farmland Zone (Buffalo)Wood - Central Farmland Zone (Wood)Waupaca - Central Farmland Zone (Waupaca)Portage - Central Farmland Zone (Portage)Brown - Green Bay Metro Sub-unit - Central Farmland Zone (Brown)Fort McCoy - Central Farmland Zone (Fort McCoy)205 - Central Forest Zone (205)Monroe - Central Farmland Zone (Monroe)Manitowoc - Milwaukee Metro Sub-unit - Southern Farmland Zone (Manitowoc)Waushara - Central Farmland Zone (Waushara)206 - Central Forest Zone (206)Adams - Central Farmland Zone (Adams)Winnebago - Central Farmland Zone (Winnebago)Calumet - Central Farmland Zone (Calumet)Manitowoc - Central Farmland Zone (Manitowoc)204 - Central Forest Zone (204)Kenosha - Southern Farmland Zone (Kenosha)Kenosha - Milwaukee Metro Sub-unit - Southern Farmland Zone (Kenosha)Rock - Rock Metro Sub-unit - Southern Farmland Zone (Rock)Lafayette - Southern Farmland Zone (Lafayette)Rock - Southern Farmland Zone (Rock)Walworth - Southern Farmland Zone (Walworth)Green - Southern Farmland Zone (Green)Racine - Southern Farmland Zone (Racine)Racine - Milwaukee Metro Sub-unit - Southern Farmland Zone (Racine)Jefferson - Southern Farmland Zone (Jefferson)Waukesha - Milwaukee Metro Sub-unit - Southern Farmland Zone (Waukesha)Iowa - Southern Farmland Zone (Iowa)Milwaukee - Milwaukee Metro Sub-unit - Southern Farmland Zone (Milwaukee)Grant - Southern Farmland Zone (Grant)Dane - Madison Metro Sub-unit - Southern Farmland Zone (Dane)Dane - Southern Farmland Zone (Dane)Crawford - Southern Farmland Zone (Crawford)Richland - Southern Farmland Zone (Richland)Washington - Milwaukee Metro Sub-unit - Southern Farmland Zone (Washington)Ozaukee - Milwaukee Metro Sub-unit - Southern Farmland Zone (Ozaukee)Dodge - Southern Farmland Zone (Dodge)Sauk - Southern Farmland Zone (Sauk)Columbia - Southern Farmland Zone (Columbia)Vernon - Southern Farmland Zone (Vernon)La Crosse - La Crosse Metro Sub-unit - Central Farmland Zone (La Crosse)Sheboygan - Central Farmland Zone (Sheboygan)Sheboygan - Milwaukee Metro Sub-unit - Central Farmland Zone (Sheboygan)Fond du Lac - Central Farmland Zone (Fond du Lac)Marquette - Central Farmland Zone (Marquette)Green Lake - Central Farmland Zone (Green Lake)Juneau - Central Farmland Zone (Juneau)La Crosse - Central Farmland Zone (La Crosse)Marathon - Central Farmland Zone (Marathon)Menominee Reservation - Central Farmland Zone (Menominee Reservation)Oconto - Central Farmland Zone (Oconto)St Croix - Hudson Metro Sub-unit - Central Farmland Zone (St Croix)Taylor - Central Farmland Zone (Taylor)Chippewa - Central Farmland Zone (Chippewa)Dunn - Central Farmland Zone (Dunn)St Croix - Central Farmland Zone (St Croix)Burnett - Central Farmland Zone (Burnett)115 - Northern Forest Zone (115)112 - Northern Forest Zone (112)116 - Northern Forest Zone (116)120 - Northern Forest Zone (120)111 - Northern Forest Zone (111)125 - Northern Forest Zone (125)Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation - Northern Forest Zone (Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation)124 - Northern Forest Zone (124)Lac du Flambeau Reservation - Northern Forest Zone (Lac du Flambeau Reservation)109 - Northern Forest Zone (109)108 - Northern Forest Zone (108)122 - Northern Forest Zone (122)107 - Northern Forest Zone (107)113 - Northern Forest Zone (113)117 - Northern Forest Zone (117)101 - Northern Forest Zone (101)118 - Northern Forest Zone (118)106 - Northern Forest Zone (106)Bad River Reservation - Northern Forest Zone (Bad River Reservation)102 - Superior Metro Sub-unit - Northern Forest Zone (102)102 - Northern Forest Zone (102)105 - Northern Forest Zone (105)103 - Northern Forest Zone (103)104 - Northern Forest Zone (104)Outagamie - Central Farmland Zone (Outagamie)Lincoln - Central Farmland Zone (Lincoln)Langlade - Central Farmland Zone (Langlade)Door - Central Farmland Zone (Door)114 - Northern Forest Zone (114)110 - Northern Forest Zone (110)Marinette - Central Farmland Zone (Marinette)123 - Northern Forest Zone (123)119 - Northern Forest Zone (119)Barron - Central Farmland Zone (Barron)126 - Northern Forest Zone (126)Polk - Central Farmland Zone (Polk)Washburn - Central Farmland Zone (Washburn)Pepin - Central Farmland Zone (Pepin)Kewaunee - Central Farmland Zone (Kewaunee)202 - Central Forest Zone (202)201 - Central Forest Zone (201)Eau Claire - Eau Claire Metro Sub-unit - Central Farmland Zone (Eau Claire)Eau Claire - Central Farmland Zone (Eau Claire)Pierce - Central Farmland Zone (Pierce)Pierce - Hudson Metro Sub-unit - Central Farmland Zone (Pierce)Chippewa - Eau Claire Metro Sub-unit - Central Farmland Zone (Chippewa)Shawano - Central Farmland Zone (Shawano)Clark - Central Farmland Zone (Clark)Brown - Central Farmland Zone (Brown)Red Cliff Reservation - Northern Forest Zone (Red Cliff Reservation)121 - Northern Forest Zone (121)203BuffaloPortage205WausharaWinnebago204RockWalworthRacineIowaDaneRichlandDodgeVernonSheboyganGreen LakeMarathonSt CroixDunn115120Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation109107101Bad River Reservation105OutagamieDoorMarinetteBarronWashburn202Eau ClaireChippewaBrown
Map key
No district / excluded area
State outline
100 / 700 series
200 / 800 series
300 / 900 series
400 series
500 series
600 series
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Cream/white gaps are places not covered by this active district layer, such as reservations, national parks, lakes/water, or other excluded/non-district areas. Colors separate hunting-district number series for readability; always verify exact rules, species, and season dates against the official source.

GIS unit polygons are loaded for WI. Click any polygon on the map to open Jeremiah with unit background and opportunity notes.
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Agency source

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Opportunities

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Applications

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Unit map

GIS

ArcGIS Open Data GeoJSON download API (v3 endpoints)

Agency portals

Official agency, license/application, regulations, draw odds, and harvest stats.

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
US Midwest/South
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AgencyApplication portalRegulationsDraw odds / statsHarvest stats

Go Wild is Wisconsin DNR's official online licensing/registration system. Bear page links current drawing summaries/wait times; Wildlife Reports page includes deer harvest reports.

Official agency links are public. Private account tracking is available separately when saved application data exists.

Deadlines

Application, draw, reporting, and point purchase reminders.

No deadlines seeded yet.

Unit boundary source

Official map/GIS source for the future clickable unit-level map.

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Deer Management Zones, Units, and Metro Subunits
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
deer management unit
deer management zone
metro subunit

Format: ArcGIS Open Data GeoJSON download API (v3 endpoints)

Conversion: Imported via arcgis_opendata kind from the GeoJSON download endpoint of layer 2 of the official item. 111 polygons (98 unique unit IDs). Code field: DEER_MGMT_UNIT_ID. Name fields: DEER_MGMT_UNIT_NAME, DEER_MANAGEMENT_ZONE. Metro subunit overlay in METRO_SUBUNIT_NAME field (mostly blank, some Metro subunits like 'Green Bay').

License/source notes: Official WI DNR ArcGIS Open Data portal, org Wi_DNR_Data. 111 polygon features in the Deer Management Units layer (layer 2). Zone names: Northern Forest Zone (31 units), Central Forest Zone (6 units), Central Farmland Zone (50 units), Southern Farmland Zone (24 units). Unit IDs: numeric (100s series) for forest zones, county names for farmland zones. Updated Feb 2025. Accessible via data-wi-dnr.opendata.arcgis.com API (resolved previous dnrmaps.wi.gov REST timeout via Open Data API GeoJSON download pattern).

Open boundary source

Species available

Starter list for this jurisdiction.

No species data yet.

Applications

State/province-specific plans, submitted applications, draw status, and spend.

No applications yet.