License sales are not available by phone, but live operators
at the DNR Call Center are available to answer any questions hunters may have
about the permit application process. The call center is available from 7
a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week, at 888-WDNR-INFo (1-888-936-7463).
2018 fall season
dates are as follows:
Bobcat hunting and trapping:
- Period
1: Oct. 20 through Dec. 25
- Period
2: Dec. 26 through Jan. 31, 2019
Fisher (trapping only):
- Oct.
20 through Jan. 6, 2019
Otter (trapping only):
- North
Zone: Nov. 3 through Apr. 30, 2019
- South
Zones: Nov. 3 through Mar. 31, 2019
- Bobcat,
Fisher and River Otter
The statewide harvest quota for bobcat has
been approved and set at 800 and a combined 1,650 permits are available for
the 2018-19 season, which mark the fifth year of statewide bobcat harvest.
The statewide fisher quota for 2018 is 985
(the same level as last season), and a combined 5,420 fisher permits are
available. A statewide river otter quota has been set at 2,000, with 12,300 permits
available for trappers this season. New for 2018, the fisher and otter zones have been
consolidated and now match the bobcat zones. There is a Northern Zone and a
Southern Zone split by HWY 64 for all 3 species.
Wait times for permits vary depending on the
species and management zone. Visit https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Trap/
for details on trapping and preference points needed to draw a permit in 2017.
Drawings will take place in August, with
permits issued in September. Applicants can check their online account in
mid-September to see if they've been awarded a permit by visiting GoWild.wi.gov.
In addition to the permit, a trapping
license is required to trap bobcat, fisher and river otter. All
first-time trappers are required to complete a trapper education course
before buying a trapping license. Trapper education classes are posted
at GoWild.wi.gov.
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