The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that bonus antlerless harvest authorizations, formerly know as tags, will be available for purchase starting at 10 am on Monday, August 16th online through the Go Wild license portal and at license sales locations. These authorizations are available in all deer management units for the coming season.
Bonus authorizations are sold at a rate of one per person per day until sold out or until the 2021 deer hunting season ends. Bonus authorizations are $12 each for Wisconsin residents, $20 each for non-residents, and $5 each for youth ages 11 and under.
In order to buy a bonus authorization, hunters will need to know the deer management zone and unit in which they intend to hunt. They will also need to determine whether they will hunt on public or private land to make their purchase.
The first three days of bonus sales are management zone-specific, and the fourth day is open to all zones:
- August 16th, 10 am – Northern and Central Forest (Zone 1)
- August 17th, 10 am – Central Farmland (Zone 2)
- August 18th, 10 am – Southern Farmland (Zone 2)
- August 19th, 10 am – Remaining bonus harvest authorizations (all zones)
As a reminder, a Farmland (Zone 2) antlerless harvest authorization is included with each deer hunting license purchase in units that offer them. Some units will offer more than one antlerless deer harvest authorization with each deer license.
