DNR announced bonus anterless harvest authorizations

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced Monday that bonus antlerless harvest authorizations for the 2025 gun deer season will be available for purchase starting at 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 18. Bonus authorizations are sold at a rate of one per person per day until sold out or until the 2025 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.  The first three days of bonus sales are management zone-specific, and the fourth day is open to all zones. The Southern Farmland Zone day is August 20 at 10 AM.