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Wisconsin Deer Management Units
98 deer units with a page each: 60 farmland units named for their counties, 32 numbered forest units, five tribal non-quota units and Fort McCoy, with 14 metro sub-units inside them.
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Four deer zones and their units
A Wisconsin deer license comes with a buck authorization good anywhere, but antlerless deer are managed unit by unit. Each unit has a 2026 antlerless quota set by the Natural Resources Board on the advice of its County Deer Advisory Council, bonus antlerless authorizations split between public-access and private land, and, in the Farmland zones, one to five free antlerless authorizations with every license. Farmland units follow county lines and some counties are split between a Central Farmland unit and forest units; Northern Forest units 101 to 126 follow roads and habitat and were redrawn for 2025. Pick the unit where you will hunt, then check its page for the counties, the quota, the late-season options, CWD and baiting status and the public land inside it.
Northern Forest Zone
26 units, 2026 antlerless quota 21,990, initial bonus tags 96,855.
Central Forest Zone
6 units, 2026 antlerless quota 4,425, initial bonus tags 10,825.
Central Farmland Zone
40 units, 2026 antlerless quota 199,640, initial bonus tags 114,550.
Southern Farmland Zone
20 units, 2026 antlerless quota 78,950, initial bonus tags 46,615.
Tribal and military units
Bad River, Lac Courte Oreilles, Lac du Flambeau, Red Cliff and Menominee reservations are non-quota units open only with tribal permission; Fort McCoy issues its own permits.
2026 antlerless quota and initial permit availability, deer harvest report, checked October 19, 2026.
All 98 Wisconsin deer units
Latest harvest is the newest year in Deer Metrics for the unit: 2025 for most units, earlier years for the tribal units and Fort McCoy.
| Unit | Zone | Counties | Antlerless quota | Bonus public / private | Free Farmland tags | Late seasons | Latest harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMU 101 | Northern Forest | Douglas | 120 | 180 / 120 | – | – | 1,194 (2025) |
| DMU 102 | Northern Forest | Bayfield, Douglas | 925 | 1,350 / 2,500 | – | – | 2,184 (2025) |
| DMU 103 | Northern Forest | Bayfield | 470 | 450 / 1,600 | – | – | 1,134 (2025) |
| DMU 104 | Northern Forest | Ashland | – | – | – | – | 0 (2025) |
| DMU 105 | Northern Forest | Ashland | 35 | 60 / 60 | – | – | 57 (2025) |
| DMU 106 | Northern Forest | Ashland, Bayfield | 710 | 650 / 2,300 | – | – | 1,250 (2025) |
| DMU 107 | Northern Forest | Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Sawyer… | 2,155 | 5,650 / 3,400 | – | – | 2,406 (2025) |
| DMU 108 | Northern Forest | Burnett, Polk, Washburn | 2,850 | 3,750 / 7,775 | – | – | 3,490 (2025) |
| DMU 109 | Northern Forest | Rusk, Sawyer, Washburn | 1,870 | 3,200 / 6,000 | – | – | 2,681 (2025) |
| DMU 110 | Northern Forest | Chippewa, Rusk, Taylor | 1,765 | 1,000 / 6,950 | – | – | 3,544 (2025) |
| DMU 111 | Northern Forest | Rusk, Sawyer | 685 | 750 / 2,500 | – | – | 1,366 (2025) |
| DMU 112 | Northern Forest | Price, Rusk, Sawyer | 625 | 1,760 / 1,735 | – | – | 1,398 (2025) |
| DMU 113 | Northern Forest | Ashland, Bayfield, Price, Sawyer | 1,155 | 1,900 / 2,750 | – | – | 1,776 (2025) |
| DMU 114 | Northern Forest | Taylor | 850 | 250 / 3,300 | – | – | 2,131 (2025) |
| DMU 115 | Northern Forest | Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor | 1,430 | 1,000 / 5,000 | – | – | 3,013 (2025) |
| DMU 116 | Northern Forest | Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Vilas | 0 | 0 / 0 | – | – | 1,218 (2025) |
| DMU 117 | Northern Forest | Ashland, Iron, Oneida, Price… | 550 | 1,000 / 1,100 | – | – | 895 (2025) |
| DMU 118 | Northern Forest | Ashland, Iron | 90 | 150 / 150 | – | – | 475 (2025) |
| DMU 119 | Northern Forest | Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Price… | 1,190 | 1,250 / 4,650 | – | – | 2,516 (2025) |
| DMU 120 | Northern Forest | Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida… | 545 | 500 / 1,800 | – | – | 1,155 (2025) |
| DMU 121 | Northern Forest | Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas | 695 | 1,500 / 2,000 | – | – | 1,615 (2025) |
| DMU 122 | Northern Forest | Forest, Vilas | 330 | 600 / 1,000 | – | – | 802 (2025) |
| DMU 123 | Northern Forest | Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida | 795 | 1,500 / 2,200 | – | – | 1,726 (2025) |
| DMU 124 | Northern Forest | Florence, Forest, Oneida, Vilas | 320 | 650 / 800 | – | – | 1,226 (2025) |
| DMU 125 | Northern Forest | Florence, Forest, Marinette | 725 | 500 / 2,650 | – | – | 2,310 (2025) |
| DMU 126 | Northern Forest | Forest, Langlade, Marinette, Oconto | 1,105 | 1,735 / 3,180 | – | – | 3,288 (2025) |
| DMU 201 | Central Forest | Eau Claire | 700 | 750 / 1,600 | – | – | 949 (2025) |
| DMU 202 | Central Forest | Clark | 775 | 650 / 2,000 | – | – | 1,586 (2025) |
| DMU 203 | Central Forest | Jackson | 450 | 1,125 / 750 | – | – | 1,167 (2025) |
| DMU 204 | Central Forest | Wood | 500 | 250 / 550 | – | – | 598 (2025) |
| DMU 205 | Central Forest | Monroe | 1,600 | 600 / 1,000 | – | – | 448 (2025) |
| DMU 206 | Central Forest | Juneau | 400 | 300 / 1,250 | – | – | 657 (2025) |
| Adams | Central Farmland | Adams | 8,000 | 3,000 / 7,000 | 2 | Holiday + ext. archery | 6,148 (2025) |
| Barron | Central Farmland | Barron | 4,500 | 1,000 / 3,500 | 2 | Holiday | 6,376 (2025) |
| Brown | Central Farmland | Brown | 2,700 | 200 / 750 | 2 | Holiday + ext. archery | 3,627 (2025) |
| Buffalo | Central Farmland | Buffalo | 4,300 | 175 / 750 | 3 | – | 5,806 (2025) |
| Burnett (Central Farmland) | Central Farmland | Burnett | 1,600 | 500 / 2,400 | 2 | Holiday + ext. archery | 2,861 (2025) |
| Calumet | Central Farmland | Calumet | 1,480 | 200 / 650 | 1 | – | 1,481 (2025) |
| Chippewa (Central Farmland) | Central Farmland | Chippewa | 5,000 | 600 / 3,200 | 2 | Holiday + ext. archery | 6,315 (2025) |
| Clark (Central Farmland) | Central Farmland | Clark | 7,000 | 0 / 2,000 | 3 | – | 8,849 (2025) |
| Door | Central Farmland | Door | 4,000 | 250 / 750 | 5 | Holiday + ext. archery | 4,302 (2025) |
| Dunn | Central Farmland | Dunn | 15,000 | 500 / 3,000 | 3 | Holiday | 9,118 (2025) |
| Eau Claire (Central Farmland) | Central Farmland | Eau Claire | 2,600 | 300 / 1,000 | 2 | Holiday + ext. archery | 3,672 (2025) |
| Fond du Lac | Central Farmland | Fond du Lac | 3,500 | 1,200 / 1,500 | 2 | Holiday + ext. archery | 4,642 (2025) |
| Green Lake | Central Farmland | Green Lake | 4,500 | 300 / 750 | 3 | Holiday + ext. archery | 4,589 (2025) |
| Jackson (Central Farmland) | Central Farmland | Jackson | 5,000 | 0 / 1,500 | 2 | Holiday + ext. archery | 4,911 (2025) |
| Juneau (Central Farmland) | Central Farmland | Juneau | 4,500 | 650 / 4,000 | 2 | Holiday + ext. archery | 4,295 (2025) |
| Kewaunee | Central Farmland | Kewaunee | 3,500 | 300 / 800 | 4 | Holiday + ext. archery | 3,110 (2025) |
| La Crosse | Central Farmland | La Crosse | 4,000 | 400 / 1,200 | 3 | Holiday + ext. archery | 4,515 (2025) |
| Langlade (Central Farmland) | Central Farmland | Langlade | 1,100 | 750 / 3,300 | 2 | – | 2,007 (2025) |
| Lincoln (Central Farmland) | Central Farmland | Lincoln | 710 | 0 / 1,900 | 1 | – | 1,426 (2025) |
| Manitowoc | Central Farmland | Manitowoc | 5,400 | 300 / 2,200 | 2 | Holiday + ext. archery | 4,513 (2025) |
| Marathon | Central Farmland | Marathon | 6,500 | 1,000 / 3,500 | 2 | – | 12,041 (2025) |
| Marinette (Central Farmland) | Central Farmland | Marinette | 3,900 | 300 / 1,500 | 2 | – | 7,552 (2025) |
| Marquette | Central Farmland | Marquette | 10,000 | 2,000 / 8,000 | 4 | Holiday + ext. archery | 7,790 (2025) |
| Monroe (Central Farmland) | Central Farmland | Monroe | 6,000 | 600 / 1,500 | 4 | Holiday + ext. archery | 8,137 (2025) |
| Oconto (Central Farmland) | Central Farmland | Oconto | 7,000 | 500 / 1,300 | 3 | Holiday + ext. archery | 7,277 (2025) |
| Outagamie | Central Farmland | Outagamie | 2,500 | 600 / 1,400 | 2 | Holiday + ext. archery | 4,322 (2025) |
| Pepin | Central Farmland | Pepin | 2,500 | 250 / 800 | 2 | – | 2,215 (2025) |
| Pierce | Central Farmland | Pierce | 4,500 | 300 / 1,400 | 2 | Holiday + ext. archery | 4,366 (2025) |
| Polk (Central Farmland) | Central Farmland | Polk | 11,200 | 1,000 / 5,200 | 2 | Holiday + ext. archery | 8,091 (2025) |
| Portage | Central Farmland | Portage | 6,000 | 950 / 5,050 | 3 | Holiday + ext. archery | 8,384 (2025) |
| Shawano | Central Farmland | Shawano | 12,000 | 1,000 / 5,500 | 3 | Holiday + ext. archery | 9,880 (2025) |
| Sheboygan | Central Farmland | Sheboygan | 3,100 | 400 / 600 | 2 | Holiday + ext. archery | 3,562 (2025) |
| St. Croix | Central Farmland | St. Croix | 3,500 | 500 / 1,500 | 2 | Holiday + ext. archery | 4,858 (2025) |
| Taylor (Central Farmland) | Central Farmland | Taylor | 3,000 | 0 / 2,000 | 1 | – | 2,710 (2025) |
| Trempealeau | Central Farmland | Trempealeau | 4,800 | 250 / 1,000 | 3 | Holiday | 7,151 (2025) |
| Washburn (Central Farmland) | Central Farmland | Washburn | 2,600 | 350 / 2,250 | 2 | Holiday + ext. archery | 1,418 (2025) |
| Waupaca | Central Farmland | Waupaca | 8,550 | 500 / 1,500 | 3 | Holiday | 10,740 (2025) |
| Waushara | Central Farmland | Waushara | 7,000 | 1,000 / 1,500 | 3 | Holiday + ext. archery | 8,678 (2025) |
| Winnebago | Central Farmland | Winnebago | 2,000 | 375 / 1,100 | 3 | Holiday + ext. archery | 2,895 (2025) |
| Wood (Central Farmland) | Central Farmland | Wood | 4,600 | 300 / 3,000 | 2 | Holiday + ext. archery | 5,416 (2025) |
| Columbia | Southern Farmland | Columbia | 8,800 | 1,000 / 4,000 | 4 | Holiday | 7,189 (2025) |
| Crawford | Southern Farmland | Crawford | 4,000 | 350 / 1,000 | 3 | Holiday + ext. archery | 5,420 (2025) |
| Dane | Southern Farmland | Dane | 5,200 | 700 / 2,500 | 2 | Holiday + ext. archery | 4,438 (2025) |
| Dodge | Southern Farmland | Dodge | 4,500 | 200 / 2,500 | 2 | Holiday + ext. archery | 5,477 (2025) |
| Grant | Southern Farmland | Grant | 6,500 | 750 / 3,000 | 2 | Holiday + ext. archery | 5,741 (2025) |
| Green | Southern Farmland | Green | 3,000 | 400 / 1,950 | 2 | Holiday + ext. archery | 2,562 (2025) |
| Iowa | Southern Farmland | Iowa | 3,000 | 650 / 2,000 | 1 | – | 2,948 (2025) |
| Jefferson | Southern Farmland | Jefferson | 3,000 | 700 / 2,500 | 3 | Holiday + ext. archery | 3,843 (2025) |
| Kenosha | Southern Farmland | Kenosha | 300 | 100 / 265 | 1 | – | 510 (2025) |
| Lafayette | Southern Farmland | Lafayette | 4,000 | 250 / 2,000 | 2 | Holiday + ext. archery | 2,042 (2025) |
| Milwaukee | Southern Farmland | Milwaukee | 300 | 100 / 300 | 3 | Holiday + ext. archery | 206 (2025) |
| Ozaukee | Southern Farmland | Ozaukee | 1,250 | 300 / 700 | 3 | Holiday + ext. archery | 1,284 (2025) |
| Racine | Southern Farmland | Racine | 500 | 400 / 350 | 1 | – | 768 (2025) |
| Richland | Southern Farmland | Richland | 3,000 | 500 / 2,000 | 1 | Holiday + ext. archery | 4,744 (2025) |
| Rock | Southern Farmland | Rock | 3,500 | 700 / 1,100 | 3 | Holiday | 2,667 (2025) |
| Sauk | Southern Farmland | Sauk | 11,000 | 750 / 3,950 | 2 | Holiday + ext. archery | 6,025 (2025) |
| Vernon | Southern Farmland | Vernon | 10,000 | 400 / 1,300 | 3 | Holiday + ext. archery | 9,561 (2025) |
| Walworth | Southern Farmland | Walworth | 1,900 | 900 / 1,000 | 2 | Holiday + ext. archery | 2,132 (2025) |
| Washington | Southern Farmland | Washington | 2,200 | 500 / 1,550 | 3 | Holiday + ext. archery | 3,731 (2025) |
| Waukesha | Southern Farmland | Waukesha | 3,000 | 1,100 / 1,900 | 2 | Holiday + ext. archery | 3,320 (2025) |
| Bad River Reservation | Non-quota | Ashland, Iron | – | – | – | – | 0 (2024) |
| Fort McCoy | Non-quota | Monroe | – | – | – | – | 0 (2025) |
| Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation | Non-quota | Sawyer | – | – | – | – | 0 (2024) |
| Lac du Flambeau Reservation | Non-quota | Iron, Vilas | – | – | – | – | 0 (2024) |
| Menominee Reservation | Non-quota | Menominee | – | – | – | – | – |
| Red Cliff Reservation | Non-quota | Bayfield | – | – | – | – | 0 (2023) |
Quota and initial bonus availability (NRB approved June 24, 2026), bonus availability, Holiday Hunt and extended archery from the DNR 2026 season structure map, harvest from Deer Metrics, checked October 19, 2026. Map pins sit at the middle of each unit’s counties or public land; highlighted pins are forest units.
Metro sub-units and their parent units
Metro sub-units have a gun season to Dec. 9 and archery to Jan. 31; their quota is part of the parent unit's.
| Metro sub-unit | Shown on | Bonus public / private | Free Farmland tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County Metro Sub-Unit | Brown | 75 / 150 | 2 |
| Chippewa County Metro Sub-Unit | Chippewa (Central Farmland) | 100 / 900 | 3 |
| Douglas County Superior Metro Sub-Unit | DMU 102 | 200 / 100 | – |
| Eau Claire County Metro Sub-Unit | Eau Claire (Central Farmland) | 0 / 250 | 1 |
| Kenosha County Metro Sub-Unit | Kenosha | 150 / 150 | 1 |
| La Crosse County Metro Sub-Unit | La Crosse | 50 / 100 | 1 |
| Manitowoc County Metro Sub-Unit | Manitowoc | 100 / 200 | 2 |
| Pierce County Metro Sub-Unit | Pierce | 50 / 50 | 2 |
| Racine County Metro Sub-Unit | Racine | 400 / 350 | 0 |
| Rock County Metro Sub-Unit | Rock | 100 / 300 | 5 |
| Sheboygan County Metro Sub-Unit | Sheboygan | 100 / 100 | 2 |
| St. Croix County Metro Sub-Unit | St. Croix | 150 / 300 | 2 |
| Dane County Metro Sub-Unit | Dane | – | – |
| Waukesha County Metro Sub-Unit | Waukesha | – | 2 |
All metro sub-units: archery/crossbow to Jan. 31, 2027 and gun Nov. 21-Dec. 9 (Brown, Chippewa, Dane, Douglas-Superior, Eau Claire, Kenosha, La Crosse, Manitowoc, Pierce, Racine, Rock, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Waukesha metro sub-units).
Bonus availability, deer seasons, checked October 19, 2026. The Superior metro sub-unit is shown on DMU 102, where the DNR 2026 harvest table files it.
Wisconsin deer unit questions
How many deer management units does Wisconsin have?
98 unit pages here: 60 farmland units, 32 forest units (101-126 and 201-206), five tribal units and Fort McCoy, plus 14 metro sub-units.
Which Wisconsin units give free antlerless tags?
Only Farmland zone units: each license includes 1 to 5 free Farmland antlerless authorizations, from 5 in Door to 1 in units such as Calumet, Iowa, Kenosha, Lincoln, Richland, Taylor and Racine.
Which unit has no bonus tags in 2026?
DMU 116 in the Northern Forest, on its County Deer Advisory Council's recommendation.
How much do bonus antlerless tags cost?
Antlerless deer bonus $12 resident / $20 nonresident / $5 under 12.
Is a buck tag good in every unit?
Issued with gun deer license; any DMU statewide; any legal weapon during any firearm deer season, except in DMUs holding an antlerless-only hunt.
What are metro sub-units?
Parts of a unit around cities with longer seasons and extra antlerless tags: Brown County, Chippewa County, Douglas County Superior, Eau Claire County, Kenosha County, La Crosse County, Manitowoc County, Pierce County, Racine County, Rock County, Sheboygan County, St. Croix County, Dane County and Waukesha County.
Can I hunt deer on tribal land in Wisconsin?
Tribal lands require tribal permission, and the tribal deer units are non-quota units with no DNR antlerless authorizations.
Where do these quotas come from?
The DNR 2026 Antlerless Harvest Quota and Initial Permit Availability table (NRB approval June 24, 2026); the Oct. 19 bonus counts come from the DNR bonus availability page.
From unit to county
Pick your unit in the table, then check its counties for CWD, baiting and public land. The deer guide has the full season table and the licenses.