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Wisconsin Hunting Guides and Game Farms
Browse 26 Wisconsin guides and game farms by DNR region and county, or filter by name, town or county.
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Guides and game farms in the DNR Northern Region (9)
Guides and game farms in the DNR Northeast Region (9)
Guides and game farms in the DNR West Central Region (3)
Guides and game farms in the DNR South Central Region (5)
Guide services, preserves and game farms from Yellow Pages listings with a hunting word in the name; the DNR licenses guides but posts no list (professional licenses), checked October 19, 2026.
Guides, game farms and free private access
Guide license
Wisconsin requires a guide license to guide hunting or trapping, and nonresidents can be licensed only to guide fishing. The DNR posts no list of licensed guides; ask to see one.
VPA-HIP leases
Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (USDA NRCS funded): private land open to public hunting, fishing, trapping and wildlife observation, over 30,000 acres; open 24/7, VPA year-round; no camping or vehicles; public-land deer tags required; do not contact landowners; maintain 300 ft from buildings. Not currently enrolling new properties.
MFL open land
Managed Forest Law and Forest Crop Law lands designated open are public-access lands for hunting; antlerless authorizations must be public-access; stands/blinds removed daily, no tree damage, no vehicles or trail cameras without landowner permission. Open-land data is in the DNR Public Access Lands map viewer (standalone app retired June 26, 2024).
Damage program farms
Wildlife Damage Abatement and Claims Program: enrolled farms must allow public hunting access during the season; agricultural damage shooting permits (2025: 8,413 authorizations to 636 producers, 5,558 deer).
Sources: professional licenses; VPA-HIP; MFL open lands; WDACP, reviewed October 19, 2026.
Wisconsin guides and game farms on the map
Mapped where an address matched: 23 of 26 guides and game farms.
Wisconsin guides and game farms, answered
Do all 72 counties have guides and game farms?
50 counties have none listed; the next county’s list is the place to look.
Is this list mostly game farms or guides?
16 preserves and game farms and 10 guide services.
Do Wisconsin hunting guides need a license?
Yes, a DNR guide license; nonresidents can be licensed only to guide fishing.
How many guides and game farms are on this list?
26 across 22 counties.
Which county has the most guides and game farms?
Iowa County (2), Shawano County (2) and Vilas County (2).
How are guides and game farms spread across the five regions?
Northern Region 9, Northeast Region 9, South Central Region 5 and West Central Region 3.
How was this list of guides and game farms compiled?
Guide services, preserves and game farms from Yellow Pages listings with a hunting word in the name; the DNR licenses guides but posts no list (professional licenses), checked October 19, 2026.
How many guides and game farms are mapped?
23 of 26 have coordinates from the Census geocoder or the DNR source layer; the rest sit under their county without a pin.
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