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Eagle Lake Fishery Area hunting guide
Everything we could verify about Eagle Lake Fishery Area: acreage, zones, property rules, harvest around it and nearby ground.
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Getting to Eagle Lake Fishery Area
The short version on Eagle Lake Fishery Area
In Racine County you will find Eagle Lake Fishery Area, a DNR fishery area that is open to hunting. On the DNR map it belongs to the Southeast Region. The managing body is the Wisconsin DNR. At 97 acres it sits 120th by area in a field of 245 fishery areas. About 15 miles southeast of Mukwonago.
From the source page (WI DNR Managed Lands GIS ACRES field, sum of parcels open to hunting); region from the DNR county layer. Checked October 19, 2026.
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Places to hunt and shoot around Eagle Lake Fishery Area
Eagle Lake Fishery Area, as the managers tell it
Word for word from the property page.
Eagle Lake covers 520 acres in south-central Racine County. The Eagle Lake Fishery Area consists of a series of adjacent marshlands, an integral part of the whole lake system. Eagle Lake is generally shallow in nature, averaging 7 feet in depth, with 21% of its water area less than three feet in depth. The maximum depth is 12 feet. Picture Title (picture optional) © photographer –> As the second largest natural lake in Racine County as well as one of the largest and most accessible in the immediate area, Eagle Lake is popular with both transient and local lake users.
The Eagle Lake Fishery Area is situated within 20 miles of the Cities of Racine and Kenosha, 30 miles from downtown Milwaukee, and 70 miles from the City of Chicago. Waterfowl species present at various times throughout the year include mallard, blue-winged teal, wood duck, widgeon, scaup, ring-necked duck, red head, canvasback, goldeneye, Canada goose, gadwall, shoveler, and coot. The area also serves as a nesting and feeding location for shorebirds during spring and fall migrations.
The area also has a resident pheasant population. Nearby is Eagle Lake County Park [exit DNR].
Quoted from the property page, retrieved 2026-10-19; checked October 19, 2026.
Eagle Lake Fishery Area: what is allowed
How access works on Eagle Lake Fishery Area
Check the DNR public access lands map: the open parcels of this fishery land can be hunted and trapped in season.
Eagle Lake Fishery Area: rules from the regulations
From the October youth hunt through the Holiday Hunt, blaze orange or pink covers half of your upper clothing and cap. Mark a ground blind with 144 square inches of blaze orange or pink while firearm deer seasons run. Tree stands: no tree damage, ID on unattended stands, overnight only north of Hwy. 64 during Sept. 1-Jan. 31. Register deer, turkeys and bears through GameReg by 5 p.m. the day after recovery.
What Eagle Lake Fishery Area costs in licenses
Buy through Go Wild; the free Farmland tags and bonus tags are marked public-access or private-land, and only public-access ones work here.
Access from the source page; closures from the DNR closed and restricted areas layer; stocking and dove fields from the DNR upland bird layers; rules from the Fall 2026-Spring 2027 regulations; prices from Go Wild. Checked October 19, 2026.
Tags and zones for Eagle Lake Fishery Area
For deer it lies in the Southern Farmland zone (Racine). This season the unit quota is 500 antlerless deer. Zone F bear permits took 1 preference point in 2026; the target is 50 bears. The 2025 spring level for Turkey Zone 2 was 51,056 authorizations; 11,024 birds were registered. Racine County: CWD found in wild deer, and a CWD-positive deer earns a replacement authorization. No deer bait or feed: Racine County is a ban county.
Eagle Lake Fishery Area: antlerless quota and bonus tags
| Deer unit | Zone | 2026 quota | Public bonus left | Private bonus left | Free farmland tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racine | Southern Farmland | 500 | 400 | 350 | 1 |
Every other zone Eagle Lake Fishery Area touches
| Zone | Detail | Figures | Points or note | Taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black bear F | Hounds barred | 50 target, 764 permits | 1 point | 27 bears in 2025 |
| Turkey zone 2 | 51,056 spring tags (2025) | 22% success | 11,024 gobblers | 2,500 fall bonus |
| Grouse B | Oct 17–Dec 8 | 2 a day | ||
| Duck zone | Southern | Oct 3–Oct 11 Oct 17–Dec 6 | ||
| Goose zone | Southern | Sep 16–Oct 11 Oct 17–Dec 6 Dec 19–Jan 2 | ||
| Gray wolf zone 6 | No season | Federally listed |
Zones from the DNR zone layers as recorded in lands.json; quotas and bonus tags from the 2026 antlerless quota table; bear figures from the 2026 bear drawing summary and 2025 bear harvest; turkey from the 2025 spring turkey report; CWD and baiting lists from the DNR. Checked October 19, 2026.
Quarry and limits, Eagle Lake Fishery Area
The list for Eagle Lake Fishery Area reads: pheasants and raccoons, foxes and coyotes.
Pheasant
Furbearers
The list is what the agency names, not a limit: other Racine County seasons apply under the same rules.
Species from the property record (species named by the source); bag limits from the DNR regulations. Checked October 19, 2026.
Eagle Lake Fishery Area season calendar, 2026-27
Archery, the nine-day gun hunt, muzzleloader, bear, turkey, upland birds, rabbits, furbearers and the duck and goose splits for Eagle Lake Fishery Area.
| Game | Hunt | Zone | First day | Last day | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-tailed deer | Archery and crossbow | Statewide | Sep 12, 2026 | Jan 3, 2027 | |
| White-tailed deer | Youth/disabled gun hunt | Statewide | Oct 10, 2026 | Oct 11, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | Gun deer (9-day) | Statewide | Nov 21, 2026 | Nov 29, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | Metro sub-unit gun | Metro sub-unit: Milwaukee | Nov 21, 2026 | Dec 9, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | Muzzleloader | Statewide | Nov 30, 2026 | Dec 9, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | December antlerless hunt | Statewide | Dec 10, 2026 | Dec 13, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | Extended archery and crossbow | Metro sub-unit | Jan 4, 2027 | Jan 31, 2027 | |
| Black bear | Bear, Class A draw | Bear Zone F | Sep 9, 2026 | Oct 13, 2026 | |
| Wild turkey | Fall turkey | Turkey Zone 2 | Sep 12, 2026 | Jan 3, 2027 | |
| Wild turkey | Spring youth turkey hunt | Turkey Zone 2 | Apr 17, 2027 | Apr 18, 2027 | |
| Wild turkey | Spring turkey Period A | Turkey Zone 2 | Apr 21, 2027 | Apr 27, 2027 | |
| Wild turkey | Spring turkey Period B | Turkey Zone 2 | Apr 28, 2027 | May 4, 2027 | |
| Wild turkey | Spring turkey Period C | Turkey Zone 2 | May 5, 2027 | May 11, 2027 | |
| Wild turkey | Spring turkey Period D | Turkey Zone 2 | May 12, 2027 | May 18, 2027 | |
| Wild turkey | Spring turkey Period E | Turkey Zone 2 | May 19, 2027 | May 25, 2027 | |
| Wild turkey | Spring turkey Period F | Turkey Zone 2 | May 26, 2027 | Jun 1, 2027 | |
| Ruffed Grouse | Ruffed grouse | Grouse Zone B | Oct 17, 2026 | Dec 8, 2026 | |
| Pheasant | Pheasant | Statewide | Oct 17, 2026 | Jan 3, 2027 | |
| Bobwhite Quail | Bobwhite quail | Statewide | Oct 17, 2026 | Dec 9, 2026 | |
| Hungarian partridge | Hungarian partridge | Statewide | Oct 17, 2026 | Jan 3, 2027 | |
| Squirrel | Squirrel | Statewide | Sep 12, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Cottontail | Cottontail rabbit | Southern cottontail zone | Oct 17, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Snowshoe Hare | Snowshoe hare | Statewide | Year-round | Year-round | Year-round |
| American Crow | Crow | Statewide | Nov 21, 2026 | Mar 24, 2027 | |
| Ducks | Youth waterfowl hunt | Statewide | Sep 19, 2026 | Sep 20, 2026 | |
| Ducks | Regular duck (split 1) | Southern Duck Zone | Oct 3, 2026 | Oct 11, 2026 | |
| Ducks | Regular duck | Open Water Zone | Oct 17, 2026 | Dec 15, 2026 | |
| Ducks | Regular duck (split 2) | Southern Duck Zone | Oct 17, 2026 | Dec 6, 2026 | |
| Teal | Early teal | Statewide | Sep 1, 2026 | Sep 9, 2026 | |
| Geese | Regular goose (split 1) | Southern Goose Zone | Sep 16, 2026 | Oct 11, 2026 | |
| Geese | Regular goose (split 2) | Southern Goose Zone | Oct 17, 2026 | Dec 6, 2026 | |
| Geese | Regular goose (holiday split) | Southern Goose Zone | Dec 19, 2026 | Jan 2, 2027 | |
| Canada goose | Early Canada goose | Statewide | Sep 1, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| Raccoon | Raccoon (resident) | Statewide | Oct 17, 2026 | Feb 15, 2027 | |
| Raccoon | Raccoon (nonresident) | Statewide | Oct 31, 2026 | Feb 15, 2027 | |
| Red and gray fox | Fox (red and gray) | Statewide | Oct 17, 2026 | Feb 15, 2027 | |
| Coyote | Coyote (hunting) | Statewide | Year-round | Year-round | Year-round |
| Bobcat | Bobcat, Period 1 | North of Hwy. 64 | Oct 17, 2026 | Dec 25, 2026 | |
| Bobcat | Bobcat, Period 1 | South of Hwy. 64 | Oct 17, 2026 | Dec 25, 2026 | |
| Bobcat | Bobcat, Period 2 | North of Hwy. 64 | Dec 26, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 | |
| Bobcat | Bobcat, Period 2 | South of Hwy. 64 | Dec 26, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 | |
| Unprotected species | Unprotected species | Statewide | Year-round | Year-round | Year-round |
From the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Fall 2026-Spring 2027 hunting regulations and season dates, checked October 19, 2026.
Nearest public ground to Eagle Lake Fishery Area, mapped
10 more properties lie close to Eagle Lake Fishery Area, shown with smaller pins. Acres across them: 6,055.
| Neighbour | Type | Acres | Miles off | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover | Wildlife area | 89 | 3.9 mi | northeast |
| Richard Bong | Recreation area | 4,691 | 4.1 mi | south |
| Burlington Habitat Areas | Wildlife area | 432 | 5.3 mi | west |
| Cherry Lake Sedge Meadow | State natural area | 80 | 6.0 mi | west |
| Karcher | Wildlife area | 282 | 7.9 mi | southwest |
| Karcher Springs | State natural area | 30 | 8.3 mi | southwest |
| Paddock Lake | Wildlife area | 5 | 8.6 mi | south |
| Wind Lake | Wildlife area | 346 | 8.8 mi | north |
| Wind Lake | Fishery area | 14 | 9.0 mi | north |
| Tichigan Springs and Fen | State natural area | 86 | 9.1 mi | northwest |
Points from the DNR managed lands, SNA, county forest, FWS realty, USFS, NPS and DoD layers (WI DNR Managed Lands GIS (polygon centroid of hunting-open parcels) (point inside polygon (centroid falls outside))). Straight-line distances. Statewide public land map.
Registered deer and bears near Eagle Lake Fishery Area
The 2025 registered deer total for the Racine County unit was 768 (457 antlered). 2025 was the busiest year shown (768 deer) and 2017 the leanest (457). The 2026 season to date shows 54 deer in Racine; the DNR calls it preliminary. 39 samples, 6 positive: that is Racine County in CWD year 2025. All years combined: 12 of 1,565. These numbers describe the county around Eagle Lake Fishery Area, not the property alone.
Deer registered near Eagle Lake Fishery Area
| Year | Bucks registered | Antlerless registered | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 457 | 311 | 768 |
| 2024 | 384 | 286 | 670 |
| 2023 | 425 | 234 | 659 |
| 2022 | 389 | 222 | 611 |
| 2021 | 322 | 185 | 507 |
| 2020 | 356 | 224 | 580 |
Racine County CWD by year
| CWD year | Samples | Positives |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (partial) | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 39 | 6 |
| 2024 | 46 | 1 |
| 2023 | 34 | 2 |
| 2022 | 46 | 2 |
| 2021 | 24 | 0 |
Deer from DNR Deer Metrics harvest history and the 2026 harvest to date; CWD from the DNR CWD summary; bears from the DNR bear harvest reports. Checked October 19, 2026.
Eagle Lake Fishery Area: nearest ranges
For a public range, drive about 14 miles to Lakeview Rod & Gun Club. Closer club options sit beside it.
rifle, trap, handgun, smallbore rimfire, archery on file
trap, skeet, sporting clays, 5-stand, shotgun on file
archery, 3D archery on file
From the DNR public range map and its map layer, checked October 19, 2026.
Towns, offices and services around Eagle Lake Fishery Area
Towns, then services in this county and the next one over.
| Town | County | Distance | People | Public acres, 10 mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mukwonago | Waukesha | 15 mi | 8,512 | 19,552 |
| Kenosha | Kenosha | 15 mi | 99,578 | 703 |
| Racine | Racine | 16 mi | 78,057 | — |
| Waukesha | Waukesha | 19 mi | 8,573 | 7,230 |
Our county write-ups: Racine County.
Butchers, mounts and gun counters near Eagle Lake Fishery Area
Service centers near Eagle Lake Fishery Area
For Racine County, the DNR points to its DNR Milwaukee Service Center.
Towns and populations from the Census 2024 estimates; public acres within 10 miles from the land layers; businesses from store locators and listings (license-only agents left out); offices from DNR, USFS and USFWS pages. Checked October 19, 2026. Call ahead.
When the shooting day opens and closes at Eagle Lake Fishery Area
The DNR tables are worked out for Zone A in the east; Eagle Lake Fishery Area lies in longitude Zone B, so add 4 minutes to each table time.
| Day | Reason | Northern table | Southern table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2026 | Bow, turkey, grouse opener | 5:59 a.m. to 7:31 p.m. | 6:01 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. |
| Oct 17, 2026 | Pheasant and duck dates | 6:43 a.m. to 6:25 p.m. | 6:42 a.m. to 6:28 p.m. |
| Nov 1, 2026 | Early November | 6:04 a.m. to 5:01 p.m. | 6:01 a.m. to 5:05 p.m. |
| Nov 21, 2026 | Gun deer opener | 6:32 a.m. to 4:38 p.m. | 6:27 a.m. to 4:44 p.m. |
| Dec 1, 2026 | Muzzleloader week | 6:44 a.m. to 4:32 p.m. | 6:39 a.m. to 4:39 p.m. |
| Dec 24, 2026 | Holiday Hunt opener | 7:03 a.m. to 4:34 p.m. | 6:57 a.m. to 4:42 p.m. |
| Jan 3, 2027 | Archery close (most units) | 7:05 a.m. to 4:43 p.m. | 6:59 a.m. to 4:50 p.m. |
Deer, bear, elk, small game and fall turkey table times from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources shooting hours tables, plus the Zone B offset of 4 minutes for longitude 88.13 W, checked October 19, 2026. Shooting hours for every county.
Eagle Lake Fishery Area in questions and answers
Are hounds allowed for bear at Eagle Lake Fishery Area?
Bear Zone F: 764 permits drawn for 2026.
Is Eagle Lake Fishery Area forest or farmland deer country?
Racine in the Southern Farmland zone. The unit quota stands at 500 antlerless deer this year.
Is Eagle Lake Fishery Area in the northern or southern duck zone?
Southern duck zone and Southern goose zone. First regular duck day in the Southern Zone: Oct 3.
Is Eagle Lake Fishery Area good turkey ground?
Apply for Zone 2; spring periods A-F run in 2027 from April 21.
Can pink replace orange at Eagle Lake Fishery Area?
Yes while gun deer seasons are open; half your upper clothing and hat in orange or fluorescent pink.
What are the CWD and bait rules for Eagle Lake Fishery Area?
Deer bait is illegal in Racine County. Racine County: CWD-positive deer on record.
Is a permit required for Eagle Lake Fishery Area?
Your Wisconsin license is enough; residents pay $24 for gun deer, $18 for small game.
How fast must I register a kill on Eagle Lake Fishery Area?
GameReg by 5 p.m. the day after you recover the animal.
Who is the land manager for Eagle Lake Fishery Area?
The Wisconsin DNR manages it; the land is a DNR fishery area that is open to hunting.
What neighbours Eagle Lake Fishery Area?
Closest first: Dover Wildlife Area (4 miles), Richard Bong State Recreation Area (4 miles) and Burlington Habitat Areas (5 miles).
How far is the drive from Mukwonago to Eagle Lake Fishery Area?
Racine County, roughly 15 miles out of Mukwonago.
How large is Eagle Lake Fishery Area, in acres?
Acreage on record: 97.
Which game does Eagle Lake Fishery Area list?
The source lists pheasants and raccoons, foxes and coyotes. Other open seasons apply too, within the property rules.
Eagle Lake Fishery Area, final notes
Print the Eagle Lake Fishery Area map, carry your tags, and check the manager page the week you go.
Sources for this page: DNR: 860eaglelake · DNR GIS · DNR: county; regulations from the Fall 2026-Spring 2027 Wisconsin hunting regulations. Checked October 19, 2026.
Other photos on this page: fishhawk (CC BY 2.0); Maslowski, Steve, USFWS (Public domain).