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Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area, a hunter's guide
Who runs it, which deer unit and bear zone cover it, and the public land and towns around it in Door County.
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Getting to Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area
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What the record says about Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area
On paper it is a DNR state wildlife area; on the map it is in Door County. DNR staff of the Northeast Region cover this part of northeast Wisconsin. Manager: the Wisconsin DNR. Its 74 acres rank 231st of the 285 Wisconsin state wildlife areas with an acreage on file. From Sturgeon Bay, our closest town page, it is roughly 2 miles to the southeast.
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 Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area
Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area rules and licenses
Access rules at Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area
Buy the license, hunt in season, and respect posted refuges and the NR 45 code.
State law on Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area
Orange or pink, 50% above the waist and 50% of the head covering, is the rule while gun deer seasons run; duck and goose hunters are exempt. Gun-season ground blinds on DNR property display 144 sq in of orange or pink from every direction. No screw-in steps or cut shooting lanes on DNR land. Overnight stands are legal north of Hwy. 64 from Sept. 1 to Jan. 31; south of it, remove them every day. By 5 p.m. the following day, register the deer on GameReg (online, phone or station).
Which licenses Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area needs
Get licenses on Go Wild or at an agent. Antlerless tags are unit-specific and labelled public or private land.
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.
Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area: DMU, bear zone and turkey zone
Deer management: Door, Central Farmland zone. The Natural Resources Board set 4,000 antlerless deer as the 2026 quota there. Bear Zone F has a 2026 harvest target of 50 with 764 Class A permits drawn; it took 1 preference point to win one. Spring turkey tags are sold for Zone 2; the DNR issued 51,056 there in 2025, the newest level published. Baiting deer is lawful in Door County, at no more than 2 gallons a site.
Deer units that cover Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area
| Deer unit | Zone | Antlerless goal | Public tags left | Private tags left | Included tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door | Central Farmland | 4,000 | 246 | 746 | 5 |
Zones beyond deer for Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area
| Zone | Setting | Data | Also | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear F | Dogs 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 zone A | Sep 12–Jan 3 | 5 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 | ||
| Wolf zone 6 | No season | Listed endangered |
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.
Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area: species with bag limits
The record lists no species. Every season open in Door County works here within the rules above.
That makes the Door County calendar (42 rows) the one to read.
Species from the property record (No species list published for this property; open seasons follow statewide/zone regulations where hunting is allowed.); bag limits from the DNR regulations. Checked October 19, 2026.
Season dates that cover Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area
Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area sits in the Central Farmland deer zone. These 42 rows are the dated hunting segments the DNR schedule puts there, from the September archery opener into spring turkey.
| Game | Season | Applies in | Begins | Through | Right now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Muzzleloader | Statewide | Nov 30, 2026 | Dec 9, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | December antlerless hunt | Statewide | Dec 10, 2026 | Dec 13, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | Antlerless-only Holiday Hunt | Holiday Hunt: Door | Dec 24, 2026 | Jan 1, 2027 | |
| White-tailed deer | Extended archery and crossbow | Extended archery | 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 A | Sep 12, 2026 | Jan 3, 2027 | |
| 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 | Northern cottontail zone | Sep 12, 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.
Public property near Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area
The large pin is Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area; the others are the 10 closest public properties. Together they hold 5,159 acres.
| Name | Type | Size (ac) | Away | Bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Creek State Hatchery | Fishery area | 6 | 0.2 mi | north |
| Ahnapee | State trail | 589 | 1.3 mi | northwest |
| Big Creek | Wildlife area | 20 | 1.6 mi | north |
| Potawatomi | State park | 1,097 | 5.0 mi | northwest |
| Cave Point-Clay Banks | State natural area | 472 | 8.5 mi | northeast |
| Whitefish Dunes | State park | 868 | 11 mi | northeast |
| Whitefish Dunes | State natural area | 411 | 11 mi | northeast |
| Gardner Swamp | Wildlife area | 1,163 | 12 mi | west |
| Thorp Pond | State natural area | 81 | 20 mi | north |
| Peshtigo River Delta Marshes | State natural area | 452 | 21 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) (polygon centroid)). Straight-line distances. Statewide public land map.
How the land around Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area hunts, by the numbers
Door County hunters registered 4,302 deer in 2025, 1,979 of them bucks. Totals swing between 3,793 and 5,264 across the years charted. 2026 so far, still changing: Door, 408. CWD sampling in Door County, CWD year 2025: 32 wild deer sampled, 0 positive. Overall: 1,120 samples and 0 positives. The DNR reports deer by unit, not by property: read these as the Door County picture.
Door County bucks and antlerless
| Year | Bucks | Antlerless | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,979 | 2,323 | 4,302 |
| 2024 | 1,957 | 2,268 | 4,225 |
| 2023 | 1,727 | 2,066 | 3,793 |
| 2022 | 1,736 | 2,110 | 3,846 |
| 2021 | 1,766 | 2,174 | 3,940 |
| 2020 | 1,704 | 2,462 | 4,166 |
Door County CWD sampling
| Year | Sampled | Positives |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (partial) | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 0 |
| 2024 | 36 | 0 |
| 2023 | 48 | 0 |
| 2022 | 40 | 0 |
| 2021 | 45 | 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.
Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area: nearest ranges
No range sits on Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area; the nearest on the DNR public range map is Door County Rod & Gun Club, about 2 miles away. Nearby club or private ranges are shown too.
rifle, handgun, archery, trap, sporting clays on file
shotgun, rifle, handgun, smallbore rimfire, action pistol on file
trap, skeet, rifle, shotgun on file
From the DNR public range map and its map layer, checked October 19, 2026.
Home bases for a Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area trip
Closest towns, measured as the crow flies, then the businesses around them.
| Town | County | Straight line | 2024 pop. | Public acres near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgeon Bay | Door | 1.9 mi | 9,940 | 1,932 |
| Baileys Harbor | Door | 21 mi | — | 8,791 |
| Casco | Kewaunee | 22 mi | 683 | 3,140 |
| Marinette | Marinette | 24 mi | 11,139 | 9,005 |
Read up on the county: Door County.
Taxidermy and supplies for Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area hunters
Phone numbers for Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area questions
The DNR service center listed for Door County is DNR Green Bay Service Center, 920-662-5100.
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.
Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area: legal shooting time, table by date
Big game and small game hunters get 20 minutes after sunset in Wisconsin, not 30. Waterfowl and spring gobbler hunters quit at sunset.
| Date | Hunt | Northern Area hours | Southern Area hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2026 | Bow, turkey, grouse opener | 5:55 a.m. to 7:27 p.m. | 5:57 a.m. to 7:26 p.m. |
| Oct 17, 2026 | Pheasant and duck dates | 6:39 a.m. to 6:21 p.m. | 6:38 a.m. to 6:24 p.m. |
| Nov 1, 2026 | Early November | 6:00 a.m. to 4:57 p.m. | 5:57 a.m. to 5:01 p.m. |
| Nov 21, 2026 | Gun deer opener | 6:28 a.m. to 4:34 p.m. | 6:23 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. |
| Dec 1, 2026 | Muzzleloader week | 6:40 a.m. to 4:28 p.m. | 6:35 a.m. to 4:35 p.m. |
| Dec 24, 2026 | Holiday Hunt opener | 6:59 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. | 6:53 a.m. to 4:38 p.m. |
| Jan 3, 2027 | Archery close (most units) | 7:01 a.m. to 4:39 p.m. | 6:55 a.m. to 4:46 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 A offset of 0 minutes for longitude 87.34 W, checked October 19, 2026. Shooting hours for every county.
Straight answers on Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area
Has CWD turned up in the county around Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area?
There is no county baiting ban here; the 2-gallon rules apply. CWD has not been found in this county's wild deer.
Is blaze pink legal at Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area?
Orange or pink, half of the upper clothing, whenever a gun deer season runs (not for waterfowl).
Where do I register game taken on Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area?
Register on GameReg by 5 p.m. the next day; the confirmation number starts with W.
Is there a separate permit for Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area?
The standard license for your game; no landowner permission on public ground.
Which public properties lie near Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area?
Three to try: Strawberry Creek State Hatchery (0 miles), Ahnapee State Trail (1 mile) and Big Creek State Habitat Area (2 miles).
How is Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area classified?
DNR state wildlife area, under the Wisconsin DNR.
How much land is in Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area?
It covers 74 acres by the recorded figure.
Where in the state does Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area lie?
Door County holds it, 2 miles from Sturgeon Bay.
Does Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area limit which species I hunt?
No species list is published, so every open season applies under the property rules.
Which deer management unit holds Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area?
The Central Farmland zone, Door. Quota for 2026: 4,000 antlerless.
Is bear hunting possible at Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area?
Zone F; hound hunting is not allowed there.
Can I turkey hunt Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area in spring?
Zone 2; 2025 saw 11,024 birds registered in the zone.
When can I hunt ducks at Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area?
Southern for ducks, Southern for geese. The regular Southern Zone duck season opens Oct 3.
Last checks on Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area before you go
Treat this page as a starting point: the manager of Strawberry Creek State Habitat Area has the final say on closures and maps.
Sources for this page: DNR GIS; regulations from the Fall 2026-Spring 2027 Wisconsin hunting regulations. Checked October 19, 2026.
Other photos on this page: Alabama Extension (CC0 1.0); Department of the Interior. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. National Conservation Training Center. 10/1997-8888 (Public domain).