The 2026 deer season recommendations are up for approval. Read the agenda and stay vigilant.
On Wednesday, June 24, the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) is scheduled to meet to discuss several issues important to sportsmen, including approval of the 2026 deer season recommendations, information on the 2026 Wildlife Management spring hearing, and public comment opportunities.
- Request for approval of the 2026 Deer Season Recommendations
- Results of input on the 2026 Wildlife Management Spring Hearing
- Results of the Fisheries Management portion of the 2026 Spring Hearing
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Comfort Inn and Suites, located at N6295 Holiday Drive in Black River Falls. If you are unable to attend in person, the meeting will be streamed live on YouTube.
Why We Must Stay Vigilant
Even when an agenda looks routine, critical policy discussions or unexpected amendments can emerge during committee sessions. Anti-hunting organizations continually look for opportunities to restrict public land access, ban specific management tools, or complicate existing frameworks. Your presence, whether in the room or watching online, reminds the commissioners that Wisconsin sportsmen expect transparency, scientific wildlife management, and the preservation of our outdoor traditions.
We’ve seen it happen in states across the country: the moment the sporting community looks away, animal-rights activists strike. We cannot allow a vocal, organized minority to dictate how we manage our outdoor heritage.
Securing the Future of our Wildlife
Wildlife management doesn’t happen by accident; it takes a community dedicated to stewardship. For decades, law-abiding sportsmen have been the primary investors and fiercest advocates for Wisconsin’s wild places. Today, we face unprecedented challenges to our heritage. Sportsmen must mobilize to meet this moment, protecting the right to hunt, fish, and trap so that the legacy passed down to us thrives for our children, grandchildren, and all who follow.
Don’t forget to share this message with your family, friends, and fellow sportsmen, and urge them to join you and the Sportsmen’s Alliance in protecting and defending our hunting, fishing, and trapping heritage in the Badger State.
The Sportsmen’s Alliance guarantees hunting, fishing, and trapping for the American sportsman now and forever. We’re there when sportsmen need us most. We are the only organization specifically created to protect the individual hunter, angler, and trapper – no matter the threat. We will never compromise when it comes to defending our way of life in the courts, in the legislatures, in the public square, and at the ballot box. We make this promise to the American sportsman: we will never give up and never give in while proudly securing our future against those seeking to destroy our values, beliefs, and traditions.
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