RICE LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — Wisconsin’s 9-day gun deer season opens Saturday.
Shooting hours begin at 6:46 a.m. and end at 4:49 p.m. for the Rice Lake area.
The DNR reminds hunters to wear blaze orange and anyone going into the woods or fields to also wear high-vis clothing.
Authorities ask hunters to submit samples from their harvests for CWD testing. Those that have a positive sample will get another harvest tag. CWD sample drop off sites in Barron County are located at the Barron County Highway Department shop at West Avenue and Augusta Street in Rice Lake, the DNR Service Center in Cumberland and the Barron Town Shop.
Find more information on hunting hours, CWD sample sites and deer carcass disposal sites online at dnr.wi.gov.