Hunting
The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest cover 1.5 million acres in 11 counties in northern Wisconsin and is great for hunting.
The Forest contains uplands, wetlands, rivers, streams, pine savannas, meadows, and glacial lakes. Native trees include maples, oaks, aspen, beech, basswood, ash, birch, pine, spruce, fir, and tamarack. Cedar swamps and alder thickets abound.
The largely forested terrain supports a diversity of reptiles and amphibians, mammals, and birds both resident and migratory. The Forest offers excellent opportunities for viewing wildlife, canoeing, hiking, camping, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and hunting and fishing.
Guides
PO BOX 223
Radison WI
(414) 350-7084
11050 W County Rd B
Hayward WI
715-462-3055
11292 Sandy Point Rd.
Couderay WI
715-558-8732
Chuck Roehl Guide Service
P.O. Box 13128
Hayward WI
715-699-2045
http://www.chuckroehlsguideservice.com
Hayward Guide Service
11050 W County Rd B
Hayward WI
715-634-0500
http://www.haywardguides.com
Jim Leahy Guide Service
14975W Nelson Lake Road
Hayward WI
715-634-0429
http://www.haywardguideservice.com
John Myhres Wisc. Northland Outdoors Guide Service
596 W. Pine Point Rd.
Hayward WI
715-462-9402
http://www.wiscnorthlandoutdoors.com
Tom Leahy's Guide Service
13718 W James Rd
Hayward WI
715-558-6755
http://www.tomleahyguideservice.com
CHEQUAMEGON-NICOLET NATIONAL FOREST – 1.5 Million Acres
- Within the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest boundary there are:
Federally Managed Areas
State Managed Areas
Private Land Ownership - Hunting regulations on National Forest lands are the same as hunting on other public lands.
- Portable stands are allowed on National Forest lands and must be capable of being removed or taken down each night after the hunt. Permanent stands, anything nailed, bolted, or otherwise attached in such a way as to do damage are prohibited. Screw-in steps are not allowed. Stands used by hunters can be left in the woods until the last day of the season. After the end of December, any stands left on National Forest land will be considered abandoned and removed from the forest.
- The excessive cutting (any tree over an inch in diameter) of shooting lanes is prohibited.
- Hunting is permitted on National Forest lands unless otherwise posted. Hunting is not allowed in campgrounds or other developed recreation sites such as boat launches/landings, picnic areas, etc.
- Read more about the National Forest in Wisconsin at the USDA Forest Service site.
- The picture on the right shows the complex pattern of public/private land within the C-N National Forest Boundary (Forest County near Popple River, WI).