(WNFL) – In the first year when Wisconsin is using electronic registration as the sole method for hunters to register a deer they have harvested, state wildlife officials have provided hunters with a number of convenient options to consider.
Hunters can register their deer online at gamereg.wi.gov, by phone at 1-844-426-3734 (1-844-GAME-REG), or electronically at a participating in-person registration stations. A link to the electronic registration system will also be available through the Pocket Ranger app for mobile devices.
As of Sept. 27, 17,387 deer (7,236 bucks and 10,151 does) have been registered using this new system. Registration totals will be updated weekly – for more information, visit dnr.wi.gov and search keywords “weekly totals.”
While many hunters have taken advantage of the convenience of registering deer in the field, there are currently more than 200 businesses listed on the DNR website as registration stations this fall. At these locations hunters can use the online tool or a phone to register a deer. To find a nearby station, hunters should search keywords “registration stations”
It is important to remember that the harvested deer does not need to be physically with the hunter at the time of registration – all that is required is hunter and harvest information.
The registration system will prompt hunters to answer a series of questions and generate a 10-digit confirmation number, which must be written on the carcass tag attached to the harvested animal. Hunters are reminded to write the 10-digit number on their tag – feedback from the field has found that ballpoint pens are the best option for this task. When this registration number is written on the tag, the animal is considered legally registered.
All deer must be registered by 5 p.m. the day after the deer is recovered, and hunters must retain the tag with confirmation number as proof of registration until the deer has been consumed.
