Public Hunting on Private Land
Hunter Information
Individuals with a Walk-In Access validation can hunt from September 1 to May 31 during legal hunting hours and open seasons from ½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset with no landowner contact necessary.You must purchase a WIA Validation to legally hunt WIA Sites.
Purchase Online or call: 1-888-665-4236 (ELS CODE 190)Landowners cannot give others permission to hunt without a validation.
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Hunters must:
- Landowners are willing to enroll in this program because hunters have been respectful. Please take care of the land. Respect boundary signs, do not damage property and do not leave garbage.
- Park along roads or in designated parking areas. Do not block access to farm fields or pastures. Be aware that during the fall, farm machinery will also be using roads. Give them as much space as possible to get around your parked vehicle.
- No motorized vehicles are allowed.
"No target practice, trapping, dog training, camping, horseback riding or fires are allowed by the public. The landowner retains the right to engage in, or give permission to engage in these, and other limited activities that do not impede public hunting."
Read Trapping FAQ for more information about trapping. - Follow the Code of Conduct for WIA lands.
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