2020 Gun Permits and Information
Dates: November 21, 2020 through November 29, 2020
Hunters may apply to hunt on the refuge during the Wisconsin Nine-Day firearms season (November 21st, 2020 through November 29th, 2020). Hunters may download a Nine-Day Gun Deer Hunt Application or pick one up from the bin at the Refuge Office and send the completed application with a $10 processing fee to the refuge. The bin is available Monday-Friday 7:30 am to 3:30 pm and is located outside the main office door. Applications can either by mailed or placed in the drop box at the Refuge maintenance shop. The drop box is a mail slot on the three-stall garage. There is a sign indicating it is the area to drop off applications. Applications will be placed in a random drawing. Special regulations apply. Read all application information carefully. Only permitted hunters for the gun hunt will be allowed to hunt. The application deadline is 4:00 pm on September 18, 2020.
When deer hunting on Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge we encourage deer hunters to use lead free (lead-free) ammunition. Ammunition containing lead can break apart leaving dangerous pieces of lead in the gut piles and carcasses of deer. Eagles and other wildlife eat these remains and can become very sick or even die. It only takes a small amount of lead to make an eagle sick, do your part by making the switch to lead free ammunition. To learn more, visit http://huntingwithnonlead.org/ [link to non-toxic page https://www.fws.gov/midwest/refuges/leadfree.html ]
2020 Early Archery Permits and Information
Dates: September 12 through November 15, 2020
For the fourth year, the refuge is opening up archery hunting during the regular state archery season, starting September 12, 2020. The season dates for the refuge early archery hunt is September 12th through November 15th, 2020. Hunters may download an early archery permit application or pick up from the bin at the Refuge Office and send the completed application with a $10 processing fee to the refuge. The bin is available Monday-Friday 7:30 am to 3:30 pm and is located outside the main office door. Applications can either by mailed or placed in the drop box at the Refuge maintenance shop. The drop box is a mail slot on the three-stall garage. There is a sign indicating it is the area to drop off applications.Applications will be placed in a random drawing and selected hunters will be notified. Only selected archery hunters will be permitted to hunt on the refuge. Special regulations apply. Read all information on the permit and fact sheets carefully. The application deadline is 4:00 pm on August 31, 2020.
2020-21 Late Archery Permits and Information
Dates: November 30, 2020 through January 3, 2021
The season dates for the refuge late archery is November 30, 2020 through January 3, 2021. Late archery permit applications will be available beginning November 16th, 2020. Applications can be downloaded or picked up from the bin at the Refuge Office. The bin is available Monday-Friday 7:30 am to 3:30 pm and is located outside the main office door. Applications can either by mailed or placed in the drop box at the Refuge maintenance shop. The drop box is a mail slot on the three-stall garage. There is a sign indicating it is the area to drop off applications. The deadline to apply for a permit is December 18, 2019. Late archery hunters should complete and submit an application with a $10 processing fee to the refuge. Special regulations apply. Read all information on the permit and fact sheets carefully. The application deadline is 4:00 pm December 16, 2020.