Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping

The Mead is a great location for waterfowl hunting. You may find wood ducks in the backwaters of the Little Eau Pleine and a large population of blue-winged teal and mallards on the flowages. These species mixed with ring-necked ducks and others offer hunters a large variety of ducks at the Mead.

The following are the waterfowl regulations designed for Mead Wildlife Area by Central Wisconsin Waterfowlers:

All Waterfowl hunting (Duck and Goose) is closed until opening day of the Northern Waterfowl Zone. There will be no early goose season and no early teal season on the Mead, and the exterior season does not apply. Exception: Ducks and Geese– may be hunted by youth hunters during the Youth Waterfowl Hunt.

Waterfowl hunting will close at 1:00 pm each day beginning the Monday following opening weekend of the Northern Waterfowl Zone and lasting for 16 full days.

Additional regulations can be found here.

With diverse habitat and croplands on and around the Mead Wildlife Area property offers wonderful opportunities for Whitetail hunters. Season dates and other regulations can be found here.

Wild Turkey hunting regulations can be found here.

Regulations for small game can be found here.

Bear hunting regulations can be found here.

Trapping information and regulations can be found here.

Fishing information and regulations can be found here.