Poygan Conservation Club

09/10/2026

Deer Rifle Challenge - Oct 10 @ 11 a.m.

We decided to have a little r!fle competition in October. You can use any rifle that is legal for deer hunting with a scope or iron sights. There's a variety of targets to test your skill before the season begins. Five shots from a bench at 100 yards, then a timed challenge - standing freehand 1 sh0t at a 25, 50 & 75 yard targets in under 20 seconds. You do that twice, then shoot 1 sh0t @ 75, 50 & 25 yd in under 20 sec. Then a freehand sh0t at a 10" plate and a bonus sh0t at a 4" plate 100 yards away.
There are 20 sh0ts total. Cost is $20 to enter with a 50% payout for the highest score!! Date is Saturday Oct 10. Register at the Clubhouse by 11 a.m. Bring your favorite deer r!fle & a box of shells and let's have some fun!! There will be soda, water & chips to purchase. Open to members & non-members alike!

Note to Facebook bots - there will be no buying, selling, trading or raffles at this event. Just clean, wholesome fun with pew-pewers.

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09/08/2026

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Reminder for the 2026 deer season!

For the 2025 deer season, changes were made to the boundaries of the deer management units (DMUs) in the Northern and Central Forest zones. Minor changes were also made to metropolitan sub-unit boundaries. The Farmland Zone units were not reviewed, but a few of the boundaries were modified because of other changes made to the forest zones.

DMUs in both Northern and Central Forest zones are labeled with a number (as opposed to a county name), and the Farmland Zone DMUs will still be denoted by their county names.

Hunters will need to know their management zone and DMU number/county when purchasing an authorization/license or registering their deer in their Go Wild account.

We encourage hunters to consult the most recent Deer Management Unit Map, shown here and also available on our Deer Hunting webpage, before purchasing a deer hunting license: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/hunt/deer

09/08/2026

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 – 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆

Archery and Crossbow* Sept. 12 – Jan. 3, 2027

Gun hunt for hunters with disabilities:
This is not a statewide season. Learn more... Oct. 3 – 11

Youth/disabled gun deer hunt Oct. 10 – 11
General Gun Nov. 21 – 29
Muzzleloader Nov. 30 – Dec. 9
4-Day Antlerless-Only Hunt Dec. 10 – 13
Antlerless-Only Holiday Hunt Dec. 24 – Jan. 1, 2027*

Winnebago County Extended Archery Season: through Jan. 31, 2027

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09/08/2026

Archery season begins this weekend. Everyone be safe. Winnebago County hunters are in Zone B, so add 4 minutes to the times in the table below. Good Luck!!

08/29/2026

As a conservation organization, most of our members are hunters and many of them are deer hunters. Not everyone has their own deer herd to manage and wild deer can travel a long distance during the rut. However, even on public land or the smaller acreage you hunt - you may be able to improve your odds of getting better deer over the years.

The research summary states that antler development is the product of 3 main things - nutrition, age and genetics. It's possible to improve the nutritional quality of browse on the range thru food plots and plantings & we can improve the age of the herd by not shooting younger deer. Improving the genetics is more difficult.

The research by Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. concludes that harvesting yearling spikes and allowing forked yearlings to live can increase the odds in favor of more mature deer with better antler development.

Read the article and make your own conclusions, then do or do not as you see fit.
https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_lf_w7000_0247.pdf

08/24/2026

In less than 3 weeks, the archery & crossbow season begins. Time to check your equipment, tree stands and get in some practice.
Be safe & good luck!!

2026 Seasons (for Winnebago County Farmland Zone)

Archery and Crossbow* ~ Sept. 12 – Jan. 3, 2027
Gun hunt for hunters with disabilities:
This is not a statewide season. Learn more... Oct. 3 – 11
https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/hunt/disdeer
Youth/disabled gun deer hunt Oct. 10 – 11
Gun ~ Nov. 21 – 29
Muzzleloader ~ Nov. 30 – Dec. 9
December 4-Day Antlerless-Only Hunt Dec. 10 – 13
Antlerless-Only Holiday Hunt Dec. 24 – Jan. 1, 2027*

Winnebago County Extended Archery Season: through Jan. 31, 2027

More info - https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/hunt/deer

08/14/2026

The Sept class for Hunter Safety field testing is full at this time. My suggestion would be to check weekly on the go wild app as we do have students drop out of the class

08/13/2026

This Saturday, August 15, 2026 - Our range will be closed for Hunter Safety Class.

08/11/2026

We are planning on selling amm0 at our August 11th meeting. Since we have 7 different calibers of amm0 members present at the meeting will be given a ticket for each caliber they are interested in purchasing. We will pick a ticket out of the hat for purchasing order.

For example, if there are 6 individuals interested in 454 Casull ammo, we’ll give each of the 6 a ticket. We only have 5 boxes. We’ll draw names from a hat. First drawn will be allowed to buy a box of 454 amm0 at the stated price. Next drawn will get 2nd choice. Last drawn will get no opportunity if the 5 boxes are purchased by the first 5 drawn.
We’ll repeat each caliber.

Check your email for a list of calibers, manufacturers and cost. Cash or check ONLY and you must be there to w!n.

08/05/2026

The final .22 CMP (Civilian Marksmanship Program) shooting competition was held August 1. We had 10 shooters again, our thanks to the guys from WI Rapids for coming. Thanks to Connie Gabrilska for most of the pics & thanks to Warren & Clark Gabrilska for their competition experience and Jason Fisher for setting up. It was a good time.

Watch this page and our website for updates on the 2027 competition. We may have some other competition sh00ting this year, too - stay in touch.
Scores & photos below.