Wisconsin

For those seeking a quieter, more introspective experience, Wisconsin’s wilderness areas offer a sense of solace and tranquility that’s increasingly hard to find in today’s busy world. The Badger state is home to numerous state parks, national forests, and wildlife areas including the Driftless Area and Aztalan State Park. Anglers in Wisconsin can cast a line into over 15,000 lakes and 40,000 miles of rivers and streams, where they’ll have a chance to catch a variety of fish species, including muskie, walleye, and brown trout. Wisconsin is bordered to the North by Lake Superior and to the east by Lake Michigan, with over 20% of the state’s land lying within the Great Lakes Basin. Meanwhile, hunters in Wisconsin can experience the thrill of pursuing big game animals like white-tailed deer, black bear, and wild turkey in the state’s dense forests and expansive public lands.

For more information on the elected officials protecting and promoting the sportsmen’s traditions in Wisconsin, please contact: Bob Matthews

Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus

Representative Glenn Grothman Representative Bryan Steil Representative Tom Tiffany Representative Derek Van Orden

Wisconsin Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Leadership

Representative Treig Pronschinske Senator Rob Stafsholt
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Wisconsin Policy Briefs

Crossbows

Over the last decade, many states have expanded opportunities for archery hunters wishing to use crossbows. Incorporating crossbow hunting opportunities into game management may increase… Read more.

No-Net-Loss

“No-Net-Loss” of public lands has become increasingly important to ensure access to public lands and waterways for current and future generations of sportsmen and women.… Read more.

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a progressive, fatal, degenerative neurological disease occurring in farmed and free-ranging deer, elk, caribou, and moose. The disease was first… Read more.

Wisconsin Latest News

January 12, 2026

Camo at the Capitol: Wisconsin Sportsmen and Women Gather to Advocate for Sporting-Conservation Policies

Why It Matters: Although sportsmen and women typically use camouflage to remain stealthy while afield, it has the opposite effect when worn in a state capitol building and quickly communicates an important message amongst the suits that typically occupy the halls of government. By coordinating an advocacy day like last week’s event in Wisconsin, hunters, anglers, and trappers…

November 17, 2025

Wisconsin Committee Takes Up Conservation Funding Companion Bill

Why It Matters: Wisconsin’s Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program has long provided land acquisition and habitat management opportunities that benefit sportsmen and women through increased public access and improved habitat conditions. With the program set to expire in 2026 and no funding included in the current state budget, this legislation is critical to avoid a lapse in…

October 6, 2025

Expanded Opportunities Available to Great Lakes Hunters this Season

Why It Matters: Although hunters are at home in the field or woods, they must still be aware of what happens in the halls of their state government. Changes and updates to hunting laws and regulations can impact the pursuit of sportsmen and women’s favorite species, and hunters must stay on top of those changes…

August 11, 2025

Bills Promoting Sporting Access and Opportunity Await Legislators in Wisconsin

Why It Matters: Legislatures that meet year-round still have outstanding opportunities to enact policies that benefit sportsmen and women. In Wisconsin, reauthorizing the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund would continue to provide hunters and anglers with access to the State’s storied fish and wildlife resources, while creating a new hunting season for sandhill cranes would help farmers…