Buffalo County DMU: public land and hunting map
Central Farmland Zone
Buffalo County DMU is one of Wisconsin DNR’s 98 Deer Management Units in Wisconsin. It covers about 708 square miles (452,968 acres), and roughly 5.4% of it is public land: state land 3.1%, Fish & Wildlife Service 2.2%.
- 5.4%public land
- 708square miles
- 24,460public acres
- 2neighbouring units
Measured Oct 12, 2026 from agency boundaries and USGS PAD-US 4.1 · sources and method
Who manages the land
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2.2%
- State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies)3.1%
Share of the unit’s area. Federal agencies plus state wildlife, trust and natural-resource land, as the WikiHunt map classifies it. The rest is private, tribal, local or other land.
Rut: Published rut estimates for Wisconsin differ by region and species: Oct 23 – Nov 12 and Nov 8 – Dec 5, each with its source on the rut page. Rut dates and sources for Wisconsin.
Units next to Buffalo County DMU
Wisconsin season dates, 2026
Statewide general seasons. Many units have their own dates, quotas or draw-only hunts, so check the unit in the regulations before you go.
| Species | Season | 2026 dates |
|---|---|---|
| Deer | Archery/Crossbow Deer | Sep 12 – Jan 3 |
| Deer | Gun Deer | Nov 21 – Nov 29 |
| Deer | Muzzleloader Deer | Nov 30 – Dec 9 |
| Black bear | Bear | Sep 9 – Oct 13 |
| Turkey | Fall Turkey | Sep 12 – Jan 3 |
Full notes on the Wisconsin page · Wisconsin regulations.
Questions
How much of Buffalo County DMU is public land?
About 5.4% of Buffalo County DMU (24,460 of 452,968 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Public land is not always open land: check access and closures before you go.
Who manages the land in Buffalo County DMU?
State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies): 3.1%; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 2.2%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.
Which units border Buffalo County DMU?
Pepin County DMU and Trempealeau County DMU.
Where are the season dates and rules for Buffalo County DMU?
Wisconsin DNR sets them. Start at the Wisconsin hunting regulations. WikiHunt shows the statewide general seasons on the Wisconsin page and in the app.
Sources and method
- Boundary: Wisconsin DNR, the same layer the WikiHunt map draws.
- Public land: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) 4.1, Fee Managers layer (public domain).
- Method: the unit and PAD-US polygons are simplified to about 100 m and measured on a grid of about 250 cells across the unit, so overlapping records are counted once. Expect about ±1 percentage point.
- Season dates: WikiHunt’s season table, updated Sep 2, 2026, checked against each state’s published regulations. Dates change; the regulations win.
- Last updated: Oct 12, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.