La Crosse County DMU: public land and hunting map
La Crosse Metro Sub-unit · Central Farmland Zone
La Crosse County DMU is one of Wisconsin DNR’s 98 Deer Management Units in Wisconsin. It covers about 480 square miles (307,152 acres), and roughly 6.7% of it is public land: Fish & Wildlife Service 4.3%, state land 2.4%.
- 6.7%public land
- 480square miles
- 20,579public 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 Service4.3%
- State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies)2.4%
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 La Crosse 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 La Crosse County DMU is public land?
About 6.7% of La Crosse County DMU (20,579 of 307,152 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies). Public land is not always open land: check access and closures before you go.
Who manages the land in La Crosse County DMU?
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 4.3%; State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies): 2.4%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.
Which units border La Crosse County DMU?
Monroe County DMU and Trempealeau County DMU.
Where are the season dates and rules for La Crosse 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.