License ?

[walleyecheeks]

I know there is a waiting period after the season opens, how many days is it? I was planning on getting one this afternoon. Would I be able to hunt on Sunday?

[gopher_nation]

If you buy it today you will be able to hunt Saturday morning.

[walleyecheeks]

Thanks!

[walleyeking19]

It's 24 hour waiting period after you buy your license I think

[Brocster]

You need to let a midnight-to-midnight period lapse. So as the eariler poster said, buy today and you can hunt Saturday.

Often people think that it is a 24 hour waiting period, but this is false and you can get your butt in a sling. Just to be clear, you CAN NOT buy a license 7:00am on one day and hunt 30 hours later at 1:00pm. You have to wait until two (2) midnights "happen" after you purchase the license.

Good luck!

[fivebucks]

Brocster has this correct. This is pasted from the DNR regs.

License Purchase and Validity

All deer licenses (archery, firearms, muzzleloader) may be purchased

at any time before or during the season. However, a license purchased

on or after the day the respective season opens is not valid until the

second day after the day it is issued (for example, a license issued on

Saturday would not be valid until Monday). A “day” means midnight

to midnight. The “respective season” refers to the first season for which

the license is valid. The exceptions are bonus and disease management

permits, which are valid when issued if the appropriate regular license is

valid.

[slimngrizzly]

Is this the same way in wisconsin? I cant remember....

[bigbucks]

I believe they changed WI a year or so ago so that the license is good immediately upon purchase.