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Usual date of the Wisconsin bow opener?

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  1. Doughboy

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    Does anyone know the usual date of the Wisconsin bowl openers. I need to pick vacation far in advance, and usually the DNR has not released the opening date when I pick my vacation. Are there any rules of thumb, like the Saturday closest to the middle of the month for example. Thanks.
     
  2. janesburg

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    It’s always the 2nd Or 3rd Saturday in September. Sorry I can’t be more specific.


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    I believe it's always the 2nd Saturday in September. This year it is 9/12.
     
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    That is not correct Justin. That would put it on Sept 8 or 9th (10 or 11th) some years. Sept 12 is the earliest I remember (since 1976). It is something like the Saturday closest to the 15th. I know there is a rule that determines opening date. When I was young it was the Saturday after the 15th.

    OP - Call DNR Info Line at 888-WDNRINFO. They can give you the 2021 opening date and/or find out the timing rule.
     
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    By looking at a 2021 calendar - - - I would bet a week's pay Wisconsin 2021 Archery Season opens September 18, 2021.

    BUT I would take my vacation (if I had one) Oct. 30- November 13, 2021.
     

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