ALWAYS CHECK OPEN AREA STATUS (GAME LINE) EACH TIME YOU ARE ENTERING FORT MCCOY LAKES OR TRAINING AREAS. YOU CAN ACCESS THE AREA OPEN LIST FROM THE ISPORTSMAN HOME PAGE OR BY CALLING (866) 277-1597 AND SELECTING OPTION #2.
**FORT MCCOY NATURAL RESOURCES & PERMIT SALES OFFICE NEW PHONE NUMBER**
(502) 898-3337
ALERTS
ATTENTION FORT MCCOY ARCHERS:
USE CHECK-IN/CHECK-OUT SHEETS AT HIP TO CHECKIN/OUT & RECORD DEER HARVESTS
iSportsman is currently not allowing Regular and Cantonment Archers to Check-in/out or to record their deer harvests. If you are unable to Checkin/Checkout of Cantonment Archery activity or record your deer harvest using your iSportsman account, please use the clipboard at the Hunter Information Point (HIP) to check-in/check-out and record any deer harvests. iSportsman is working on a solution and we apologize for the inconvienience.
The Hunter Information Point (HIP) is located along State Highway 21 at the intersection of South J Street and State Highway 21.
NEWS
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2025 FORT MCCOY FALL QUOTA HUNT PERMIT DRAWINGS: Fall quota hunt permit drawings will take place in August except for trapping, disability hunt, and gun-deer bonus antlerless tags. Permit availability updates will be posted here.
- Fort McCoy 9-Day Gun-Deer Permit Availability: If you missed the permit application deadline for a 9-Day Gun-Deer permit for Fort McCoy, there are a limited number of permits available on a first-come- first-served basis until all permits have been issued. Please contact the Permit Sales Office for permit availability at (502) 898-3337 or email usarmy.mccoy.id-readiness.mbx.dpw-permit-sales@army.mil.
- Bonus Antlerless Permits: The 2025 Gun-Deer and Archery Bonus Antlerless tags will be issued through a lottery draw. If drawn for a Bonus Antlerless tag, your awarded tag will be made available for purchase in your iSportsman account for a cost of $12.
- The archery bonus antlerless permits have been issued. If you did not get a email notification you were drawn or your bonus permit application still shows "In Lottery" you were not drawn for an archery bonus antlerless permit. The Fort McCoy Wildlife Biologist will determine in October if there will be additional archery bonus permits issued.
- Gun-Deer bonus antlerless permit drawing will be held in October.
REAL ID IS NOW REQUIRED TO ACCESS THE CANTONMENT AREA:
A REAL ID IS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A PASS TO ACCESS THE PERMIT SALES OFFICE IN THE CANTONMENT AREA.THE REAL ID ACT ENFORCEMENT DATE OF MAY 7 IS FAST APPROACHING, AND UNDER THESE REQUIREMENTS, ALL PERSONNEL ACCESSING FORT MCCOY CANTONMENT AREA (PERMIT SALES OFFICE) WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A COMMON ACCESS CARD (CAC) OR OTHER FORM OF IDENTIFICATION COMPLIANT WITH REAL ID REQUIREMENTS.
IF COMING TO FORT MCCOY PERMIT SALES OFFICE TO PURCHASE YOUR FORT MCCOY HUNTING, FISHING, OR TRAPPING PERMITS AND YOU ARE ENTERING THROUGH THE MAIN GATE OR GATE 20 TO OBTAIN A PASS, THE REAL ID ACT ENFORCEMNT WILL TAKE EFFECT MAY 7TH.
If you would like more information on the REAL ID Act, visit https://www.dhs.gov/real-id, or for Wisconsin visit https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/dmv/license-drvs/how-to-apply/realid.aspx.