The mission of the Fort McCoy Natural Resources Branch is to foster the wise stewardship of natural and cultural resources which will support and sustain a realistic military training environment, biological diversity, the integrity of sensitive or unique sites, and commercial and recreational opportunities. The NRB manages the hunting, fishing, and trapping season operations and is the proponent of this regulation.
FORT MCCOY RULES & REGULATIONS
Regulation 420-29 with maps: Fort McCoy Hunting, Fishing, Trapping Laws and Regulations (click to open)
Regulation 200-4: Fort McCoy Firewood Cutting Regulation (click to open)
- Please review all Fort McCoy rules and regulations prior to participating in any activity on Fort McCoy.
- In addition to the Fort McCoy regulation, all State of Wisconsin hunting, fishing, and trapping regulations are applicable on Fort McCoy.
- Copies of these regulations and associated maps or other associated Fort McCoy information are available at the Fort McCoy Natural Resources Permit Sales Office (Building 2168), Fort McCoy Pine View Campground, and at the Hunter Information Point (HIP) located along State Highway 21 at the intersection of South J Street and State Highway 21 and will be open year-round.
- Select Firewood & Forest Products in the main menu bar more firewood cutting information and current firewood cutting location maps.
WISCONSIN DNR RULES & REGULATIONS go to WDNR https://dnr.wisconsin.gov
Wisconsin Hunting Regulations: Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 Wisconsin Hunting Regulations (Click to open)
Wisconsin Trout Fishing Regulation: 2024-2025 Guide to Wisconsin Trout Fishing Regulations (click to open)
Wisconsin Fishing Regulations: 2024-2025 Guide to Wisconsin Hook and Line Fishing Regulations (click to open)
Wisconsin Firewood Rules and Regulations: Go to https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Invasives/firewood.html
FORT MCCOY FIREARM REGISTRATION
All firearms brought on to the installation for any purpose must be registered through the Fort McCoy Physical Security. This requirement pertains to anyone with a firearm in their possession while on Fort McCoy for any reason including hunting, fishing, trapping, camping, shooting range, or visiting members of the Fort McCoy community or staff. Firearm is defined as: any weapon (including a starter gun, weapon frame or receiver) which will, or is designed to or readily be converted to, expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or other propellant.
- The firearms registration is required by Army Regulation 190-11, 4–5, "Privately owned weapons and ammunition," which states, "Personnel who bring a firearm onto the installation to engage in authorized activities will register it."
- ALL individuals possessing a firearm on Fort McCoy must have a Fort McCoy Form 433-1 (Firearms Registration Record/Registration Receipt) on their person documenting each weapon (i.e. must have this form prior to hunting); to ensure ample time for processing the Fort McCoy Form 433-1, all firearm registration forms should be submitted 30 days before you plan to bring the firearm onto the installation; all individuals registering a firearm will undergo a NCIC-III background check; when not registering the firearm in person, a copy of a valid government photo ID must accompany the registration form; and, current firearm registrants have 180 days after the approval of the firearm registration policy to have the NCIC-III background check completed. Currently the Fort McCoy Visitors Control Center (VCC) is processing new and current firearm registrations and proceeding with the NCIC-III background checks.
- Each person who registers firearms will receive a firearm-registration record. Anyone engaged in authorized activities that require possession or transportation of a firearm must have the firearm registration record in their possession, and the record must be presented to law-enforcement personnel upon request.
- Questions related to firearms registration should be directed to the Fort McCoy Physical Security Division at (608) 388-2357. Registration forms and background checks can be processed during normal business hours within building 35 at the Visitor Control Office (608) 388-2357 or during nonduty hours at the Fort McCoy Police Department building 1681, or may be emailed to usarmy.mccoy.id-readiness.mbx.des-fire-arm-registration@army.mil
- Click here for Firearm Registration Form: Fort McCoy Form 433 (New Form as of June 2023)