Southern Zone (ducks and coots)

About Southern Zone (ducks and coots)

Southern Zone (ducks and coots) is a duck zone in Wisconsin, United States, set by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. It covers about 67,174 km² (25,936 mi²). Towns inside it include Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha, Racine and Appleton.

HuntGrid draws its boundary from Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources's data for the 2026 season. The agency uses this unit system for waterfowl.

Unit code

Southern

Area

67,174 km²

Area (miles)

25,936 mi²

Boundaries

2026

Public and protected land mapped inside it

HuntGrid's public land layers map about 4,860 km² of public or protected land inside it, 7% of the unit. Some protected land is privately owned (a conservation group's, for one). By manager, as the source names it:

Boundaries are approximate and aren't legal descriptions. Public land doesn't always mean you can hunt there: check your local regulations and posted signs.

Public land: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Gap Analysis Project (GAP), 2025, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) 4.1

Seasons and regulations

Seasons for this unit that a person has checked against Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources's regulations:

The official regulations have the final word: check them before you hunt.

Official regulations: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Units around it

Next to it in the same unit system

• Northern Zone (ducks and coots)

Other hunting units that cover part of it

• Turkey Zone 1 (turkey management zone)
• Turkey Zone 2 (turkey management zone)
• Turkey Zone 3 (turkey management zone)
• Zone A (ruffed grouse management zone)
• Zone B (ruffed grouse management zone)
• Bear Zone C (no hounds) (bear management zone)
• Central Zone (elk management zone)
• Central Farmland Zone (deer management zone)
• Bear Zone E (no hounds) (bear management zone)
• Bear Zone F (no hounds) (bear management zone)
• South Zone (cottontail rabbit management zone)
• Southern Zone (geese) (goose zone)
• Southern Farmland Zone (deer management zone)

What HuntGrid shows for Southern Zone (ducks and coots)

• Its boundary on the map; tap inside it for the unit's card with the agency's regulations link.
• Public land and the other hunting units in the same view, each with its source.
• Season dates once a person has checked them, and legal shooting hours where the rule is checked.
• Hourly wind with a scent cone for every stand, and official weather alerts.
• Offline maps: download the area and use the map, your pins and the forecast with no signal.

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Questions

How big is Southern Zone (ducks and coots) (duck zone)?

About 67,174 km² (25,936 mi²), as HuntGrid maps Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources's boundary.

How much public or protected land is in Southern Zone (ducks and coots)?

HuntGrid's public land layers map about 4,860 km² of public or protected land, 7% of the unit; the largest share is managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Public land doesn't always mean you can hunt there.

Where are the season dates for Southern Zone (ducks and coots)?

This page lists 29 seasons a person has checked against Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources's regulations; the official regulations have the final word.

Which units are next to Southern Zone (ducks and coots)?

In the same unit system: Northern Zone (ducks and coots).

More on huntgrid.net

• Hunting map of Wisconsin
• Duck and goose hunting
• HuntGrid, the hunting app

Sources

Unit boundary: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Licence: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (published with a no-warranty disclaimer). Boundaries for the 2026 season.

• The agency's boundary data
• Official regulations

HuntGrid isn't affiliated with Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The official regulations and maps have the final word.