How buying a gun in Green Bay works
Pick an FFL dealer near you that accepts shipped transfers and name it at checkout. We confirm their license and ship the firearm to them. Ammunition, optics and parts ship straight to your door where Wisconsin law allows.
Wisconsin has no purchase permit and no firearm registration, and the 48-hour handgun waiting period was repealed in 2015. Dealer sales still require ATF Form 4473. For handguns, the dealer runs the check through the Wisconsin Department of Justice rather than directly through NICS; long gun checks go through NICS. Federal ages apply: 18 for long guns and 21 for handguns from a dealer. Bring a valid photo ID with your current address. Ammunition and parts can ship to your home.
Dealers in these communities all work for Green Bay-area buyers:
- De Pere
- Ashwaubenon
- Allouez
- Howard
- Bellevue
- Suamico
- Hobart
- Denmark
Carrying a gun in Brown County
Wisconsin does not have permitless concealed carry. To carry a concealed weapon you need a license issued by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, available to adults 21 and older who show proof of approved training. Open carry without a license is generally legal, but not in places such as school zones, and a handgun in a vehicle falls under the concealed carry rules. Businesses can post signs banning weapons. Wisconsin honors licenses from many other states.
Hunting near Green Bay
The Wisconsin DNR nine-day gun deer season runs November 21 through 29, 2026, starting the Saturday before Thanksgiving. A muzzleloader season and a statewide antlerless hunt follow in early December, and metro subunits have longer seasons. Archery and crossbow seasons open in mid-September and run into January. Deer management zones and county quotas set antlerless tags. Rifles, shotguns, handguns and muzzleloaders are legal in the gun season. Check the current DNR regulations for Brown County.
Green Bay is in the Central Farmland zone with a metro subunit. Waterfowl hunters work the bay of Green Bay, and the DNR range at Peshtigo Harbor Wildlife Area in Marinette County is about an hour north.
The opening weekend of gun deer season is close to a local holiday around Green Bay, and many homes keep a deer rifle and a waterfowl shotgun. Winter storage in a heated room helps avoid rust from condensation.
Public shooting ranges near Green Bay
These public ranges are run by state wildlife agencies and state forests in the states we serve. Many are free; some staffed facilities charge a daily fee, and hours change with the seasons, so check with the agency before you go.
Source: State wildlife agency public range lists (LDWF, MDWFP, WVDNR, Wisconsin DNR, ND Game and Fish, SD GFP, NH Fish and Game, Maine IF&W, Vermont Fish and Wildlife), September 2026. Distances are approximate; call or check the agency site before you drive out.