Wisconsin hunting & fishing agent bonds.
From $100.
A Wisconsin business that sells hunting and fishing licenses as an authorized DNR sales agent collects state license fees on the department's behalf. When a bond is required to back those fees, we issue the amount the Department of Natural Resources sets from $100 — your exact price is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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How much does a Wisconsin hunting & fishing agent bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard license-agent bond — enter your amount, pay, and deliver it to the DNR. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the DNR required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000.
Deliver to the DNR
Submit the executed bond with your sales-agent paperwork to the Department of Natural Resources. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the license-agent bond covers
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) sells hunting, fishing, and trapping approvals through hundreds of authorized sales agents — bait shops, sporting-goods stores, and the like — under the issuing-agent provisions of Wis. Stat. ch. 29 (§29.024). An agent collects the state's license fees and is responsible for remitting them to the DNR.
When a bond is required, it stands behind the license-fee money the agent collects and owes the state. If an agent fails to remit the fees it has taken in, the DNR can recover against the bond. The amount generally scales with the volume of fees the agent handles.
Note that the DNR's standard sales-agent enrollment can use a refundable security deposit for equipment rather than a surety bond, so a bond is not required in every case — it depends on the arrangement. Enter the amount the DNR named for your location and pricing starts at $100; no credit check up to $100,000, and send us your paperwork if you are unsure.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
Deliver to the DNR. Submit the executed bond with your sales-agent paperwork to the Department of Natural Resources. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the DNR required — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to deliver.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the DNR required and deliver it the same day.