When inviting and allowing others to hunt on private property a real concern is whether the landowner is held liable for any accidents that occur while individuals are hunting on their private land.
According to Wisconsin state law, landowners are generally immune from liability for injuries individuals receive while on their land. Specifically the law provides landowners with liability protection for injuries or death of people participating in activities such as fishing, hunting, trapping, hiking, camping, boating, and berry picking. These laws have been established to encourage landowners to let others use their land recreationally. There are a few instances when this immunity does not apply. It does not apply if the landowner acted with malicious intent to harm the individual, or if the landowner receives more than $2,000 a year of income from hunting or those hunting on the land.