Chapter NR 10

Chapter NR 10

GAME AND HUNTING

Subchapter I — General Provisions

NR 10.001   Definitions.

NR 10.01   Open and closed seasons.

NR 10.02   Protected wild animals.

NR 10.04   Unprotected wild animals.

NR 10.05   Highways.

NR 10.06   Shooting hours.

NR 10.07   General hunting.

NR 10.08   Possession and transportation of game.

NR 10.085   Tagging of game.

NR 10.086   Registration of game.

NR 10.087   Certification of game.

NR 10.09   Weapons and ammunition.

NR 10.10   Deer and bear hunting.

NR 10.101   Bear hunting.

NR 10.102   Bear hunting quota and license issuance.

NR 10.103   Deer hunting.

NR 10.104   Deer population management.

NR 10.105   Transportation of bear, deer, and other members of the cervid family.

NR 10.106   Registration.

NR 10.11   Elk hunting.

NR 10.111   Elk population management.

NR 10.12   Migratory game bird hunting.

NR 10.125   Canada goose hunting.

NR 10.13   Furbearing animals.

NR 10.145   Bobcat, fisher, and otter.

NR 10.15   Horicon national wildlife refuge.

NR 10.16   Necedah national wildlife refuge, Juneau county.

NR 10.20   Wolf management zones.

NR 10.22   Sandhill wildlife demonstration area, Wood county.

NR 10.24   Bong state recreation area hunting zone.

NR 10.25   Wild turkey hunting.

NR 10.26   Sharp-tailed grouse hunting.

NR 10.275   State park trapping, small game and migratory game bird hunting.

NR 10.28   Deer population management units.

NR 10.285   Game management units.

NR 10.29   Wild turkey hunting zones.

NR 10.30   Black bear hunting zones.

NR 10.31   Canada goose management zones.

NR 10.32   Migratory game bird hunting zones.

NR 10.33   Ruffed grouse management zones.

NR 10.34   Bobcat hunting and trapping zones.

NR 10.35   Beaver management zones.

NR 10.36   Otter zones.

NR 10.37   Elk management zones.

NR 10.38   Fisher zones.

NR 10.39   Mink and muskrat zones.

NR 10.40   Disabled hunters; special hunt authorizations.

NR 10.41   Wildlife disease management.

NR 10.42   Official state duties.

Subchapter II — Deer Management Assistance Program

NR 10.70   Purpose.

NR 10.71   Definitions.

NR 10.72   Deer management assistance program participants.

NR 10.73   Fees.

NR 10.74   Ineligibility and penalties.

Ch. NR 10 Note Note: Corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, June, 1999, No. 522.

subch. I of ch. NR 10 Subchapter I — General Provisions

NR 10.001 NR 10.001 Definitions.

NR 10.001(1) (1) “Accompanied by”, for the purposes of s. 29.304, Stats., and s. NR 10.01, means within sight and voice contact, without the aid of any mechanical or electronic amplifying device other than a hearing aid.

NR 10.001(1d) (1d) For the purpose of s. 29.184 (3) (a) and (br), Stats., “activity” includes but is not limited to the use of electronic communications, telemetry devices, checking bear baits, supplying or handling dogs to track or trail bear, possession of dog handling equipment, possession of baiting equipment, dragging roads, checking for bear tracks, transporting hounds, equipment and other persons engaged in locating bear.

NR 10.001(1h) (1h) “Adult bear” means a bear measuring 42 inches or greater measured in a straight line from the tip of the nose to the base of the tail.

NR 10.001(1k) (1k) “Afield” means an area where hunting can legally occur, such as fields, forests or similar areas.

NR 10.001(1p) (1p) “Aggregate daily bag limit” has the meaning given in 50 CFR 20.11 (c) (3).

NR 10.001 Note Note: 50 CFR 20.11 (c) (3) defines “aggregate daily bag limit” as the maximum number of migratory game birds permitted to be taken by one person in any one day during the open season when such person hunts in more than one specified geographic area and/or for more than one species for which a combined daily bag limit is prescribed. The aggregate daily bag limit is equal to, but shall not exceed, the largest daily bag limit prescribed for any one species or for any one specified geographic area in which taking occurs.

NR 10.001(1r) (1r) “Animal part or animal byproduct” means honey, bones, fish, meat, solid animal fat, animal carcass or parts of animal carcasses, but does not include liquid scents.

NR 10.001 Note Note: Milk is not considered to be a part of an animal carcass or an animal byproduct for the purposes of this chapter.

NR 10.001(1t) (1t) “Antlerless deer” means any deer without antlers or with both antlers less than 3 inches in length.

NR 10.001(2) (2) “Antlerless elk” means any elk that is not a bull elk.

NR 10.001(2m) (2m) “Assisting”, for the purpose of bear hunting, means helping a bear harvest permittee hunt a bear by handling dogs, tracking, trailing or locating the bear, or otherwise aiding while with the permittee or baiting.

NR 10.001(2s) (2s) “Bait”, for the purposes of this chapter, means any material placed or used to attract wild animals, including liquid scent and feed that is used for hunting purposes under s. 29.336 (4), Stats., but does not include plain drinking water or decoys.

NR 10.001(3) (3) “Bear eco-tourism” means the business of observing bear for compensation, but does not involve hunting.