Kind of animal and locality | Open season (all dates inclusive) | Limit |
(c) Pheasants. 1. Cocks only |
a. In all counties of the state except the properties specified in subds. 1. b. and 2. and s. NR 10.24. | Early season—Beginning on the Saturday nearest October 17 at 9:00 a.m. and continuing for 2 consecutive days | Daily bag 1; possession 2 |
| Late season—Beginning on the day immediately after the season described above and continuing through December 31. the Sunday nearest January 6. | Daily bag 2; possession 6 |
(d) Gray (Hungarian) partridge. |
1. In all counties of the state except in the areas listed in subd. 2. | Beginning on the Saturday nearest October 17 at 9:00 a.m. and continuing through December 31 the Sunday nearest January 6. | Daily bag 3; possession 9 |
NR 10.01 (2) (f) Wild turkey. |
2. All wild turkey hunting zones as described in s. NR10.29 and the Mill Bluff state park portion of zone 1, excluding all other state parks, for which a quota has been established under s. NR 10.25 (5). Wild turkey hunting zones 1−5, as described in s. NR 10.29 and the Mill Bluff state park portion of zone 1, excluding all other state parks, for which a quota has been established under s. NR 10.25 (5). | Fall season beginning on the Saturday nearest September 15 and continuing through the Friday immediately preceding the Thanksgiving holiday. Fall season reopening on the Saturday immediately preceding the Thanksgiving holiday and continuing through December 31. the Sunday nearest January 6. | Either sex of turkey may be killed. The possession limit corresponds to the number of carcass tags issued. Either sex of turkey may be killed. The possession limit corresponds to the number of carcass tags issued. |
Section 2. NR 10.01 (3) (ex) 3. is created to read:
NR 10.01 (3) (ex) 3. The department may modify the archer and crossbow season dates so that those seasons continue through January 31in a farmland zone unit where it has also modified the season dates as established under subd. par. 2.
Section 3. NR 10.01 (4) (d) 2. is repealed.
Section 4. NR 10.01 (4) (dm) is repealed and recreated to read:
Kind of animal and locality | Open season (all dates inclusive) | Limit |
1. North zone as described in s. NR 10.38. | Beginning on the Saturday nearest October 17 and continuing through the Sunday nearest January 6. | The possession limit corresponds to the number of pelt tags issued. |
1. South zone as described in s. NR 10.38. | Beginning on the Saturday nearest October 17 and continuing through the Sunday nearest January 6. | The possession limit corresponds to the number of pelt tags issued. |
Section 5. NR 10.04 (2) is repealed and recreated to read:
NR 10.04 (2) Chukar partridge, coturnix quail, English sparrows, Eurasian collared doves and starlings. Section 6. NR 10.145 (2) (a) is amended to read:
NR 10.145 (2) (a) Fisher. The preharvest population goal for the north and south fisher management zones A, B, C, and D described under s. NR 10.01 (4) (dm) s. NR 10.38 is one fisher per 2 square miles of fisher range. Section 8. NR 10.25 (1) (c) (Intro.) and (e) are amended to read:
NR 10.25 (1) (c) License application procedures. Persons applying to hunt wild turkeys on the Ft. McCoy military reservation shall apply to that facility. During a fall season when the department will issue at least one license to all applicants, it is not necessary to apply for authorization to purchase a fall turkey hunting license. All other applicants shall apply for an authorization to purchase a turkey hunting license as follows: (e) License purchase requirement. Except for persons who purchase a license in accordance with par. (f) 2. or during a fall season when the department will issue at least one license to all applicants, no person may purchase a turkey hunting license without presenting the license vendor with the department-issued purchase authorization. Section 9. NR 10.36 is repealed and recreated to read:
NR 10.36 Otter zones.
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Section 10. NR 10.38 is created to read:
NR 10.38 Fisher zones.
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Section 11. NR 11.031 (11) is repealed.
Section 12. NR 11.09 (2) is repealed.
NR 12.05 (1) Findings. The natural resources board finds that unlimited shooting or trapping of cowbirds, crows, grackles, house sparrows, monk parrots, starlings, and red-winged blackbirds is necessary when causing depredation. Section 14. NR 15.022 (2) (a) is repealed and recreated to read:
NR 15.022 (2) (a) Dodge county. (a) Theresa Marsh. Township 12 north, range 17 east, town of Theresa, and township 13 north, range 17 east, town of Lomira.
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Section 15. NR 15.022 (11) is repealed and recreated to read:
NR 15.022 (11) Washington county. (a) Theresa Marsh. Township 12
north, range 18 east, town of Wayne.
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Section 16. NR 19.025 (2) (d) is amended to read:
NR 19.025 (2) (d) “Novice participant" means for hunting any person who is 10 years old or older, who has not received an approval authorizing hunting in any prior hunting license year, including a class B bear license, for the species that will be pursued in the specific educational outdoor skills activity they desire to attend. For fishing, it means any person who is 5 years of age or older who has less than 2 years of fishing experience. Section 17. NR 19.025 (3) (d) is repealed.
Section 18. Effective Date. This rule shall take effect on February 1, 2018 except Sections 3 and 9 which shall take effect on April 1, 2018 and Sections 1 and 4 which shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register as provided in s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. Section 19. Board adoption. This rule was approved and adopted by the State of Wisconsin Natural Resources Board on May 24, 2017.
