CR 19-068 Rule Text

Under the federal framework for duck hunting, the USFWS is allowing Wisconsin no more than one pintail per day in the bag limit. The pintail bag limit was two daily during the 2018 season.

Under the federal framework for duck hunting, the USFWS is allowing Wisconsin no more than two black duck per day in the bag limit. Wisconsin has traditionally been conservative on our black duck bag limit due to potential misidentification between black ducks and hen mallards. All other states in the Mississippi Flyway are currently at a daily bag limit of two black ducks per day and after reaching out with other states in our region, the WDNR feels there is little concern that increasing the black duck bag limit to two will negatively impact our local mallard population.

9. Analysis and Supporting Documents Used to Determine the Effect on Small Business or in Preparation of an Economic Impact Report: These rules, and the legislation which grants the department rule-making authority, do not have fiscal effects on the private sector or small businesses. No costs to the private sector or small businesses are associated with compliance to these rules.

10. Effect on Small Business (initial regulatory flexibility analysis): These rules are applicable to individual sportspersons and impose no compliance or reporting requirements for small businesses, and no design or operational standards are contained in the rule. Because this rule does not add any regulatory requirements for small businesses, the proposed rules will not have an economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses under s. 227.24(3m) Stats.

11. Agency Contact Person: Scott Karel, 101 S. Webster St., PO BOX 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921. [e-mail] [phone]

12. Place where comments are to be submitted and deadline for submission:

Written comments may be submitted at the public hearings, by regular mail, fax or email to:

Written comments may also be submitted to the Department at [e-mail].

Hearing dates and the comment submission deadline are to be determined.

Section 1   NR 10.001 (9w) is repealed.

Section 2   NR 10.01 (1) (a), (b), and (g) 1. a., b., and c. are amended to read:

Kind of Animal

Locality

Open season (all dates inclusive)

Daily Bag Limit

Possession Limit

NR 10.01 (1) (a) Teal species

Entire state.

9:00 am Sunrise to sunset on Sept. 1 to 7 September 1 – September 9.

6 teal.

Three times the daily bag limit through the entire season except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day when it is twice the daily bag

(b) All species of wild ducks

Entire state.

As established by zone.

6 ducks to include not more than 4 mallards of which only 1 may be a hen mallard, 1 black duck, 2 black ducks 1 pintail, 2 canvasbacks, 2 redheads, 3 scaup and 3 wood ducks. In addition, 5 mergansers to include not more than 2 hooded mergansers.

Three times the daily bag limit except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day when it is twice the daily bag limit.

Northern zone as established in s. NR 10.32.

Beginning on the Saturday nearest September 24 October 1 and continuing for 60 consecutive days.

Southern zone as established in s. NR 10.32.

Beginning on the Saturday nearest October 1 and continuing for 9 days, followed by a 5-day split closure, and then reopens for 51 consecutive days.

Mississippi River zone as established in s. NR 10.32.

Beginning on the Saturday nearest October 1 and continuing for 7 days, followed by a 7-day split closure, and then reopens for 53 consecutive days.

(g) Geese 1. Canada geese and its subspecies

a. Entire state.

September 1 – September 15

5

15 except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit.

b. All that part of the exterior zone lying within the northern zone established in s. NR 10.32 Northern zone as established in s. NR 10.32.

September 16 and continues for 92 consecutive days.

2 3

9 6 except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit.

c. All that part of the exterior zone lying within the southern zone established in s. NR 10.32 except for the zones and subzones described in subd. 1. d. and e. Southern zone as established in s. NR 10.32.

Begins on September 16 continuing until the closure during the 5-day split closure in the southern duck zone hunting season in par. B and then reopens continuing until the closure of the southern duck zone hunting season in par. B and then reopens on Dec. 16 continuing for a season total of 92 days

2 3

9 6 except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit.

Section 3   NR 10.01 (1) (g) (1) d. and dm. are repealed.

Section 4   NR 10.01 (1) (g) 1. e., 2. a. and b. are amended to read:

e. Mississippi River subzone.

Begins on Saturday nearest October 1 and continues for 7 days followed by a 7-day split closure, and then reopens for a season total of 92 days.

2 3

9 6 except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit.

2. Snow or blue and Ross’ geese.

Entire state

As established by zone. September 1- September 15

20

60 except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit.

a. All that part of the exterior zone lying within the northern zone established in s. NR 10.32 Northern zone as established in s. NR 10.32.

September 16 and continues for 92 consecutive days.

b. All that part of the exterior zone lying within the southern zone established in s. NR 10.32 except for the zones and subzones described in subd. 1. d. and e. Southern zone as established in s. NR 10.32.

Begins on September 16 continuing until the closure during the 5-day split closure in the southern duck zone hunting season in par. B and then reopens continuing until the closure of the southern duck zone hunting season in par. B and then reopens on Dec. 16 continuing for a season total of 92 days

Section 5   NR 10.01 (1) (g) 2. c. is repealed.

Section 6   NR 10.01 (1) (g) 2. d. is amended to read:

d. Mississippi River subzone.

Begins on the Saturday nearest October 1 and continues for 7 days, followed by a 7−day split closure, and then reopens for a season total of 92 days.

Section 7   NR 10.01 (1) (g) 3. a. and b. is amended to read:

3. All other geese.

a.. All that part of the exterior zone lying within the northern zone established in s. NR 10.32. Northern zone as established in s. NR 10.32.

September 20 16 and continues for 92 consecutive days.

1 white−fronted goose and 1 brant.

3 white−fronted geese and 3 brant except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit.

b. All that part of the exterior zone lying within the southern zone established in s. NR 10.32 except for the zones and subzones described in subd. 1. d. and e. Southern zone as established in s. NR 10.32.

Begins on September 20 16 continuing until the closure during the 5-day split closure in the southern duck zone hunting season in par. B and then reopens continuing until the closure of the southern duck zone hunting season in par. B and then reopens on Dec. 16 continuing for a season total of 92 days

Section 8   NR 10.01 (1) (g) 3. c. is repealed.

Section 9   NR 10.01 (1) (g) 3. d. is amended to read:

d. Mississippi River subzone.

Begins on the Saturday nearest October 1 and continues for 7 days, followed by a 7−day split closure, and then reopens for a season total of 92 days.

Section 10   NR 10.01 (1) (u) is amended to read:

(u) Falconry: special season. Any person possessing a valid falconry permit and hunting license shall be restricted to the following migratory game bird species.

1. All species of wild ducks, mergansers and coots.

Northern zone as established in s. NR 10.32.

Concurrent with the open youth waterfowl hunt in par. V and open northern zone regular duck season in par. b. Reopens on the first or second Friday in January and continues for to not exceed 45 days

3 in aggregate with those species listed under subd. 2.

9 in aggregate with those species listed under subd. 2 except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit.

Southern zone established in s. NR 10.32

Concurrent with the open youth waterfowl hunt in par. V and open northern zone regular duck season in par. b. Reopens on the first or second Friday in January and continues for to not exceed 45 days

3 in aggregate with those species listed under subd. 2.

9 in aggregate with those species listed under subd. 2 except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit.

Mississippi River zone as established in s. NR 10.32

Concurrent with the open youth waterfowl hunt in par. V and open northern zone regular duck season in par. b. Reopens on first or second Friday in January and continues to not exceed 45 days

3 in aggregate with those species listed under subd. 2.

9 in aggregate with those species listed under subd. 2 except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit.

Section 11   NR 10.05 (2) is repealed.

Section 12   NR 10.06 (5) is amended to read:

  NR 10.06 (5) SHOOTING HOURS. Shooting hours for bear, bow deer, deer with firearms, elk and small game are 30 minutes before sunrise through 20 minutes after sunset. Shooting hours for migratory game birds are 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset except for teal during a season for hunting teal species only. The hours for shooting teal during a teal−only the season established in 10.01(1)(a) shall be sunrise through 7:00 p.m. sunset. except on the first day when shooting hours begin at 9:00 a.m. All pheasant shooting starts at 9:00 a.m. on the first day of the pheasant hunting season established in s. NR 10.01 (2) (c). The department shall establish the specific opening and closing times annually in the hunting regulations pamphlets. Opening and closing times for zone A southern and northern areas shall be based on astronomical data collected by the U.S. naval observatory, Washington D.C., 20392−5420 for Sheboygan, Wisconsin and Powers, Michigan, respectively. The shooting hours for the other zones shall be obtained by adding minutes to the Zone A a.m. and p.m. columns as follows:

Section 13   NR 10.125 (1) (b) is repealed.

Section 14   NR 10.125 (1) (c) is amended to read:

  NR 10.125 (1) (c) Validity. All permits are valid only in the zones and for the time periods specified on the permit during the open season established for Canada geese. The department shall use the following procedure when specifying the permit zones:

Section 15   NR 10.125 (1) (c) 1., 2. and 3., and (2) are repealed.

Section 16   NR 10.31 (1) is amended to read:

NR 10.31 (1) EXTERIOR STATEWIDE ZONE. The exterior statewide goose management zone is defined in s. NR 10.001 (9w) and includes the following subzones:

Section 17   NR 10.31 (a) is repealed.

Section 18. Effective Date. This rule takes 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 June 26, 2019.