Section 4 NR 10.06 (6) is amended to read:
NR 10.06 (6) PHEASANT HUNTING. Except as provided in this subsection, pheasant shooting hours are those hunting hours established for small game in sub. (5). Pheasant shooting hours shall close at 2:00 12:00 p.m. on weekdays within the posted boundaries of the following state wildlife areas beginning the third day of the pheasant hunting season established in s. NR 10.01 (2) (c) and continuing through November 3: Section 5 NR 10.08 (3) (b) 2m., as affected by CR 19-005, is created to read: NR 10.08 (3) (b) 2m. Otter. The possession limit corresponds to the number of harvest authorizations issued.
Section 6 NR 10.08 (7) (e) is amended to read:
NR 10.08 (7) (e) Transport or possess an unskinned bobcat, fisher, otter, or wolf carcass, or a raw pelt of these species unless it has been tagged in accordance with s. NR 10.085. Section 7 NR 10.085 (intro) as affected by EmR1902 is amended to read: NR 10.085 Tagging and registration of game. Requirements for the tagging and registration of game in this section apply to the species listed in sub. (1), except that subs. (6), (6m), (7), and (8) also apply to deer and subs. (6), (6m), and (8) also apply to turkey and subs. (6) and (8) apply to otter:
Section 8 NR 10.085 (1) (g) is repealed.
Section 9 NR 10.085 (4) (b) is amended to read:
NR 10.085 (4) (b) The pelt tag shall be attached to a bobcat, fisher, otter or wolf when it is killed and before it is carried by hand or transported in any manner. Failure to attach the pelt tag invalidates the permit. The pelt and registration tag shall remain attached to the pelt until removed by a fur dresser or taxidermist at time of preparation.
Section 10 NR 10.09 (1) (c) 1. b., c. and d. are amended to read:
NR 10.09 (1) (c) 1. b. Hare, rabbit, squirrel, raccoon, fox, coyote, bobcat and unprotected wild animals may be hunted with handguns or pellet guns of .17 caliber or larger. Handguns shall have a minimum barrel length of 4 inches measured from the muzzle to the firing pin with the action closed.
c. Deer or bear may be hunted with handguns loaded with centerfire cartridges of .22 caliber or larger and that have a minimum barrel length of 5 ½ inches measured from the muzzle to the firing pin with the action closed.
d. Deer or bear may be hunted with cylinder loading black powder muzzle−loading handguns which are not less than .44 caliber, do not use cartridges, and have a minimum barrel length of 7 inches measured from muzzle to breech face that fire a single projectile weighing not less than 138 grains.
Section 11 NR 10.11 (1) (f) is amended to read:
NR 10.11 (1) (f) Handguns. With a handgun that is loaded with a .410 shotgun shell loaded with a single slug or projectile, a centerfire cartridge .22 caliber or smaller or has a minimum barrel length that is less than 5 1/2 inches measured from the muzzle to the firing pin with the action closed.
Section 12 NR 10.13 (1) (b) 5. and (note) are repealed.
Section 13 NR 10.145 (intro) and (1) (intro) are amended to read:
NR 10.145 Bobcat, fisher, and otter. No person may hunt or trap, or attempt to hunt or trap, any bobcat, or fisher or otter unless he or she possesses a current and valid permit from the department and any associated pelt tags for the area or unit in which he or she is hunting or trapping, or for otter, unless he or she possesses a current and valid harvest authorization issued by the department.
(1)
HARVEST QUOTAS. The number of bobcat, and fisher and otter permits and otter harvest authorizations issued annually shall be determined by the department. The department shall base its determination upon: Section 14 NR 10.145 (4) is repealed:
Section 15 NR 10.145 (6) is repealed and recreated to read:
NR 10.145 (6) HARVEST REPORTS. No person who harvests a bobcat, fisher, otter, or wolf may fail to submit a harvest report, in the manner required by the department, within 24 hours after the time the bobcat, fisher, otter, or wolf was harvested. A harvest report under this paragraph may require any information the department determines is relevant to the sound management of the species.
Section 16 NR 45.09 (5) (intro) is amended to read:
NR 45.09 (5) No person may discharge any firearm or air gun while within the exterior boundary of state-owned lands posted with department signs in Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Racine, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha and Winnebago counties, or on state forest lands in the Kettle Moraine or Point Beach state forests, fish hatcheries, state parks, state recreation areas, state natural areas, from or across a state campground, picnic area or other special use area designated by the department which is not open to hunting, or on state trails established on railroad grades, except as follows:
Section 17. Effective Date. This rule takes effect on February 1, 2020, except Sections 3, 5-9, and 13 which shall take effect on May 1, 2020.
Section 18. Board adoption. This rule was approved and adopted by the State of Wisconsin Natural Resources Board on May 22, 2019.
