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 levels.

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.

NR 10.001(3h) (3h) “Bearded turkey” means a turkey with a bristle-like appendage protruding from the upper part of the breast.

NR 10.001(3m) (3m) “Black bear hunting zone” means a zone established in s. NR 10.30.

NR 10.001(3u) (3u) “Body gripping trap” means a trap that is designed to allow the animal’s head, neck or torso to enter the trap opening and be held by compression of the jaws around the head, neck or torso when the trap is sprung and which is not a cage trap, enclosed trigger trap, snare, cable restraint or steel jawed trap.

NR 10.001(3x) (3x) “Bonus deer hunting permit” for purposes of s. 29.181, Stats., and this chapter, means any additional harvest authorizations purchased and any antlerless permits issued under s. NR 10.104 (8) (a) and (b).

NR 10.001(5) (5) “Buck deer” means any deer with an antler not less than 3 inches in length.

NR 10.001(5c) (5c) “Bull elk” means any elk with an antler of not less than 6 inches in length.

NR 10.001(5g) (5g) “Cable restraint” means a noose used for restraining furbearing animals in a non-water set.

NR 10.001(5j) (5j) “Cage or box trap” means a trap that is not used as a water set or in conjunction with a steel jawed trap, an enclosed trigger trap or body gripping trap, and that is designed to allow an animal to enter the trap enclosure, be captured and remain alive inside the cage or box type enclosure until it can be released unharmed or reduced to possession by the operator of the trap.

NR 10.001(5m) (5m) “Canada goose management zones and subzones” means those established in s. NR 10.31.

NR 10.001(5p) (5p) “Capable of submersing” means a set designed to allow the trapped animal to travel to water of sufficient depth to cause irreversible complete submersion.

NR 10.001(5pm) (5pm) “Carcass” for the purpose of this chapter has the meaning given in s. NR 19.001 (5).

NR 10.001(5q) (5q) “Cervid” means a member of the family of animals that includes deer, elk, moose, caribou and reindeer.

NR 10.001(5r) (5r) “Class A permit” means a permit as defined in s. 29.193 (2) (c) 1., Stats.

NR 10.001(5s) (5s) “Class B permit” means a permit as defined in s. 29.193 (2) (c) 2., Stats.

NR 10.001 Note Note: Section 29.193 (2), Stats., defines a “Class B permit” as a permit issued to an applicant who has a temporary disability which restricts mobility or ambulation due to illness, injury or operative procedures and who either has a leg, hip or back, or any part thereof, casted by a licensed physician due to a fracture or has leg, hip or back surgery.