NR 11.12 HistoryHistory: CR 19-090: cr. Register August 2020 No. 776, eff. 9-1-20. NR 11.13NR 11.13 Mississippi river closed area. The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge has established Closed Areas which are identified in 50 CFR § 32.42 and posted in the field with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service signs. Migratory bird hunting is prohibited at all times within these areas. Other hunting and trapping is allowed the day after the close of the Wisconsin duck hunting season as established in s. NR 10.01 (1). Legally killed or crippled game may be retrieved from these areas provided there is no attempt to chase birds from the area. NR 11.13 HistoryHistory: CR 19-090: cr. Register August 2020 No. 776, eff. 9-1-20. NR 11.14NR 11.14 Waterfowl closed area; retrieving permitted. A waterfowl closed area is established in the following areas. No person may hunt or trap any species of wild animal in such areas during the open seasons for waterfowl established in s. NR 10.01 (1), except that deer may be hunted during the periods established in s. NR 10.01 (3) (e). Legally killed or crippled waterfowl may be retrieved by dog or hand. NR 11.14 HistoryHistory: CR 19-090: cr. Register August 2020 No. 776, eff. 9-1-20; correction in numbering in (1) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., and correction in (1) (title) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 2., Stats., Register August 2020 No. 776. NR 11.15NR 11.15 Beaver/ otter closed area (year-round). A year-round closed season is established in the following areas. No person may trap beaver or otter in any such areas at any time. NR 11.15 HistoryHistory: CR 19-090: cr. Register August 2020 No. 776, eff. 9-1-20; renum. (2) to (1) and correction in numbering in (1) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., and correction in (1) (title) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 2., Stats., Register August 2020 No. 776. NR 11.16NR 11.16 Marten protection area. NR 11.16(1)(1) Definitions. In this section: “Pan tension” means the amount of weight that, when applied to the trap pan of a jawed trap, will result in activation of the trap. NR 11.16(2)(2) Establishment. No person may trap any species of wild animal in the following areas at any time unless trapping with the equipment identified in sub. (3): NR 11.16(2)(a)(a) Clam Lake Area (Ashland, Bayfield, and Sawyer Counties). NR 11.16(2)(b)(b) Apostle Islands Area (Ashland and Bayfield Counties). NR 11.16(2)(c)(c) Pine River Area (Forest, Oneida, and Vilas Counties). NR 11.16(3)(3) Authorized equipment in a marten protection area. The following traps may be used for trapping within a Marten protection area identified in sub. (2): NR 11.16(3)(c)(c) Within only those areas identified in s. NR 11.16 (2) (a) and (c), jawed traps placed as non-submersion sets provided that the pan tension of the device is set to no less than 4 lbs. NR 11.16 NoteNote: Pan tension can be modified through the use of commercially adjustable pans, sheer pins, springs, spring steel, or foam.
NR 11.16(3)(d)(d) Jawed traps, enclosed trigger traps, snares, or body-gripping traps as authorized under s. NR 10.13 being used as water sets during the open seasons established in s. NR 10.01 (4). NR 11.16 HistoryHistory: CR 19-090: cr. Register August 2020 No. 776, eff. 9-1-20; correction in (3) (c) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register March 2021 No. 783. NR 11.17NR 11.17 Public lands closed area. Except as provided by s. 29.089, Stats., the department may establish temporary closed areas by posting signs within the exterior limits of department owned, managed, or leased lands for wildlife management purposes. No person may enter such area or hunt or trap any species of wild animals, except as authorized by department signs posted on the lands. NR 11.17 HistoryHistory: CR 19-090: cr. Register August 2020 No. 776, eff. 9-1-20; correction made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2020 No. 776. NR 11.20NR 11.20 Year-round closed area. A closed area is established in the following areas. No person may discharge any firearm, airgun, bow, or crossbow or trap upon such areas: NR 11.20(1)(1) Adams, Juneau, Columbia and Sauk Counties. NR 11.20 HistoryHistory: CR 23-060: cr. Register July 2024 No. 823, eff. 8-1-24. NR 11.21NR 11.21 Year-round no entry. Each of the following areas is established as a year-round closed area that no person may enter for any reason except the retrieval of legally killed or crippled game in posted retrieval zones within the closed area: NR 11.21 HistoryHistory: CR 23-060: cr. Register July 2024 No. 823, eff. 8-1-24. NR 11.22NR 11.22 Closed area, bowhunting only and trapping allowed by special permit. Each of the following areas is established as a closed area that no person may discharge any firearm or air gun upon such areas except to dispatch an animal caught in a trap or to trap by permit as authorized under s. NR 11.09: NR 11.22 HistoryHistory: CR 23-060: cr. Register July 2024 No. 823, eff. 8-1-24. NR 11.23NR 11.23 Closed area, trapping allowed by special permit. Each of the following areas is established as a closed area that no person may discharge any firearm, air gun, bow or crossbow upon such areas except to dispatch an animal caught in a trap or to trap by permit as authorized under s. NR 11.09: NR 11.23 HistoryHistory: CR 23-060: cr. Register July 2024 No. 823, eff. 8-1-24. NR 11.24NR 11.24 State fish hatchery closed area. Each of the following areas is established as a closed area that no person may hunt or trap or have in their possession or under their control a firearm unless the firearm is unloaded and enclosed within a carrying case:
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