NR 10.24(8)(b)(b) Blind limitation. No more than 2 persons may hunt from any blind or location assigned by the department. NR 10.24(9)(a)(a) Permit duration. Trapping permits are valid for the entire season. NR 10.24(9)(b)(b) Other limitations. Areas shall be determined by the department and no more than one permittee or helper may trap in any one area. NR 10.24(10)(a)(a) Special use zone hunting post requirement. Hunting shall be restricted to locations assigned by the department in a 300 acre area in the southeast part of the special use zone. In assigned locations, the hunter may assemble a blind using existing natural vegetation at the assigned site or use a portable blind. Individuals are required to hunt within 25 feet of the assigned location. All portable blinds shall be removed at the end of the day. NR 10.24(10)(b)(b) Blind limitation. No more than 4 people may hunt from any location assigned by the department. NR 10.24 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, August, 1981, No. 308, eff. 9-1-81; r. and recr. (3) (c), (4) (g) and (6) (a) and (b), am. (3) (g), (4) (a), (d), (e) and (f), renum. (6) (c) to (6) (e), cr. (6) (c) and (d), Register, August, 1984, No. 344, eff. 9-1-84; am. (3) (c) 2. and (6) (c) 2. b., r. (6) (c) 3., Register, June, 1987, No. 378, eff. 7-1-87; am. (4) (f), Register, July, 1989, No. 403, eff. 8-1-89; am. (1), Register, September, 1991, No. 429, eff. 10-1-91; am. (6) (b) 2. b. and (d), r. (6) (b) 2. c., Register, August, 1994, No. 464, eff. 1-1-95; am. (8) (a) and (b), Register, September, 1999, No. 525, eff. 10-1-99; CR 02-018: am. (3) (c) 1., 2. and (6) (a) 1. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 05-031: am. (8) (a) Register October 2005 No. 598, eff. 11-1-05; CR 13-021: am. (5), cr. (10) Register October 2013 No. 694, eff. 11-1-13; EmR1420: emerg. am. (2) (a), r. (2) (b), eff. 9-12-14; CR 13-071: am. (2) (a), r. (2) (b), am. (2) (c) Register July 2015 No. 715, eff. 8-1-15; CR 16-037: r. (3) (g), am. (7) (a), r. and recr. (7) (b), am. (10) Register April 2017 No. 736, eff. 5-1-17; CR 16-028: am. (4) (f), (6) (b), (c) (intro.), (d) Register July 2017, eff. 8-1-17; EmR1902: emerg. am. (3) (b) eff. 1-18-19; CR 19-005: am. (3) (b) Register September 2019 No. 765, eff. 10-1-19; (3) (c) (title) created under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 2., Stats., Register January 2020 No. 769; CR 21-078: am. (6) (d) Register July 2022 No. 799, eff. 8-1-22. NR 10.25(1)(a)1.1. Except as provided under subd. 2., no person may hunt wild turkey unless he or she possesses a wild turkey hunting license and stamp issued by the department and turkey harvest authorization issued by the department or Ft. McCoy military reservation. All licenses, stamps, and harvest authorizations shall be valid for the current hunting season. NR 10.25(1)(a)2.2. Persons possessing a senior citizen recreation card issued prior to January 1, 1992 do not need to possess a turkey hunting license or stamp. NR 10.25(1)(b)(b) Landowner preference. Qualified Wisconsin resident landowners or persons assigned eligibility under s. 29.164, Stats., may request first preference when applying for authorization to hunt wild turkeys provided the zone applied for: NR 10.25(1)(b)2.2. Contains at least 50 acres in one parcel owned by the Wisconsin resident applicant. NR 10.25(1)(c)(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: NR 10.25(1)(c)1.1. Application for authorization to purchase a turkey hunting license shall be made on forms provided by the department. NR 10.25(1)(c)2.2. All fall and spring hunting season applications shall be postmarked no later than the deadline dates indicated on the form or received by a department service center location on those dates to be considered for selection. The annual deadlines may not be sooner than July 1. NR 10.25 NoteNote: The department conducts extensive publicity on the application deadlines beginning several months prior to any deadline. Application deadline dates are published in news releases, the department web site at http://dnr.wi.gov, license outlet handouts, and pertinent regulation pamphlets. Department service center hours may vary by location. NR 10.25(1)(c)3.3. If a maximum of 10 persons wish to hunt together, each shall complete an application form for individual licenses. The group application shall be treated as one application for purposes of random selection or consideration for a license. Landowner preference may be requested by group applicants provided all individuals are eligible under par. (b). NR 10.25(1)(d)(d) Licensee selection procedures. If the number of applications for licenses for a wild turkey hunting zone and time period exceeds the available quota of licenses, successful applicants shall be randomly selected in accordance with any statutorily established landowner preference system. NR 10.25(1)(e)(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. NR 10.25(1)(f)1.1. ‘Oversubscribed zones and time periods.’ Each successful applicant for a turkey hunting license shall be issued a harvest authorization by the department. NR 10.25(1)(f)2.2. ‘Undersubscribed zones and time periods.’ If the number of applications for licenses for a wild turkey hunting zone is less than the available quota of licenses, the department may make available to any person the remaining harvest authorizations for the zone and time period for purchase at a rate of no more than one harvest authorizations per day per person. NR 10.25(1)(g)1.1. Except for youths participating in the youth turkey hunt established in s. NR 10.01 (2) (f) 4., licenses and harvest authorizations issued under this section are only valid for the zone and time period indicated on the harvest authorization. Harvest authorizations used during the youth turkey hunt are valid only for the zone indicated on the harvest authorization, but are not limited to the time period indicated on the harvest authorization. NR 10.25(1)(g)2.2. Licenses or harvest authorizations issued under this section may not be transferred to or used by any person other than licensee.