NR 10.06(6)(m) (m) Mud Lake (Columbia county)

NR 10.06(6)(n) (n) Mud Lake (Dodge county)

NR 10.06(6)(o) (o) New Munster (Kenosha county)

NR 10.06(6)(p) (p) Nichols Creek (Sheboygan county)

NR 10.06(6)(q) (q) Pine Island (Columbia and Sauk counties)

NR 10.06(6)(s) (s) Theresa (Dodge and Washington counties)

NR 10.06(6)(t) (t) Tichigan (Racine county)

NR 10.06(6)(u) (u) Vernon (Waukesha county)

NR 10.06(6)(v) (v) White River (Green Lake and Marquette counties)

NR 10.06(7) (7) Wild turkey hunting. The shooting hours for pursuing wild turkeys shall be the same as the hours established in sub. (5) except that spring season shooting hours shall close at sunset daily.

NR 10.06(8) (8) Exceptions. There are no shooting hour restrictions for pursuing coyote, fox, raccoon and all wild animals for which no closed season is established except that shooting hours established in sub. (5) shall apply to archers and crossbow hunters pursuing any species during the black bear season established in s. NR 10.01 (3) (g), during the archery and crossbow deer seasons established in s. NR 10.01 (3) (em) and (ep), and during the elk season established in s. NR 10.01 (3) (i).

NR 10.06(9) (9) Daily migratory bird rest period.

NR 10.06(9)(a) (a) Shooting hours for certain species shall close at 1:00 p.m. daily within the posted boundaries of the following state wildlife areas on the following dates:

NR 10.06(9)(a)1. 1. George W. Mead Wildlife Area (Wood, Portage, and Marathon Counties) for waterfowl beginning on the third day of the duck hunting season in s. NR 10.01 and continuing for 16 days.

NR 10.06(9)(a)2. 2. Zeloski Unit of the Lake Mills Wildlife Area (Jefferson County) for migratory birds beginning on Sept 1 and continuing through the 16th day after the opening weekend of the duck season established in s. NR 10.01 except that normal statewide shooting hours apply on the opening weekend of the duck season.

NR 10.06(10) (10) Trapping exemption. The shooting hour restrictions established in this section do not apply to the dispatch of lawfully trapped animals.

NR 10.06 History History: 1-2-56; am. (2); cr. (2m), Register, August, 1956, No. 8, eff. 9-1-56; am. (2m), Register, August, 1957, No. 20, eff. 9-1-57; am. (2), (2m) and (3), Register, August, 1958, No. 32, eff. 9-1-58; r. and recr. Register, August, 1959, No. 44, eff. 9-1-59, am. (2), cr. (2m) Register, Sept. 1959, No. 45, eff. 10-1-59; am. (2) and r. (2m), Register, September 1960, No. 57, eff. 10-1-60; am. (2), cr. (2m), Register, September, 1961, No. 69, eff. 10-1-61; r. and recr. (2) and (2m), Register, August, 1962, No. 80, eff. 9-1-62; r. and recr. Register, August, 1965, No. 116, eff. 9-1-65; am. (3), emerg. eff. 9-5-65; am. (2), Register, March, 1966, No. 123, eff. 4-1-66; r. and recr. Register, August, 1966, No. 128. eff. 9-1-66; r. cr. (2); cr. (4) Register, September, 1966, No. 129, eff. 10-1-66; r. and recr. (2) and (3), Register, August, 1967, No. 140. eff. 9-1-67; renum. to be NR 10.06; r. (4), Register, June, 1970, No. 174, eff. 7-1-70; am.(3), Register, August, 1971, No. 188, eff. 9-1-71; am. (3). Register, September, 1972, No. 201, eff. 10-1-72; am. (2), (3), Register, August, 1973, No. 212, eff. 9-1-73; am. (2), Register, September, 1973, No 213, eff. 10-1-73; am. (3), Register, March, 1975, No. 231, eff. 4-1-75; emerg. am. (2) (d), eff. 9-24-75; am. (3), Register, October, 1975, No. 238, eff. 11-1-75; am. (2) (d) (eff. 6-1-76), am. (2) (c), Register, May, 1975, No. 245, eff. 8-15-76; am. (2) (d) and (3), Register, November, 1976, No. 251, eff. 12-1-76; am. (2) (a), Register, May, 1977, No. 257, eff. 6-1-77; r. and recr. (2) (d), Register, February, 1978, No. 266, eff. 3-1-78; am. (2) (c) and (e), Register, October, 1980, No. 298, eff. 11-1-80; am. (2) (c) and cr. (4) and (5), Register, November, 1982, No. 323, eff. 12-1-82; am. (2) (c) and cr. (6), Register, March, 1984, No. 339, eff. 4-1-84; am. (2) (d), Register, April 1985, No. 352, eff. 5-1-85; cr. (6) (jm), Register, October, 1986, No. 370, eff. 11-1-86; emerg. am. (2) (d), eff. 9-25-97; am. (2) (d), Register, December, 1987, No. 384, eff. 1-1-88; r. and recr. (2) (b), (3) to (5), r. (2) (d), renum. (2) (e) to be (3) (b), cr. (7) and (8), Register, October, 1988, No. 394, eff. 1-1-89; r. and recr. (4), Register, January 1989 No. 397 eff. 2-1-89; r. and recr. (2) (b), (3) (b), (7) and (8) (a) to (c), r. (2) (c) and (5), am. (3) (a), Register, October, 1989, No. 406, eff. 11-1-89; r. and recr. (4), Register, March, 1990, No. 411, eff. 4-1-90; am. (8) (b), Register, September, 1990, No. 417, eff. 10-1-90; am. (2) (b) and (3) (a), Register, August, 1991, No. 428, eff. 9-1-91; r. and recr. (4) (intro.), Register, September, 1991, No. 429, eff. 10-1-91; cr. (5), Register, January, 1992, No. 433, eff. 2-1-92; r. (4) (b), Register, April, 1992, No. 436, eff. 5-1-92; r. (6) (jm), Register, June, 1992, No. 438, eff. 7-1-92; emerg. cr. (4) (b), r. (4) (c), eff. 9-1-92; cr. (4) (b), r. (4) (c), Register, February, 1993, No. 446, eff. 3-1-93; r. and recr. (6), Register, December, 1993, No. 456, eff. 1-1-94; r. and recr. (4) and (6), am. (8) (b), Register, August, 1994, No. 464, eff. 9-1-94; r. and recr. (6), Register, July, 1995, No. 475, eff. 8-1-95; emerg. am. (8) (b), eff. 8-12-96; am. (6), Register, October, 1997, No. 502, eff. 3-1-98; emerg. am. (8) (b), eff. 10-1-98; am. (7), Register, September, 1998, No. 513, eff. 10-1-98;emerg. am. (4), eff. 9-10-99; am. (4), Register, December, 1999, No. 528, eff. 1-1-00; emerg. am. (8) (b), eff. 8-4-00; am. (2) (a), (b), (6), (7), (8) (a) and (b), r. (3) and (4), r. and recr. (5), Register, September, 2000, No. 537, eff. 11-18-00; r. Table in (5), Register August 2001 No. 548; CR 03-016: am. (8) (a) Register August 2003 No. 572, eff. 9-1-03; CR 03-018: am. (5) and (8) (a) Register November 2003 No. 575, eff. 1-1-04; CR 04-020: am. (8) (a) Register August 2004 No. 584, eff. 9-1-04; CR 04-046: am. (8) (b) Register September 2004 No. 585, eff. 10-1-04; CR 06-012: am. (7) Register December 2006 No. 612, eff. 2-1-07; CR 07-015: renum. (6) (m) to (t) to be (6) (n) to (p) and (r) to (v), cr. (6) (m) and (q) Register September 2007 No. 621, eff. 2-1-08; CR 08-021: am. (8) (b) Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08; EmR0824: emerg. am. (5), eff. 8-30-08; CR 08-061: am. (5) Register December 2008 No. 636, eff. 1-1-09; CR 09-015: cr. (9) Register October 2009 No. 646, eff. 2-1-10; CR 10-020: r. (6) (r) Register October 2010 No. 658, eff. 2-1-11; CR 10-051: am. (2) (b) Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11; CR 11-007: am. (6) (intro.) Register October 2011 No. 670, eff. 2-1-12; EmR1313: emerg. r. (9) (b), eff. 9-6-13; CR 13-052: r. (9) (b) Register March 2014 No. 699, eff. 4-1-14; EmR1420: emerg. am. (5), (8) (a), (b), eff. 9-12-14; CR 13-071: am. (5), (8) (a), (b) Register July 2015 No. 715, eff. 8-1-15; CR 15-024: am. (5) Register November 2015 No. 719, eff. 2-1-16; CR 15-052: am. (5) Register January 2016 No. 721, eff. 2-1-16; CR 16-028: am. (title), (1), (2), (5), (6) (intro.), (7), (8), (9) (a) (intro.), 2. Register July 2017 No. 739, eff. 8-1-17; EmR1914: emerg. am. (5), eff. 9-5-19; CR 19-017: am. (6) (intro.) Register January 2020 No. 769, eff. 2-1-20; CR 19-068: am. (5) Register January 2020 No. 769, eff. 2-1-20; correction in (5) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register January 2020 No. 769; CR 19-123: r. and recr. (8) Register June 2020 No. 774, eff. 7-1-20; CR 19-146: am. (5), cr. (10) Register June 2020 No. 774, eff. 7-1-20; merger of (5) treatments by CR 19-068 and CR 19-146 made under s. 13.92 (4) (bm), Stats., Register September 2023 No. 813; CR 23-048: am. (5) Register March 2024 No. 819, eff. 4-1-24.

NR 10.07 NR 10.07 General hunting.

NR 10.07(1) (1) Prohibited methods. No person shall:

NR 10.07(1)(a) (a) Aircraft. Hunt with the aid of an aircraft, including the use of an aircraft to spot, rally or drive wild animals for hunters on the ground.

NR 10.07(1)(b) (b) Devices.

NR 10.07(1)(b)1. 1. Place, operate or attend, spread, or set any net, pitfall, snare, spring gun, pivot gun, swivel gun, or other similar contrivance for the purpose of catching or which might catch, take or ensnare wild animals.

NR 10.07(1)(b)2. 2. Use or possess any snare, cable restraint, trap or device designed or used for the purpose of driving rabbits or hares out of their holes or dens and capturing them.

NR 10.07(1)(b)3. 3. While hunting with a firearm, bow, or crossbow, possess or accompany a person possessing any turkey decoy or device which may be used to call or attract wild turkeys during the spring hunting season for wild turkeys described in s. NR 10.01 (2) (f) unless that person possesses a valid turkey hunting license and valid, unused harvest authorization.

NR 10.07(1)(d) (d) Molesting. Molest the nest or den of any squirrel.

NR 10.07(1)(e) (e) Ferret. Use or possess any ferret while hunting.

NR 10.07(1)(f) (f) Retrieval. Fail to make every reasonable effort to retrieve all wild animals killed or crippled; and until such effort is made, such wild animals shall be included in the daily bag.

NR 10.07(1)(i) (i) Dog use. Hunt or pursue any free-roaming wild animal with the aid of dog or dogs May 1 to June 30 in that portion of the state north of the highways shown on the following map except for dog trials and training under permit as established by ch. NR 17:

NR 10.07(1)(k) (k) Marking. Capture and tag, collar or mark and release any game taken from the wild unless issued a permit by the department pursuant to s. NR 19.11, or as authorized under a federal migratory bird banding permit, or a license issued under s. 169.25, Stats. The normal uses of archery equipment for hunting such as lighted, reflective, or glowing nocks are not a violation of this paragraph.