NR 10.07 Note Note: Section 340.01 (54), Stats., “Roadway” means that portion of a highway between the regularly established curb lines or that portion which is improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, excluding the berm or shoulder. In a divided highway, the term “roadway” refers to each roadway separately but not to all such roadways collectively.

NR 10.07(2m)(g) (g) Valid approval required. Unless hunting pursuant to s. NR 10.07 (2) (b) 8., no person may hunt over bait or feed material placed for:

NR 10.07(2m)(g)1. 1. Bear without possessing a valid unused class A bear license and carcass tag.

NR 10.07(2m)(g)2. 2. Deer without possessing an appropriate valid archer, crossbow, or gun deer license and valid, unused harvest authorization.

NR 10.07 Note Note: Removal of unlawfully placed bait or feed material does not preclude the issuance of a citation for the original placement of the unlawful baiting or feeding material.

NR 10.07 History History: 1-2-56; am. (2), Register, August, 1957, No. 20, eff. 9-1-57; am. (5), Register, August, 1958, No. 32, eff. 9-1-58; r. and recr. (1) and (3), Register, August, 1960, No. 56, eff. 9-1-60; cr. (8), Register, September, 1961, No. 69, eff. 10-1-61; am. (1), Register, September, 1965, No. 117, eff. 10-1-65; r. (6), am. (7) (a), Register, August, 1966, No. 128, eff. 9-1-66; r. and recr. (2), Register, August, 1968, No. 152, eff. 9-1-68; renum. to be NR 10.07; am. (1), Register, June, 1970, No. 174, eff. 7-1-70; am. (2) (a), r. and recr. (3) and cr. (9) (a) and (b), Register, July, 1971, No. 187, eff. 8-1-71; am. (3) (a) and (b) and (9) (b), Register, August, 1971, No. 188, eff. 9-1-71; am. (1), (2) (b), and (9) (a), Register, August, 1972, No. 200, eff. 9-1-72; am. (9) (b), Register, August, 1973, No. 212, eff. 9-1-73; emerg. r. and recr. (9), eff. 8-2-74; r. and recr. (9), Register, December, 1974, No. 228, eff. 1-1-75; am. (3) (a), Register, January, 1975, No. 229, eff. 2-1-75; am. (7) (a), Register, October, 1975, No. 238, eff. 11-1-75; cr. (10), Register, May, 1976, No. 245, eff. 8-15-76; renum. (1) to be (1) (a), cr. (1) (b), r. (3) (a) to (c), renum. (3) (d) to be (3) and am. (9), Register, November, 1976, No. 251, eff. 12-1-76; renum. (1) (b) to be (1) (c) and am., am. (3) and r. and recr. (10), Register, May, 1977, No. 257, eff. 6-1-77; am. (1) (a), Register, December, 1977, No. 264, eff. 1-1-78; r. and recr. (10), Register, May, 1978, No. 269, eff. 6-1-78, renum. (1) (c) to be 10.001 (8) and (9) am. (8), Register, August, 1978, No. 272, eff. 9-1-78; r. and recr. Register, August, 1979, No. 284, eff. 9-1-79; r. and recr. (1) (g), Register, April, 1980, No. 292, eff. 5-1-80; r. (1) (c), Register, April, 1981, No. 304, eff. 5-1-81; r. and recr. (1) (g) 2., Register, April, 1982, No. 316, eff. 5-1-82; cr. (1) (i), Register, October, 1987, No. 382, eff. 11-1-87; emerg. am. (2) (d), eff. 9-25-87; am. (2) (d), Register, December, 1987, No. 384, eff. 1-1-88; r. and recr. (1) (g), r. (1) (h), Register, September, 1990, No. 417, eff. 10-1-90; cr. (1) (b) 3. Register, October, 1991, No. 430, eff. 3-1-92; cr. (1) (g) 7., Register, December, 1993, No. 456, eff. 1-1-94; am. (1) (g) 2. and r. and recr. (1) (g) 5., Register, October, 1997, No. 502, eff. 3-1-98; correction in (1) (g) 7. was made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register August 2001 No. 548; emerg. am. (1) (a), r. (1) (g), cr. (2) and (3), eff. 7-3-02; emerg. r. and recr. (2), eff. 1-11-03; CR 03-016: r. and recr. (1) (a), cr. (3) Register August 2003 No. 572, eff. 9-1-03; correction in (1) (a) 2. e. made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register August 2003 No. 572; CR 03-018: am. (1) (b) 2. Register November 2003 No. 575, eff. 1-1-04; CR 04-020: r. and recr. (1) (a), am. (3) Register August 2004 No. 584, eff. 9-1-04; CR 04-078: r. (1) (g), cr. (2) and (2m) Register April 2005 No. 592, eff. 5-1-05; CR 05-017: cr. (1) (k) Register October 2005 No. 598, eff. 11-1-05; CR 08-013: r. (1) (a) 2., am. (2m) (b) 1. Register August 2008 No. 632, eff. 9-1-08; CR 09-024: am. (2m) (e) 1. Register May 2010 No. 653, eff. 6-1-10; EmR1405: emerg. r. (3), eff. 2-25-14; EmR1420: emerg. am. (1) (b) 3., (2m) (g) 2., eff. 9-12-14; CR 13-071: am. (1) (b) 3., (2m) (b) 1., (g) 2., r. (3) Register July 2015 No. 715, eff. 8-1-15; correction in (2m) (b) 1., 2. made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register July 2015 No. 715, eff. 8-1-15; CR 16-037: am. (1) (k) Register April 2017 No. 736, eff. 5-1-17; CR 16-028: am. (2) (b) 3., 4. Register July 2017 No. 739, eff. 8-1-17; EmR1902: emerg. am. (1) (b) 3., (2m) (g) 2. eff. 1-18-19; CR 19-005: am. (1) (b) 3., (2m) (g) 2. Register September 2019 No. 765, eff. 10-1-19; renum. (1) (a) 1. to (1) (a) under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register January 2020 No. 769; 2021 Wis. Act 14: am. (2m) (f) 1. Register April 2021 No. 784, eff. 5-1-21.

NR 10.08 NR 10.08 Possession and transportation of game.

NR 10.08(1) (1) Opening day limits. On the first day of the open season, no person may possess or control more than one daily bag limit of any game species for which a bag limit is established.

NR 10.08(2) (2) Daily bag limit.

NR 10.08(2)(a) (a) Generally.

NR 10.08(2)(a)1. 1. Daily bag limits are established on a per-hunter basis, are not transferable, and cannot be shared, except as provided in s. 29.324, Stats. No person may take, or attempt to take, any game for another person, unless in compliance with s. 29.324, Stats.

NR 10.08(2)(a)2. 2. If an animal is required to be registered under s. NR 10.086, no person may gift game to any person until after it has been registered under s. NR 10.086.

NR 10.08(2)(a)3. 3. No person may gift game to any person while afield. All gifted game remain counted toward the daily bag limit of the original harvester.

NR 10.08(2)(b) (b) Exceeding daily bag limit. No person may:

NR 10.08(2)(b)1. 1. Take, or attempt to take, any game for which a daily bag limit is established and restricted to an issued harvest authorization or tag without holding the proper valid harvest authorization or tag.

NR 10.08(2)(b)2. 2. Take, or attempt to take, any game in excess of one daily bag limit in any one day.

NR 10.08(3) (3) Possession and possession limit.

NR 10.08(3)(a) (a) Generally. No person may:

NR 10.08(3)(a)1. 1. Exceed an established possession limit unless otherwise authorized by the department.

NR 10.08(3)(a)2. 2. Possess game killed by unlawful or unknown means, unless otherwise authorized by the department.

NR 10.08(3)(a)3. 3. Except when in compliance with subds. 4. and 5., possess game without also possessing all required approvals for that game.

NR 10.08(3)(a)4. 4. While afield, possess game taken by another unless accompanied by the original harvester.

NR 10.08(3)(a)5. 5. Possess game taken by another unless the person provides the registration confirmation number, or name and address or customer ID number of the source, to a warden upon demand.

NR 10.08(3)(b) (b) Specific possession limits. Except where otherwise provided in s. NR 10.01, the following possession limits are established:

NR 10.08(3)(b)1. 1. Turkey. The possession limit corresponds to the number of harvest authorizations issued.

NR 10.08(3)(b)2. 2. Deer. The possession limit corresponds to the number of harvest authorizations issued.

NR 10.08(3)(b)2m. 2m. Otter. The possession limit corresponds to the number of harvest authorizations issued.

NR 10.08(3)(b)3. 3. Bobcat. The possession limit corresponds to the number of pelt tags issued.

NR 10.08(3)(b)3m. 3m. Fisher. The possession limit corresponds to the number of harvest authorizations issued.