NR 10.12 NoteNote: Violation of state migratory game bird regulations is also a violation of federal regulations. Importation restrictions do not prohibit the importation of legally taken, fully feathered migratory game birds for mounting purposes by a taxidermist holding a valid federal permit and licensed by the U.S. department of agriculture to decontaminate birds.
NR 10.12(11)(11) Harvest information program. Before hunting any migratory game birds each year, hunters shall register with the department by supplying their names, addresses, date of birth and other necessary information requested by the department in a manner prescribed by the department. No individual may hunt any species of migratory game bird until registered with the department and all hunters must have in their possession proof of registration while hunting migratory game birds. NR 10.12(12)(12) Waterfowl blind identification. No person may maintain, occupy or use a blind situated on state-owned property for hunting waterfowl unless the owner’s name, address and customer identification number, in the English language and in lettering one-inch square or larger, is affixed permanently to the blind. The name and address shall be readily visible on the blind and shall be kept legible at all times. NR 10.12 HistoryHistory: 1-2-56; am. (2) (c), (3) (a), (4), (5) (c), Register, August, 1956, No. 8, eff. 9-1-56; am. (1) (e) and (2) (c) and r. (5) (b), Register, August, 1958, No. 32, eff. 9-1-58; am. (1) (b); r. and recr. (1) (d); cr. (1) (f) and (g); am. (5) (a), Register, September, 1960, No. 57, eff. 10-1-60; r. and recr. (1) (f), Register, August, 1961, No. 68. eff. 9-1-61; r. and recr. (1) (f), Register, September, 1963, No. 93, eff. 10-1-63; r. (5) (c) Register, August, 1965, No. 116, eff. 9-1-65; am. (5) (a), Register, September, 1965, No. 117, eff. 10-1-65; am. (1) (f), Register, September, 1966, No. 129, eff. 10-1-66; am. (2) (b); cr. (2) (d), (e) and (f), Register, August, 1967, No. 140, eff. 9-1-67; emerg. am. (1) (f), eff. 9-1-67; am. (2) (b) and (e), Register, August, 1968, No. 152, eff. 9-1-68; emerg. am. (1) (f), eff. 9-30-68; emerg. am. (2) (c), eff. 10-11-68, emerg. am. (1) (f) and (2) (c), eff. 8-30-69; am. (1) (f) and (2) (c), Register, November, 1969, No. 167, eff. 12-1-69; renum. to be NR 10.12, Register, June, 1970, No. 174, eff. 7-1-70; am. (2) (d) and (e), and r. (f), Register September 1970, No. 177, eff. 10-1-70; am. (2) (b), Register, September, 1971, No. 189, eff. 10-1-71; emerg. am. (1) (f) eff. 10-10-72; emerg. am. (2) (a), eff. 9-24-75; am. (2) (a), Register, June, 1976, No. 246, eff. 7-1-76; am. (2), Register, January, 1977, No. 253, eff. 2-1-77; am. (5), Register, December, 1977, No. 264, eff. 1-1-78; r. (2) (a), r. and recr. (2) (c), and cr. (5) (b), Register, February, 1978, No. 266, eff. 3-1-78; r. and recr. (1) to (4) and (5) (a), cr. (5) (intro.), renum. (5) (b) to be (5) (d), Register, May, 1978, No. 269, eff. 6-1-78; r. and recr. (3) (d) and (5) (d) 2., Register, December, 1978, No. 276, eff. 1-1-79; r. and recr. (1) (g), Register, August, 1979, No. 284, eff. 9-1-79; r. and recr. (3) (b), Register, April, 1980, No. 292, eff. 5-1-80; am. (3) (d) 1. and 2., Register, June, 1981, No. 306, eff. 7-1-81; emerg. r. and recr. (5) (d), eff. 9-12-81; r. and recr. (5) (d), Register, March, 1982, No. 315, eff. 4-1-82; am. (3) (d) (intro.), Register, April, 1982, No. 316, eff. 5-1-82; am. (5) (d) 2. b., Register, June, 1984, No. 342, eff. 7-1-84; am. (3) (b), cr. (3) (e) and r. and recr. (4) (a) 1., Register, April, 1985, No. 352, eff. 5-1-85; am. (1) (b), (f) and (h) 1., (5) (d) 2. c. and d., r. and recr. (5) (a), cr. (6) to (9), Register, September, 1985, No. 357, eff. 10-1-85; renum. (2) (d) 2. d. to be 2. e. and cr. (2) (d) 2. d., Register, January, 1986, No. 361, eff. 3-1-86; emerg. r. and recr. (5) (a) 2. d., eff. 9-12-86; r. and recr. (5) (d), Register, January, 1987, No. 373, eff. 2-1-87; r. and recr. (3), Register, December, 1987, No. 384, eff. 1-1-88; r. and recr. (4), Register, July, 1988, No. 391, eff. 8-1-88; emerg. am. (1) (c) and (4) (a), r. and recr. (1) (h), eff. 9-15-89; am. (1) (c) and (4) (a), r. and recr. (1) (h), Register, March, 1990, No. 411, eff. 4-1-90; emerg. am. (4) (a), eff. 9-15-90; am. (4) (a), Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91; emerg. am. (3) (b), eff. 9-16-91; cr. (10), Register, October, 1991, No. 430, eff. 11-1-91; am. (3) (b), Register, April, 1992, No. 436, eff. 5-1-92; am. (4) (intro.), Register, August, 1992, No. 440, eff. 9-1-92; emerg. am. (10), eff. 9-1-93; am. (10), Register, January, 1994, No. 457, eff. 2-1-94; r. and recr. (1) (g), am. (4) (a), Register, August, 1994, No. 464, eff. 9-1-94; am. (4) (a), Register, October, 1997, No. 502, eff. 3-1-98; cr. (11), Register, December, 1997, No. 504, eff. 1-1-98; emerg. am. (1) (h) (intro.), eff. 9-10-99; am. (1) (h) (intro.), Register, December, 1999, No. 528, eff. 1-1-00; cr. (12), Register, September, 2000, No. 537 eff. 3-1-01; r. and recr. (1) (h) and am. (5) (d), Register, December, 2000, No. 540, eff. 1-1-01; CR 02-018: am. (10) Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 03-018: am. (5) (a) Register November 2003 No. 575, eff. 1-1-04; CR 04-046: am. (3) (intro.), (5) (a) and (7) Register September 2004 No. 585, eff. 10-1-04; emerg. am. (4) eff. 8-31-06; CR 06-074: am. (4) Register December 2006 No. 612, eff. 1-1-07; CR 06-012: am. (1) (e) Register December 2006 No. 612, eff. 2-1-07; emerg. am. (5) (d), eff. 8-30-07; CR 07-055: am. (5) (d) Register January 2008 No. 625, eff. 2-1-08; CR 09-024: am. (1) (h) Register May 2010 No. 653, eff. 6-1-10; CR 11-030: am. (5) (a) Register February 2012 No. 674, eff. 3-1-12; CR 11-032: am. (4) Register August 2012 No. 680, eff. 9-1-12; EmR1313: emerg. r. and recr. (3) (c), cr. (3) (e), eff. 9-6-13; CR 13-052: r. and recr. (3) (c), cr. (3) (e) Register March 2014 No. 699, eff. 4-1-14; correction in (5) (a) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register March 2014 No. 699; CR 13-071: am. (5) (c) Register July 2015 No. 715, eff. 8-1-15; CR 15-024: am. (3) (intro.), cr. (f), (g) Register November 2015 No. 719, eff. 2-1-16; CR 15-052: am. (3) (a), r. and recr. (3) (e) Register January 2016 No. 721, eff. 2-1-16; correction in (3) (a) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register January 2016 No. 721; CR 16-028: am. (3) (d) Register July 2017 No. 739, eff. 8-1-17; CR 17-061: r. (7) Register February 2018 No. 746, eff. 3-1-18; corrections in (6) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register January 2020 No. 769; CR 19-146: r. and recr. (5) Register June 2020 No. 774, eff. 7-1-20; cr. (title) under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 2., Stats., Register June 2020 No. 774; EmR2311: emerg. r. (3) (b), am. (3) (c), eff. 8-15-23; CR 23-048: r. (3) (b), am. (3) (c) Register March 2024 No. 189, eff. 4-1-24. NR 10.125(1)(a)(a) Permit possession required. No person may hunt Canada geese in any area of the state without having on his or her person a valid Canada goose hunting permit except for hunters 15 and under during the youth waterfowl season established in s. NR 10.01 (1) (n). NR 10.125(1)(c)(c) Validity. All permits are valid only in the zones and for the time periods specified on the permit during the open season established for Canada geese. NR 10.125(4)(4) Season reports. The department may require any permit holder to provide the department a goose hunting report. The selected hunter shall be required to complete the report and mail it within 48 hours of receipt. NR 10.125 NoteNote: The hunting report forms will be mailed to certain hunters only.
NR 10.125(5)(a)(a) Bag limit. The aggregate daily bag limit for persons hunting during the regular Canada goose season is equal to the larger of the respective daily bag limits established in s. NR 10.01 (1) (L). NR 10.125(5)(b)(b) Daily possession limit. No person may possess or transport more than the daily bag limit or aggregate daily limit, whichever applies, of migratory game birds, tagged or not tagged, at or between the place where taken and either the person’s permanent abode or temporary or transient place of lodging; or a commercial preservation facility. NR 10.125(6)(6) Season closure. The secretary of the department may close a portion or all of any Canada goose season established in s. NR 10.01 (1) (h) upon a finding by the department that the harvest for that season will exceed the level authorized by U.S. fish and wildlife service. Closure shall become effective upon issuance of an order and publication in the official state newspaper. NR 10.125 HistoryHistory: Cr. (1) to (5), (6) renum. from NR 10.01 (1) (h), Register, July, 1988, No. 391, eff. 8-1-88; emerg. am. (1) (c), eff. 9-21-88; am. (1) (c), Register, January, 1989, No. 397 eff. 2-1-89; am. (5) (a) 2., Register, July, 1989, No. 403, eff. 8-1-89; emerg. renum. (1) (c) to be (1) (c) 1., cr. (1) (c) 2. and 3., r. and recr. (1) (d) 5. intro., r. (1) (d) 5. a. and (5) (a) 1., am. (1) (e) and (5) (a) (intro.) and (b), eff. 9-15-89; renum. (1) (c) to (1) (c) 1., cr. (1) (c) 2. and 3., r. and recr. (1) (d) 5. intro., r. (1) (d) 5. a. and (5) (a) 1., am. (1) (e) and (5) (a) (intro.) and (b), Register, March, 1990, No. 411, eff. 4-1-90; r. and recr. (1) (b), (d) to (e), am. (5) (a) (intro.), r. (5) (a) 2., renum. (5) (b) to be (5) (b) 1., cr. (1) (f) to (h) and (5) (b) 2., Register, July, 1990, No. 415, eff. 8-1-90; emerg. am. (1) (e) 1., cr. (7), eff. 9-15-90; am. (1) (e) 1., cr. (7), Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91; r. (3) and (4), renum. (5) to (7) to be (3) to (5), Register, April, 1992, No. 436, eff. 5-1-92; r. and recr. Register, August, 1992, No. 440, eff. 9-1-92; emerg. am. (4) (a), eff. 9-1-95; am. (4) (a), Register, February, 1996, No. 482, eff. 3-1-96; am. (2) (b) 1., 2. and (4) (a) 1., r. (4) (a) 2., Register, December, 1997, No. 504, eff. 1-1-98; am. (3) (a) 1., Register, December, 2000, No. 540, eff. 1-1-01; CR 02-018: am. (2) (c) 2. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 05-031: am. (2) (b) 1. and 2. Register October 2005 No. 598, eff. 11-1-05; CR 10-066: am. (1) (c) 2. a., (2) (b) 1., (c), (3) (intro.), (a) (intro.), r. (2) (f) Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 2-1-11; CR 13-052: cr. (2) (b) 3., am. (3) (intro.), (4) (a) Register March 2014 No. 699, eff. 4-1-14; EmR1613: emerg. am. (1) (d), (3) (intro.), r. (3) (a) to (c), eff. 3-12-16; EmR1712: emerg. r. (1) (d), eff. 6-17-17; CR 17-061: r. (1) (d), renum. (3) (intro.) to (3) and am., r. (3) (a) to (c) Register February 2018 No. 746, eff. 3-1-18; correction in (3) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register February 2018 No. 746; EmR1902: emerg. r. (3), (4) (a) eff. 1-18-19; CR 19-005: r. (3), (4) (a) Register September 2019 No. 765, eff. 10-1-19; correction in numbering and (title) of (4) and (title) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., 2. Register September 2019 No. 765; EmR1914: emerg. r. (1) (c) 1. to 3., (2), eff. 9-5-19; CR 19-068: r. (1) (b), renum. (1) (c) (intro.) to (1) (c) and am., r. (1) (c) 1., 2., 3., (2) Register January 2020 No. 769, eff. 2-1-20; CR 23-048: am. (1) (a), (5) (a), (6) Register March 2024 No. 819, eff. 4-1-24. NR 10.13(1)(a)(a) Hunting. Hunt any beaver, fisher, mink, muskrat, or otter with the aid of any spear, gun or dog except that: NR 10.13(1)(a)1.1. The owner or occupant of any land and members of their families may shoot or trap beaver on their respective lands without license as established in s. 29.337, Stats. NR 10.13(1)(a)2.2. Agents or employees possessing written authorization from the landowner, land lessee or responsible governmental body may use firearms to shoot beaver under s. NR 12.10. NR 10.13(1)(b)1.1. ‘Traps.’ Set out or place traps, snares or cable restraints, whether set or sprung, during the closed season. NR 10.13(1)(b)2.2. ‘Bait or scent.’ Set out or place any bait or scent for attracting furbearing animals during the closed season, except for individuals conducting nuisance wildlife control work. During the open season, no person may use sight exposed bait consisting of feathers, animal flesh, fur, hide or entrails within 25 feet of any trap, snare or cable restraint, except for enclosed trigger traps or cage traps as defined in s. NR 10.001 (5j) and (9c). NR 10.13(1)(b)4.4. ‘Watersets.’ Take, capture or kill, or attempt to take, capture, or kill any furbearing animals at any time by means of watersets except during that period when and in those areas where there is an open season for trapping muskrat, beaver, or otter or when using a commercially manufactured, enclosed trigger trap. In addition, persons removing beaver under s. NR 12.10 may use watersets. NR 10.13(1)(b)6.6. ‘Trap, snare, and cable restraint use.’ Set, place, operate or possess while trapping, any trap other than a steel jawed trap, enclosed trigger trap, cage or box trap, body gripping trap, colony trap, snare or cable restraint for the purpose of taking, capturing, or killing furbearing animals. Cage or box traps shall be constructed so that after an animal has been captured, no additional animals may enter the trap until the captured animal is removed and the trap is reset. NR 10.13(1)(b)7.7. ‘Artificial structures.’ Construct or place on the ice of any of the waters of this state any artificial house or den for the purpose of taking, catching, or killing any fur-bearing animals, or place or set therein any trap or traps of any kind which might take, catch, or kill fur-bearing animals. NR 10.13(1)(b)8.a.a. Set, place, or operate any body-gripping type trap greater than 75 square inches measured from the maximum outside points on the width and height of the jaws of a trap that has not been set, unless one-half of the set trap is located underwater at all times. NR 10.13(1)(b)8.b.b. Set, place or operate any body-gripping type traps greater than 60 square inches or less than 75 square inches measured from the maximum outside points on the width and height of the jaws of a trap that has not been set: as a water set unless one-half of the trap is located underwater at all times; as an elevated set unless the trap is placed at least 5 feet above the surface; as a baited and/or scented set in or on the ground unless the trap trigger is within an enclosure that provides openings no greater than 50 square inches for a 7 inch minimum recess or an 8 inch height x 10 inch width opening with a 10 inch minimum recess from the enclosure openings; as an unbaited and/or unscented trail set in or on the ground unless the trap is within an enclosure that provides openings no greater than 10 inches in height and 10 inches in width and is recessed a minimum of 15 inches from the enclosure openings; or as a bottom entry enclosure set unless the entire opening of the enclosure is no more than 7 inches above the surface. The measurement to the surface is the distance to the first surface beneath the trap or opening, where the surface is ground, ice, crusted or packed snow or any other hard material. For the purposes of this paragraph, an enclosure means any device that creates a barrier to the trap allowing entry only through designated openings.