NR 10.13(1)(b)17.d.d. The trap is not used in conjunction with any fencing, netting or other material that creates an underwater obstruction designed to force or channel any wild animal into the trap. NR 10.13(1)(b)18.18. ‘Foot-activated cable restraint specifications.’ Set, place or operate any cable restraint which is designed and placed so that it can only be activated by an animal’s foot except for bobcat from December to January 31 and fox and coyote from December 1 to February 15, dates inclusive, provided the foot activated cable restraint conforms to the following specifications: NR 10.13(1)(b)18.a.a. Cable length of 7 feet or less, with a diameter of 3/32 inch or larger, consisting of multiple strands of wire. NR 10.13(1)(b)18.b.b. Cable stops shall be affixed to the cable to ensure that the portion of the cable which makes up the foot loop may not be longer than 22 inches when fully open. NR 10.13(1)(b)18.c.c. A cable restraint shall include a breakaway device or stop rated at 350 pounds or less; a roller (or barrel) in-line swivel that acts as the maximum opening cable stop; an in-line shock spring; and staked in a manner that does not allow the restraint device to reach any part of a fence, rooted woody vegetation greater than one-half inch in diameter or any other immovable object or stake that could cause entanglement. NR 10.13(2)(2) Molesting. While hunting or trapping, no person shall: NR 10.13(2)(c)(c) Muskrat and beaver. Molest any muskrat house, muskrat feeding house, or beaver dam. However, beaver dams may be altered by persons removing beaver causing damage under s. NR 12.10. NR 10.13(3)(a)(a) Non-submersion sets shall be tended at least once each day and any animal captured shall be removed from the set. NR 10.13(3)(b)(b) Submersion sets shall be tended within a 4-day period following the last tending of the set. Any animal captured shall be removed from the set. Water levels shall be monitored to ensure effective submersion sets. NR 10.13(3)(c)(c) Under ice sets are exempt from the checking periods. NR 10.13(3)(d)(d) Sets placed for weasels consisting of body gripping traps placed entirely in enclosures, with no opening larger than 1 3/8 inch in diameter, and anchored to an immovable object shall be tended within a 4-day period following the last tending of the set. Any animal captured shall be removed from the set each time the trap is tended. NR 10.13(4)(4) Trap placement. “Lawfully placed” for the purposes of s. 29.331 (5) (a), Stats., refers to when the trap was initially placed by the owner or operator of the trap. NR 10.13 NoteNote: Additional restrictions on trapping furbearing animals on department managed lands that are part of the Wisconsin state parks or state park trails are established in s. NR 10.275 (5). This section limits upland trapping activities to the use of pull-activated enclosed trigger traps. NR 10.13 HistoryHistory: 1-2-56; am. (1), Register, August, 1962, No. 80, eff. 9-1-62; r. and recr. (1) and (3), Register, August, 1964, No. 104, eff. 9-1-64; r. and recr. (3), Register, August, 1966, No. 128, eff. 9-1-66; renum. to be NR 10.13; am. (3), Register, June, 1970, No. 174, eff. 7-1-70; am. (1), Register, July, 1971, No. 187, eff. 8-1-71; am. (3), Register, August, 1975, No. 236, eff. 9-1-75; emerg. am. (1), eff. 4-3-76; r. and recr. Register, September, 1979, No. 285, eff. 10-1-79; r. and recr. (1) (b) 5., Register, October, 1980, No. 298, eff. 11-1-80; am. (1) (b) 2., Register, May, 1983, No. 329, eff. 6-1-83; am. (1) (intro.) and (b) 2., Register, September, 1983, No. 333, eff. 10-1-83; (1) (b) 6. to 12. renum. from NR 10.14 (2) to (8), Register, September, 1984, No. 345, eff. 12-1-84; am. (1) (a) and r. and recr. (1) (b) 5., Register, August, 1986, No. 368, eff. 9-1-86; r. and recr. (1) (a), am. (1) (b) 4., 5., 11. and (2) (c), Register, June, 1988, No. 390, eff. 7-1-88; am. (1) (b) 8. and 10., Register, July, 1989, No. 403, eff. 8-1-89; am. (1) (a) 2., (b) 1., 3. to 6., 8., 12. intro., (2) (c) and (3) (b), cr. (1) (b) 13., Register, May, 1990, No. 413, eff. 6-1-90; am. (1) (b) 8., 12. intro. and 13. b., Register, October, 1991, No. 430, eff. 11-1-91; r. and recr. (3) (c), Register, July, 1993, No. 451, eff. 8-1-93; am. (1) (b) 13. b., Register, August, 1996, No. 488, eff. 9-1-96; r. (1) (b) 3., Register, October, 1997, No. 502, eff. 5-1-98; renum. (1) (b) 8. to be 8. a., cr. (1) (b) 8. b., Register, September, 1998, No. 513, eff. 10-1-98; correction in (1) (b) 8. b. made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., Register, June, 1999, No. 522; am. (1) (b) 8 a., Register, September, 1999, No. 525, eff. 10-1-99; am. (1) (b) 8. a., cr. (4), Register, September, 1999, No. 525, eff. 10-1-99; emerg. r. and recr. eff. 8-4-00; am. (3) (a), Register, September, 2000, No. 537, eff. 5-1-01; CR 01-006: am. (1) (b) 11., Register August 2001 No. 548, eff. 9-1-01; CR 01-008: am. (1) (b) 4. and 5., Register October 2001 No. 550, eff. 4-1-02; CR 02-018: am. (3) (a) and (b) Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 03-018: am. (1) (b) 1., 5., 6., 8., 12. (intro.) and 13., cr. (1) (b) 14. to 16. Register November 2003 No. 575, eff. 1-1-04; CR 04-046: am. (1) (b) 6., r. and recr. (3) (c) Register September 2004 No. 585, eff. 10-1-04; CR 05-031: am. (1) (b) 8. b., 15. a. and d. Register October 2005 No. 598, eff. 11-1-05; CR 06-012: am. (1) (b) 6., 8. a. and b., 11., and 12. (intro.), cr. (1) (b) 8. c. Register December 2006 No. 612, eff. 4-1-07, except (1) (b) 6. eff. 2-1-07; CR 06-037: am. (1) (b) 2. Register June 2007 No. 618, eff. 7-1-07; CR 07-015: am. (1) (b) 15. (intro.) and a. Register September 2007 No. 621, eff. 2-1-08; CR 07-035: am. (1) (b) 15. Register April 2008 No. 628, eff. 5-1-08; CR 08-011: am. (1) (b) 6. Register September 2008 No. 633, eff. 2-1-09; CR 09-015: am. (1) (b) 15. (intro.) Register October 2009 No. 646, eff. 2-1-10; CR 09-024: am. (1) (b) 6., 12. (intro.) and 13. a. Register May 2010 No. 653, eff. 6-1-10; CR 10-020: am. (1) (b) 5. and 6., r. and recr. (1) (b) 16., cr. (1) (b) 17. Register October 2010 No. 658, eff. 2-1-11; CR 11-030: am. (1) (b) 13. Register February 2012 No. 674, eff. 3-1-12; CR 13-021: cr. (3) (c) 4. Register October 2013 No. 694, eff. 11-1-13; CR 15-024: am. (1) (b) 7., 9., 10., 13., 15. (intro.), d., 16., 17. (intro.), cr. (1) (b) 18., r. (3) (title), (a), (b), renum. (3) (c) to (3) Register November 2015 No. 719, eff. 2-1-16; correction in (1) (b) 15. d. made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register November 2015 No. 719; CR 16-037: am. (3) (a), (b) Register April 2017 No. 736, eff. 5-1-17; CR 19-017: r. (1) (b) 5. Register January 2019 No. 769, eff. 2-1-20; CR 19-146: am. (1) (b) 2. Register June 2020 No. 774, eff. 7-1-20; CR 21-078: am. (1) (b) 15. Register July 2022 No. 799, eff. 8-1-22. NR 10.145NR 10.145 Bobcat, fisher, and otter. Except as provided in sub. (4), no person may hunt or trap, or attempt to hunt or trap, any bobcat unless he or she possesses a current and valid permit from the department and any associated pelt tags for the area or unit in which he or she is hunting or trapping, or for fisher and otter, unless he or she possesses a current and valid harvest authorization issued by the department. NR 10.145(1)(1) Harvest quotas. The number of bobcat permits and fisher and otter harvest authorizations issued annually shall be determined by the department. The department shall base its determination upon: NR 10.145(1)(b)(b) The population goal established in sub. (2) if a goal has been established. NR 10.145(2)(a)(a) Fisher. The preharvest population goal for the north and south fisher management zones described under s. NR 10.38 is one fisher per 2 square miles of fisher range. NR 10.145(2)(b)(b) Bobcat. The preharvest population goal north of the state highway 64 is 2,500 bobcat plus-or-minus 20%. NR 10.145(3)(a)(a) Forms. Applications for permits shall be made on forms provided by the department.