NR 10.001 Note
Note: Vegetation that is naturally rooted to the bottom other than dead trees or stumps may be dead or alive, but shall still provide the required minimum 50% concealment when hunting is occurring.
NR 10.001(21)
(21) "Permanent abode" means a person's principal or ordinary home or dwelling place as distinguished from a temporary abode.
NR 10.001(21m)
(21m) "Pheasant management zone" for the purposes of s.
29.191 (2), Stats., means all counties in Wisconsin.
NR 10.001(22)
(22) "Possession limit" means the maximum number of a game species which may be reduced to a person's possession in 2 days or more.
NR 10.001(23)
(23) "Preservation facility" means any permanent abode, cold storage facility, locker plant, taxidermy establishment, hunting club or place of business which receives or possesses any game belonging to another person for the purposes of picking, cleaning, freezing, processing, storage or shipment.
NR 10.001(23c)
(23c) "Rifle" for the purposes of this chapter means a firearm or airgun designed to be fired from the shoulder by the energy of an explosive propellant or by compressed air, used to fire a single projectile for each pull of the trigger through a rifled or smooth barrel. For the purpose of hunting deer, muzzle-loading firearms and shotguns which fire a single projectile are not considered rifles.
NR 10.001(23e)
(23e) "Scent" means any material, except animal parts or animal byproducts, used to attract wild animals solely by its odor.
NR 10.001(23s)
(23s) "Shotgun" means a smoothbore barrelled firearm designed to shoot pellets. Rifled shotgun barrels of at least 18‶ in length are considered to be shotguns for the purpose of hunting deer or bear if they fire a single projectile and are of the following gauges: 10, 12, 16, 20, 28.
NR 10.001(23v)
(23v) "Shotgun hunt" means a hunting period for hunting deer with those firearms and ammunition defined in
sub. (24).
NR 10.001(24)
(24) "Shotgun season" means an open season for hunting with any of the following firearms, as provided in
s. NR 10.09, loaded with a single slug or ball:
NR 10.001(25)
(25) "Sight exposed bait" means any bait which can be seen from above the bait.
NR 10.001(25c)
(25c) "Small game" means all varieties of wild mammals and birds for which there is an open season, but does not include deer, moose, elk, bear, wild turkey or endangered, threatened or protected species of game. For the purpose of s.
167.31 (4) (e), Stats., small game does include wild turkeys.
NR 10.001 Note
Note: 167.31 (4) (e) states subsection (2) (d) does not apply to a person who is legally hunting small game with a muzzle-loading firearm or with a shotgun loaded with shotshell or chilled shot number BB or smaller, if the surface of the highway or roadway is anything other than concrete or blacktop.
NR 10.001(25e)
(25e) "Snare" means a noose used for catching furbearing animals in a water set.
NR 10.001(25k)
(25k) "Steel jawed trap" means a trap, constructed of metal, designed to catch an animal by the foot, but does not include enclosed trigger traps or body gripping traps.
NR 10.001(25m)
(25m) "Tag authorized for use on the type of deer killed", for purposes of s.
29.347 (2), Stats., means a tag issued to the hunter killing the deer or an individual satisfying the provisions of s.
29.324, Stats., which, based on the approvals of the person tagging the deer, is valid for the type of deer killed.
NR 10.001(26)
(26) "Temporary abode" means a transient place of abode or dwelling such as a hunting club, or any clubhouse, cabin, tent, or trailer used as a hunting club, or any hotel, motel or rooming house used during a hunting trip.
NR 10.001(26m)
(26m) "Under ice set" means any trap set made under the ice.
NR 10.001(27)
(27) "Unforked antler" means a polished antler consisting of a single spike without branches or tines.
NR 10.001(28)
(28) "Using firearms" for the purpose of s.
29.324 (1) (b), Stats., means being in possession or control of a separate, individual firearm except that a mentor and the person for whom they are serving as a mentor as required under s.
29.592 (3), Stats., who jointly possess only one firearm, shall each be considered to be using a firearm.
NR 10.001(29)
(29) "Water set" means any trap or snare which is set or staked in such a manner as to permit the trap, snare or trapped animal to reach water that is not frozen.
NR 10.001(30)
(30) "Waterfowl" means any migratory game bird of the family Anatidae including wild ducks, geese and brant.
NR 10.001 History
History: Cr.
Register, October, 1975, No. 238, eff. 11-1-75;
CR 01-008: cr. (1L) and (9b),
Register October 2001 No. 550, eff. 4-1-02; emerg. renum. (1m), cr. (1n), (6n), (6p), (6t), (6w), (19e), (23g) and (24m), eff. 7-3-02;
CR 02-018: cr. (9k)
Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; correction in (9e) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register September 2002 No. 561;
CR 03-016: renum. (1m), (6m) and (23m) to be (1t), (6d) and (23s), cr. (1n), (6h), (6p), (6t), (11), (19e), (23m) and (23v)
Register August 2003 No. 572, eff. 9-1-03;
CR 03-018: cr. (1c), (5c), (5g), am. (17), (25e), (29)
Register November 2003 No. 575, eff. 1-1-04;
CR 04-020: r. and recr. (6p), r. (6t) and (23m), am. (11)
Register August 2004 No. 584, eff. 9-1-04;
CR 04-046: renum. (1) to (2) to be (1t), (2), (1), (1d), (1h), (2e), (2m) and (2s), cr. (1p), (5s), (8m), (10s), (18m), (25c), (25k) and (26m), am. (3t)
Register September 2004 No. 585, eff. 10-1-04;
CR 04-078: cr. (1r), (7e), (10), (10c), (12) and (23e), am. (2s), renum. (9b) to (10m) to be (9c), (9g), (9n), (9r), (9w), (10g) and (10n)
Register April 2005 No. 592, eff. 5-1-05;
CR 05-031: renum. (15) (b) and (c) to be (15) (c) and (d), cr. (15) (b) and (23c), am. (20)
Register October 2005 No. 598, eff. 11-1-05;
CR 05-086: am. (3t)
Register June 2006 No. 606, eff. 7-1-06;
CR 06-012: cr. (21m), am. (25k)
Register December 2006 No. 612, eff. 2-1-07;
CR 07-035: cr. (8e)
Register April 2008 No. 628, eff. 5-1-08;
CR 08-013: cr. (5q), am. (6p) and (19e), r. (11)
Register August 2008 No. 632, eff. 9-1-08;
CR 08-011: renum. (3t) to be (3x), cr. (3u) and (5j)
Register September 2008 No. 633, eff. 2-1-09;
CR 09-015: r. and recr. (20)
Register October 2009 No. 646, eff. 11-1-09;
CR 09-024: am. (1)
Register May 2010 No. 653, eff. 6-1-10;
CR 10-020: cr. (5v), am. (9w)
Register October 2010 No. 658, eff. 11-1-10, except (5v) eff. 2-1-11;
CR 10-051: cr. (28)
Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11;
CR 10-066: am. (9w)
Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 2-1-11;
CR 11-030: am. (1r), cr. (5pm)
Register February 2012 No. 674, eff. 3-1-12.
NR 10.01
NR 10.01 Open and closed seasons. A closed season is established year-round for each species of wild animal named in this section, except during the specified open season. Seasons open to legal hunting and trapping apply to the entire locality described, except as otherwise provided in
chs. NR 11 and
15. Whenever open and closed season areas are defined by highways, the boundary shall be the highway center line. No person may hunt, take, catch or kill any animal specified in this section except during the specified open season.
NR 10.01(1)(v)
(v)
Special youth waterfowl hunt event. Persons under the age of 16 may hunt all species of wild duck, mergansers, geese, coots, and moorhens for 2 consecutive days starting on September 17. Approvals under
ch. 29, Stats., are not required pursuant to s.
29.197 (1), Stats., except for registration in the harvest information program under
s. NR 10.12 (11) and a Canada goose hunting permit for the season or zone where goose hunting, as listed in
par. (g) 1., if hunting Canada geese. Daily bag limits are those described under
pars. (b), (c) and (g), except that the daily bag limit for the zone or subzone being hunted as listed in
par. (g) 1. a. to h., on that date shall apply to Canada geese, and all other waterfowl hunting regulations apply. Hunters shall be accompanied by an adult 18 years of age or older and be in compliance with ss.
29.592 and
29.593, Stats. One adult may not accompany more than 2 hunters and pursuant to s.
29.592, Stats., not more than one of the 2 hunters may be age 10 or 11, or be a person who does not possess a certificate of accomplishment under s.
29.591, Stats., or its equivalent from another state, country or province.
NR 10.01 Note
Note: For a complete history of s.
NR 10.01 from 1-2-56 through 11-30-73 see the History note following s.
NR 10.01 published in November 1973, Register. For a complete history of s.
NR 10.01 from 12-1-73 through 7-31-85 see the History note following s.
NR 10.01 published in the July, 1985 Register. For a complete history of s.
NR 10.01 from 8-1-85 through 5-31-2000 see the History note following s.
NR 10.01 published in the May, 2000 Register.
NR 10.01 History
History: 1-2-56; cr. (3) (e) 3. e.,
Register, May, 2000, No. 533, eff. 6-1-00; emerg. r. and recr. (1) (b), (c), (g) 1. a. to k., 2., 3., (u) 1. and 2, cr. (1) (g) 1. n., 2. n. and 3. n. and am. (1) (v) eff 9-1-00; r. and recr. (1) (b), (c), (g) 1. a. to k., (g) 2., 3., (u) 1. and 2., cr. (1) (g) 1. n., 2. n. and 3. n. and am. (1) (v),
Register, December, 2000, No. 540, eff. 1-1-01;
CR 01-006: am. (1) (g) 1. m.,
Register August 2001 No. 548, eff. 9-1-01; r. (1) (g) 1. d., (g) 2. d. and 3. d., cr. (1) (h), r. and recr. (3) (h) 1. a., eff. 5-1-01; am. (3) (es), eff. 11-18-00;
Register, September, 2000, No. 537; emerg. r. and recr (1) (b), (g) 1. a. to k., 2.a. to b., 3. a. to e., cr. 1. and 2., cr. (1) (d), am. (1) (v), eff. 9-1-01;
CR 01-008: am. (1) (g) 1. h., (2) (f) 3., (3) (e) 1. d., 2., 3. c., (es),
Register October 2001 No. 550, all eff. 4-1-02 except for (2) (f) 3. which is eff. 11-1-01;
CR 01-066: r. and recr. (1) (b), (g) 1. a. to k. and n., 2. a. to k., 3. a. to k., (u) 1. and 2. and cr. (1) (d),
Register November 2001 No. 551, eff. 12-1-01;
CR 00-154: r. and recr. (3) (e) 6., am. (3) (em), (es), and (h) 1. a. and cr. (3) (ev) and (ez),
Register January 2002 No. 553, eff. 2-1-02; emerg. am. (3) (e) 1. intro., 3. a., c. and d., 6. a., (em) 1. and 3., (es) 1. and (ev), r. (3) (e) 3. cm., cr. (3) (et) and (ez) 3., eff. 7-3-02;
CR 00-154: am. (3) (em) 1. (ez) 1. c., d. and e., cr. (3) (ez) 1. am.,
Register July 2002 No. 559, eff. 8-1-02;
CR 02-017: am. (2) (c) 2. and (f) 2.;
CR 02-018: am. (3) (ev), cr. (3) (ez) 3.
Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02 except (2) (c) 2. eff. 1-5-03;
CR 02-075: r. and recr. (1) (b), (d), (g) 1. a. to k., 2. a. to k., 3. a. to k., (u) 1. and 2., cr. (1) (dm), r. (1) (g) 1. n., am. (1) (v)
Register December 2002 No. 564, eff. 1-1-03;
CR 02-089: cr. (2) (a) 4., (c) 1. b. and (f) 4., (3) (bt), (c) 2. b., (f) 3. and (h) 1. b., am. (2) (c) 1. a., r. and recr. (2) (e), (g), (3) (a) and (c) 1., renum. (3) (c) 2. b. and (h) 1. b. to be (3) (c) 2. d. and (h) 1. c.
Register February 2003 No. 566, eff. 3-1-03;
CR 03-015: am. (3) (e) 2. (intro.), (ez) 1. a. and d.
Register July 2003 No. 571, eff. 8-1-03; emerg. r. and recr. (1) (b), (g) 1. 2. a. to k., 3. a. to k., (u) 1. and z., r. (1) (d) and (dm), am. (1) (v), eff. 8-29-2003;
CR 03-016: am. (3) (e) 1. (intro.), 3. a., 6. (intro.) and a., (em) 1. and 3., (es) 1. and (ev), cr. (3) (et)
Register August 2003 No. 572, eff. 9-1-03;
CR 03-018: am. (3) (e) 6. (intro.) and a., (es) 1., (4) (a) 2. and (e) 2., cr. (3) (i), r. (4) (a) 5. and (e) 5.
Register November 2003 No. 575, eff. 1-1-04, except (4) eff. 4-1-04;
CR 03-051: r. and recr. (1) (b), (g) 1., 2. a. to k., 3. a. to k., (u) 1. and 2., r. (1) (d) and (dm), am. (1) (v)
Register November 2003 No. 575, eff. 12-1-03;
CR 04-020: am. (3) (e) 3. b. and c., (et) 1. a. and c. and 2. and 3., r. (3) (e) 3. cm.
Register August 2004 No. 584, eff. 9-1-04;
CR 04-011: am. (1) (g) 1. L. and m., (2) (f) 2. (3). (e) 3. c., d., e., (em) 1., (es) 1., (4) (a) 1., (c) 1., 2. and 3., (d), (dm), (e) 1., 2., 4., and 5., renum. (3) (e) 3. cm., cr. (3) (e) 3. cr., f., g. and (es),
Register September 2004 No. 585, eff. 4-1-05, except (3) (e) 3. g. eff. 11-1-04;
CR 04-046: am. (2) (c) 8., (3) (ez) 1. a. and d.
Register September 2004 No. 585, eff. 10-1-04; emerg. r. and recr. (1) (b), (g) 1., 2. a. to k., 3. a. to k., and (u), am. (1) (v), eff. 8-31-04;
CR 04-059: r. and recr. (1) (b), (g) 1., 2. a. to k., 3. a. to k., and (u), am. (1) (v)
Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 1-1-05;
CR 04-092: am. (2) (f) 4.
Register April 2005 No. 592, eff. 5-1-05;
CR 05-016: am. (3) (et) 1. a., c., 2., 3. and (ez) 1. d.
Register August 2005 No. 596, eff. 9-1-05;
CR 05-017: am. (3) (e) 3. d.
Register October 2005 No. 598, eff. 2-1-06; emerg. r. and recr. (1) (b), (g) 1., 2. a. to k., 3. a. to k. and (u), am. (1) (v), eff. 8-31-05;
CR 05-057: r. and recr. (1) (b), (g) 1., 2. a. to k., 3. a. to k. and (u), am. (1) (v)
Register December 2005 No. 600, eff. 1-1-06;
CR 05-083: cr. (3) (e) 2. h.
Register April 2006 No. 604, eff. 5-1-06:
CR 05-102: am. (2) (a) 4., (c) 1. b., (e) 2., (f) 3. and 4. and (g) 2., (3) (a) 2., (bt), (c) 1. a. and 2. b., (f) 3., and (h) 1. b.
Register June 2006 No. 606, eff. 7-1-06;
CR 05-086: r. and recr. (3) (e) 1., 2., and 3., and (em) 1. and 2., r. (3) (e) 4. and (es) 2., renumber (3) (e) 5. and 6. to be 4. and 5. and am., cr. (3) (ed), (ef) and (em) 4. and 5., am. (3) (em) 3. and (es) 1. and (ev), renum. (3) (es) 3. to be 2. and am.
Register June 2006 No. 606, eff. 7-1-06;
CR 06-013: r. and recr. (3) (et)
Register August 2006 No. 608, eff. 9-1-06; emerg. r. and recr. (1) (b), (c), (g) 1. to 3. and (u), cr. (1) (g) 4., am. (1) (v) eff. 8-31-06;
CR 06-074: r. and recr. (1) (b), (c), (g) 1. to 3. and (u), cr. (1) (g) 4., am. (1) (v)
Register December 2006 No. 612, eff. 1-1-07;
CR 06-012: am. (2) (a) 1., 2., (c) 8., (f) 2., (3) (e) 1. b., 2. (intro.) and a., r. (2) (a) 3., cr. (2) (f) 4.
Register December 2006 No. 612, eff. 2-1-07;
CR 06-131: am. (3) (e) 1. c., 2. b., g. (em) 4. a., c., and (ev), r. (3) (e) 1. d., r. and recr. (3) (em) 1., cr. (3) (es) 3.
Register July 2007 No. 619, eff. 8-1-07;
CR 07-015: am. (3) (bm), (c) 3., (e) 2. f., 3. b., and (g), cr. (3) (em) 2. b.
Register September 2007 No. 621, eff. 2-1-08, except (3) (bm) eff. 10-1-07; emerg. r. and recr. (1) (b), (g), and (u), am. (1) (v), eff. 8-30-07;
CR 07-055: r. and recr. (1) (b), (g), and (u), am. (1) (v)
Register January 2008 No. 625, eff. 2-1-08;
CR 07-035: am. (3) (c) 2., (ed) 1. b. and (4) (dm) 1.
Register April 2008 No. 628, eff. 5-1-08;
CR 08-013: r. and recr. (3) (et)
Register August 2008 No. 632, eff. 9-1-09;
CR 08-011: am. (3) (b) and (bm)
Register September 2008 No. 633, eff. 2-1-09;
CR 08-021: am. (2) (f) 2., 3., (3) (e) 1. e., (em) 1. and (ev), r. (3) (ed) 5. and (ez)
Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08; correction in (3) (ed) 1 b. made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register November 2008 No. 635;
EmR0824: emerg. r. and recr. (1) (b), (g), (h) and (u), am. (1) (v), eff. 8-30-08;
CR 08-061: r. and recr. (1) (b), (g), (h) and (u), am. (1) (v)
Register December 2008 No. 636, eff. 1-1-09;
CR 09-015: am. (2) (c) 2., (f) 2., (3) (d), (e) 1. b., 2. b., d., (em) 4. c., d., (et) 1. c., cr. (3) (e) 2. h.
Register October 2009 No. 646, eff. 2-1-10, except (3) (e) 1. b. and (et) 1. c., eff. 11-1-09;
CR 09-024: am. (2) (f) 4. a., (3) (d), (e) 2., (ed) 1. b., (et) 2. and (ev)
Register May 2010 No. 653, eff. 6-1-10;
CR 09-042: r. and recr. (1) (b), (g), and (u), am. (1) (v)
Register June 2010 No. 654, eff. 7-1-10;
CR 10-020: r. (1) (g) 1. d., i., 2. c., h., 3. c., h., 4. c. and h., am. (2) (f) 3., (3) (e) 2. b., (es) 3., cr. (3) (e) 2. i. and (et) 1. cv., r. and recr. (3) (f)
Register October 2010 No. 658, eff. 2-1-11, except (1) (g) and (3) (e) 2. i., eff. 11-1-10;
EmR1033: emerg. r. and recr. (1) (b), (g), (u), am. (1) (v), eff. 9-1-10;
CR 10-051: am. (3) (e) 1. e., 2. b., (ed) 1. a., (em) 4. b., r. (3) (ef)
Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11;
CR 10-066: r. and recr. (1) (b), (g), (u), am. (1) (v)
Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11;
CR 11-007: am. (2) (f) 1. to 3., (3) (e) 1. b., 2. b., (em) 1., (es) 3., (i) 1.,
Register October 2011 No. 670, eff. 11-1-11;
CR 11-032: r. and recr. (1) (b), (g), (u), am. (1) (v)
Register August 2012 No. 680, eff. 9-1-12.
NR 10.02
NR 10.02 Protected wild animals. The following wild animals are designated protected. No person may take, attempt to take, transport or possess any protected wild animal at any time unless expressly authorized by the department.
NR 10.02(1)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), cougar, Canada lynx, badger, moose, gray wolf, wolverine and flying squirrel.
NR 10.02(1)(b)
(b) On private land, the landowner, lessee or occupant of the land, or any other person with permission of the landowner, lessee or occupant may shoot and kill any gray wolf or cougar in the act of killing, wounding or biting a domestic animal. Shootings shall be reported within 24 hours to a department conservation warden. The carcass of the wolf or cougar shall be turned over to the department.
NR 10.02(3)
(3) Albino or white deer which are white except for the hooves, tarsal glands, head or parts of the head. Albino or white deer are not protected in the CWD management zone established in
s. NR 10.28 (3).
NR 10.02(5)
(5) Prairie chicken, Canada spruce grouse (spruce hen), swans, cranes, bitterns, plovers, kingfishers, cormorants, herons, sandpipers and grebes.
NR 10.02(6)
(6) Eagles, hawks, falcons, and owls except as provided in
ch. NR 18.
NR 10.02(7)
(7) Hen pheasants except as expressly provided in this chapter, or in ch.
29 or
169, Stats.
NR 10.02(8)
(8) Any other wild bird not specified in this chapter.
NR 10.02(9)
(9) Timber rattlesnake, except that a timber rattlesnake may be killed in emergency situations involving an immediate threat to human life or domestic animals. It is requested that each person who kills a rattlesnake under this provision provide to the department no later than 48 hours after the kill, not to include Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, factual information related to the kill including the location, date of the kill and the name and address of the person who killed it.
NR 10.02 Note
Note: Possession of the timber rattlesnake or any part lawfully taken in Wisconsin prior to April 1, 1998, lawfully purchased or lawfully taken outside the state of Wisconsin is not prohibited by this section, but the person possessing it has an obligation under s.
29.971, Stats., to prove such facts.
NR 10.02 Note
Note: The department's conservation program for the timber rattlesnake, under s.
29.039 (1), Stats., includes a department response and assistance element for occupants or owners of land, or other persons, requesting assistance because of the presence of rattlesnakes. In addition, upon complaint, the department may, under s.
29.885, Stats., investigate and authorize removal, relocation or destruction if the species constitutes a nuisance. Requests for assistance, or complaints, should be directed to the Bureau of Endangered Resources, Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707, telephone 1-888-74SNAKE.
NR 10.02(10)
(10) Bullsnakes Pituophis melanoleucus sayi, black rat snakes Elaphe obsoleta and the racer snakes Coluber constrictor.
NR 10.02 History
History: 1-2-56; am. (2),
Register, August, 1956, No. 8, eff. 9-1-56; am. (1),
Register, August, 1957, No. 20, eff. 9-1-57; am. (1) and (2),
Register, August, 1958, No. 32, eff. 9-1-58; am. (1) emerg. eff. 9-20-58; am. (1),
Register, August, 1959, No. 44, eff. 9-1-59; am. (2), cr. (3),
Register, September, 1965, No. 117, eff. 10-1-65; am. (2),
Register, March, 1966, No. 123, eff. 4-1-66; am. (1),
Register, August, 1967, No. 140, eff. 9-1-67; renum. to be NR 10.02; am. (2),
Register, June, 1970, No. 174, eff. 7-1-70; am. (1),
Register, September, 1972, No. 201, eff. 10-1-72; r. (3),
Register, December, 1977, No. 264, eff. 1-1-78; r. and recr.
Register, August, 1979, No. 284, eff. 9-1-79; am. (1),
Register, September, 1983, No. 333, eff. 10-1-83; am. (1),
Register, July, 1985, No. 355, eff. 8-1-85; cr. (intro.)
Register, September, 1985, No. 357, eff. 10-1-85; r. and recr. (3),
Register, August, 1996, No. 488, eff. 9-1-96; cr. (9),
Register, March, 1998, No. 507, eff. 4-1-98; am. (1),
Register, September, 1998, No. 513, eff. 10-1-98; cr. (10),
Register, May, 2000, No. 533, eff. 6-1-00; am. (5),
Register, September, 2000, No. 537, eff. 5-1-01;
CR 03-018: am. (1)
Register November 2003 No. 575, eff. 1-1-04;
CR 03-081: am. (1)
Register July 2004 No. 583, eff. 8-1-04;
CR 05-017: rn. (1) to be (1) (a) and am., cr. (1) (b)
Register October 2005 No. 598, eff. 11-1-05;
CR 05-031: am. (3) and (7)
Register October 2005 No. 598, eff. 11-1-05;
CR 08-013: am. (3)
Register August 2008 No. 632, eff. 9-1-08;
CR 11-007: am. (1) (b)
Register October 2011 No. 670, eff. 11-1-11.
NR 10.04
NR 10.04
Unprotected wild animals. The following wild animals are designated unprotected. No closed season, bag limit, size limit or possession limit applies to these animals.
NR 10.04(2)
(2) Starlings, English sparrows, coturnix quail and chukar partridge.
NR 10.04(3)
(3) Any other wild animal not specified in this chapter.
NR 10.04 Note
Note: Persons taking unprotected animals must possess a hunting or trapping license and comply with all method of taking requirements of this chapter unless otherwise authorized by the department in writing or exempted under ch.
NR 12.
NR 10.04 History
History: 1-2-56; am. (1)
Register, August, 1957, No. 20, eff. 9-1-57; am. (2),
Register, August, 1958, No. 32, eff. 9-1-58; renum. to be NR 10.04; am. (1) and (2),
Register, June, 1970, No. 174, eff. 7-1-70; am. (1),
Register, August, 1972, No. 200, eff. 9-1-72; r. and recr.
Register, No. 251, eff. 12-1-76; r. and recr.
Register, August, 1979, No. 284, eff. 9-1-79; am. (1),
Register, October, 1980, No. 298, eff. 11-1-80; cr. (intro.),
Register, September, 1985, No. 357, eff. 10-1-85.
NR 10.05(1)(1)
General hunting. No person may hunt within 50 feet of a roadway's center except as provided in s.
167.31, Stats.
NR 10.05 Note
Note: The exceptions provided in s.
167.31 (4) (e), Stats., allow any person who is legally hunting small game with a muzzle-loading firearm or shotgun loaded with shotshells containing shot size BB or smaller, to hunt within 50 feet of the roadway's center, if the roadway is surfaced with anything other than concrete or blacktop. Additionally, Class A and B disabled hunting permit holders may also hunt within 50 feet of certain roadways under conditions listed in s.
167.31 (4) (cg), Stats.
NR 10.05(2)
(2) Waterfowl and coot hunting. No person may hunt waterfowl or coot from any public roads or railroads including the respective rights-of-way along or within the area described as the Horicon zone in
s. NR 10.31 (3).
NR 10.05 History
History: 1-2-56; am. (1) and (2),
Register, August, 1956, No. 8, eff. 9-1-56; am. (1) and (2),
Register, August, 1957, No. 20, eff. 9-1-57; r. (1) and (2) and recr. (1),
Register, August, 1958, No. 32, eff. 9-1-58; cr. (2),
Register, September, 1960, No. 57, eff. 10-1-60; cr. (3),
Register, August, 1963, No. 92, eff. 9-1-63; r. and recr. (2),
Register, September, 1966, No. 129, eff. 10-1-66; emerg. am. (2), eff. 9-1-67; emerg. am. (2), eff. 9-30-68; emerg. am. (2), eff. 8-30-69; am. (2),
Register, November, 1969, No. 167, eff. 12-1-69; renum. to be NR 10.05; cr. (4) and (5),
Register, June, 1970, No. 174, eff. 7-1-70; emerg. am. (2), eff. 9-19-73; emerg. am. (2), eff. 9-24-75; am. (2),
Register, May, 1976, No. 245, eff. 6-1-76; r. and recr. (1) am. (2) and r. (3), (4) and (5),
Register, May, 1977, No. 257, eff. 6-1-77; am. (2),
Register, February, 1978, No. 266, eff. 3-1-78; am. (1),
Register, September, 1979, No. 285, eff. 10-1-79; am. (2),
Register, July, 1989, No. 403, eff. 8-1-89; am. (2),
Register, August, 1994, No. 464, eff. 9-1-94.
NR 10.06(1)(1)
General hunting. All hunting hours, when specified in this chapter, mean Central Standard Time, and the daily opening (a.m.) and closing (p.m.) hours listed shall apply to the entire state.
NR 10.06(2)(a)(a) General. Two general hunting hour areas are established as follows: Northern area: all of the following counties and all counties north of them; Pierce, Dunn, Eau Claire, Clark, Marathon, Shawano, Oconto and Door. Southern area: remainder of state. In addition, the following zones are established across the northern and southern areas:
Zone
A—all that part of the state lying east of 88°-00F longitude.
B—all that part of the state lying between 88°-00F and 89°-00F long.
C—all that part of the state lying between 89°-00F and 90°-00F long.
D—all that part of the state lying between 90°-00F and 91°-00F long.
E—all that part of the state lying between 91°-00F and 92°-00F long.
F—all that part of the state lying west of 92°-00F longitude.
NR 10.06(2)(b)
(b) General prohibition. Except as provided in
subs. (6) to
(9), no person may hunt or shoot any game species for which an open season is prescribed on any day during the open season before the a.m. times or after the p.m. times established in
sub. (5).
NR 10.06(5)
(5) Hunting hours. Hunting hours for bear, bow deer, deer with firearms, elk and small game are 30 minutes before sunrise through 20 minutes after sunset. Hunting hours for migratory game birds are 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset. All waterfowl hunting starts at 9:00 a.m. on the first day of the duck hunting season established in
s. NR 10.01 (1) (b). The department shall establish the specific opening and closing times annually in the hunting regulations pamphlets. Opening and closing times for zone A southern and northern areas shall be based on astronomical data collected by the U.S. naval observatory, Washington D.C., 20392-5420 for Sheboygan, Wisconsin and Powers, Michigan, respectively. The hunting hours for the other zones shall be obtained by adding minutes to the Zone A a.m. and p.m. columns as follows:
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See PDF for table 
NR 10.06(6)
(6) Pheasant hunting. Except as provided in this subsection, pheasant hunting hours are those hunting hours established for small game in
sub. (5). Pheasant hunting hours shall close at 2:00 p.m. on weekdays within the posted boundaries of the following state wildlife areas beginning the third day of the pheasant hunting season established in
s. NR 10.01 (2) (c) and continuing through November 3:
