NR 10.25(1)(c)1.
1. Application for authorization to purchase a turkey hunting license shall be made on forms provided by the department.
NR 10.25(1)(c)2.
2. All fall and spring hunting season applications shall be postmarked no later than the deadline dates indicated on the form or received by a department service center location on those dates to be considered for selection. The annual deadlines may not be sooner than July 1.
NR 10.25 Note
Note: The department conducts extensive publicity on the application deadlines beginning several months prior to any deadline. Application deadline dates are published in news releases, the department web site at
www.dnr.wi.gov, license outlet handouts, and pertinent regulation pamphlets. Department service center hours may vary by location.
NR 10.25(1)(c)3.
3. If a maximum of 4 persons wish to hunt together, each shall complete an application form for individual licenses. The group application shall be treated as one application for purposes of random selection or consideration for a license. Landowner preference may be requested by group applicants provided all individuals are eligible under
par. (b).
NR 10.25(1)(d)
(d) Licensee selection procedures. If the number of applications for licenses for a wild turkey hunting zone and time period exceeds the available quota of licenses, successful applicants shall be randomly selected in accordance with any statutorily established landowner preference system.
NR 10.25(1)(e)
(e) License purchase requirement. Except for persons who purchase a license in accordance with
par. (f) 2., no person may purchase a turkey hunting license without presenting the license vendor with the department-issued purchase authorization.
NR 10.25(1)(f)1.1. `Oversubscribed zones and time periods.' Each successful applicant for a turkey hunting license shall be issued a carcass tag by the department.
NR 10.25(1)(f)2.
2. `Undersubscribed zones and time periods.' If the number of applications for licenses for a wild turkey hunting zone is less than the available quota of licenses, the department may make available to any person the remaining carcass tags for the zone and time period for purchase at a rate of no more than one carcass tag per day per person.
NR 10.25(1)(g)1.1. Except for youths participating in the youth turkey hunt established in
s. NR 10.01 (2) (f) 4., licenses and carcass tags issued under this section are only valid for the zone and time period indicated on the carcass tag. Carcass tags used during the youth turkey hunt are valid only for the zone indicated on the carcass tag, but are not limited to the time period indicated on the carcass tag.
NR 10.25(1)(g)2.
2. Licenses or carcass tags issued under this section may not be transferred to or used by any person other than licensee.
NR 10.25(1)(g)3.
3. Persons successful in obtaining a turkey license and tag for any numbered zone and time period under
par. (f) 1. are not eligible to receive a Ft. McCoy military reservation turkey hunting license.
NR 10.25 Note
Note: Any person may apply for a state and Ft. McCoy wild turkey hunting license simultaneously. The Ft. McCoy drawing of successful applicants will occur after successful state applicants are listed by the department. As a result, Ft. McCoy officials will be able to reject Ft. McCoy applicants appearing on the department list.
NR 10.25(2)(a)(a) Carcass tag use. In wild turkey hunting zones, when a wild turkey is killed and before it is carried by hand or transported in any manner, the hunter shall:
NR 10.25(2)(a)1.
1. Validate the license and carcass tag by tearing or cutting the carcass tag in the manner indicated by the department. Failure to follow the validation procedure in this manner invalidates the license and carcass tag.
NR 10.25(2)(a)2.
2. Attach the carcass tag to the leg of the turkey using a wire, string or similar fastener.
NR 10.25(2)(b)1.1. No person may possess or transport a wild turkey taken in any wild turkey hunting zone established in
s. NR 10.29 unless the person has lawfully killed and tagged it as required.
NR 10.25(2)(b)2.
2. No person may remove or allow the removal of the validated carcass tag from the turkey prior to registration.
NR 10.25(2)(b)3.
3. No person may possess a validated turkey carcass tag while hunting that is not attached to a lawfully killed wild turkey.
NR 10.25(3)
(3) Registration. A person who possesses a wild turkey killed in a wild turkey hunting zone shall exhibit and register the bird with the department as follows:
NR 10.25(3)(a)
(a) Spring season. A wild turkey taken during the spring seasons established in
s. NR 10.01 (2) (f) shall be registered no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day after it was killed.
NR 10.25(3)(b)
(b) Fall season. A wild turkey taken during the fall season established in
s. NR 10.01 (2) (f), shall be registered no later than 5:00 p.m. of the day after it was killed.
NR 10.25(4)
(4) Restrictions. No person may hunt wild turkeys:
NR 10.25(4)(a)
(a) By any means other than a shotgun or muzzle-loading shotgun fired from the shoulder or a bow and arrow.
NR 10.25(4)(b)
(b) By the use or aid of recorded or electrically amplified bird calls or sounds or imitations thereof, or while in possession of any type of device that produces recorded or electronic amplifications of bird calls or sounds. This paragraph does not apply to hunters possessing a Class A or B disabled hunting permit which authorizes hunting from a stationary vehicle and which is issued for more than one year.
NR 10.25(4)(d)
(d) With live or electronic decoys for the purposes of enticing wild turkeys.
NR 10.25(5)
(5) Harvest quota. The number of wild turkey hunting licenses or carcass tags issued annually for the spring and fall seasons shall be determined by the department. The department shall base its determination for each wild turkey hunting zone upon;
NR 10.25 History
History: Cr.
Register, March, 1966, No. 123, eff. 4-1-66; r. and recr.
Register, March, 1967, No. 135, eff. 4-1-67; am. (3), (5) and (7) (a),
Register, March, 1968, No. 147, eff. 4-1-68; renum. to be NR 10.25,
Register, June, 1970, No. 174, eff. 7-1-70; r. and recr.,
Register, November, 1982, No. 323, eff. 12-1-82; am. (1) (c) 2. and (3),
Register, March, 1985, No. 351, eff. 4-1-85; r. and recr. (1) (c),
Register, August, 1986, No. 368, eff. 9-1-86; am. (1) (a), (2) (a) (intro.), (b) and (3),
Register, July, 1988, No. 391, eff. 8-1-88; r. and recr. (1) (c) 2. and 3. and (3), cr. (1) (c) 4.,
Register, October, 1988, No. 394, eff. 1-1-89; am. (1) (a), r. and recr. (1) (c) (intro.), cr. (1) (e) 3.,
Register, March, 1989, No. 399, eff. 4-1-89; cr. (4) (e),
Register, July, 1990, No. 415, eff. 8-1-90; am. (1) (c) 2. and 3.,
Register, January, 1991, No. 421, eff. 2-1-91; cr. (5)
Register, June, 1991, No. 426, eff. 7-1-91; am. (1) (c) (intro.),
Register, September, 1991, No. 429, eff. 10-1-91; r. and recr.
Register, June, 1992, No. 438, eff. 7-1-92; am. (1) (c) 3. and (3) (a),
Register, August, 1994, No. 464, eff. 9-1-94; am. (3) (a), r. and recr. (4) (e),
Register, September, 1998, No. 513, eff. 10-1-98;
CR 02-018: r. (1) (a) 3., am. (1) (c) 3.
Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02;
CR 04-046: am (2) (a) 1. and 2., cr. (4) (f)
Register September 2004 No. 585, eff. 10-1-04;
CR 05-017: am. (4) (d)
Register October 2005 No. 598, eff. 2-1-06;
CR 05-031: am. (1) (c) 2., r. and recr. (2) (b), and r. (4) (e)
Register October 2005 No. 598, eff. 11-1-05;
CR 06-012: am. (1) (d), (e), (f) 2. (intro.), (g) 1. and 3., r. (1) (f) 2. a. to c., r. and recr. (4) (b)
Register December 2006 No. 612, eff. 2-1-07;
CR 07-015: am. (4) (c)
Register September 2007 No. 621, eff. 10-1-07;
CR 08-011: am. (4) (c)
Register September 2008 No. 633, eff. 2-1-09;
CR 09-015: am. (1) (f) 2., (3) (intro.), (4) (b) and (c)
Register October 2009 No. 646, eff. 11-1-09, except (4) (c), eff. 2-1-10;
CR 10-051: r. (4) (f)
Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11.
NR 10.26
NR 10.26
Sharp-tailed grouse hunting. NR 10.26(1)(a)(a) Authorization to hunt. No person may hunt sharp-tailed grouse unless he or she possesses a valid sharp-tailed grouse hunting permit and carcass tag issued by the department, in addition to an approval authorizing small game hunting.
NR 10.26(1)(b)
(b) Permit application procedures. Persons applying to hunt sharp-tailed grouse shall apply for a sharp-tailed grouse hunting permit as follows:
NR 10.26(1)(b)1.
1. Application for a sharp-tailed grouse hunting permit shall be made on an application form provided by the department.
NR 10.26(1)(b)2.
2. All applications shall be postmarked no later than the deadline dates indicated on the application form or received by a department service center location on those dates to be considered for selection.
NR 10.26 Note
Note: The department conducts extensive publicity on the application deadlines beginning several months prior to any deadline. Application deadline dates are published in news releases, the department web site at
www.dnr.wi.gov, hunting license outlet handouts, and pertinent hunting regulation pamphlets. Department service center hours may vary by location.
NR 10.26(1)(b)3.
3. If a maximum of 4 persons wish to hunt together, each shall complete an application form for individual permits and submit them together in a single envelope clearly marked "group application" on the outside. The group application shall be treated as one application for purpose of random selection or consideration for a permit. If a group contains persons who unsuccessfully applied for sharp-tailed grouse hunting permits in the previous year, and persons who successfully applied or did not apply for sharp-tailed grouse permits the previous year, the group will be placed in the preference category of those who successfully applied in the previous year.
NR 10.26(1)(c)
(c) Permittee selection procedures for oversubscribed units. If the number of applications for permits for a management unit exceeds the number of available permits in that unit, successful applicants shall be randomly selected according to the preference system established in s.
29.192 (2), Stats.
NR 10.26(1)(d)1.1. `Oversubscribed units.' Each successful applicant for a sharp-tailed grouse hunting permit shall be issued a carcass tag by the department.
NR 10.26(1)(d)2.
2. `Undersubscribed units.' If the number of applications is less than the available permits for a management unit, the department may:
NR 10.26(1)(d)2.b.
b. Make available to any person the remaining permits for the unit on a first-come, first-serve basis; or
NR 10.26(1)(e)1.1. Permits and carcass tags issued under this section are only valid for the unit indicated on the permit during the open season established for sharp-tailed grouse.
NR 10.26(1)(e)2.
2. Permits or carcass tags issued under this section may not be transferred to or used by any person other than the permittee.
NR 10.26(2)(a)(a) Carcass tag use. When a sharp-tailed grouse is killed and before it is carried by hand or transported in any manner, the hunter shall:
NR 10.26(2)(a)1.
1. Immediately validate the carcass tag in the manner indicated by the department on the carcass tag. Failure to follow the validation procedure in this manner invalidates the tag.
NR 10.26(2)(a)2.
2. Completely attach and seal the carcass tag around the leg of the sharp-tailed grouse in the manner indicated by the department on the carcass tag.
NR 10.26(2)(b)
(b) Transportation and possession. No person may possess or transport a sharp-tailed grouse unless the person has lawfully killed and tagged it.
NR 10.26(3)
(3) Harvest quota. The number of sharp-tailed grouse hunting permits or carcass tags issued annually for units described in
s. NR 10.28 shall be based on the annual sharp-tailed grouse harvest quotas established for these units. The department shall base its determination of the annual harvest quota for each unit upon:
NR 10.26(3)(a)
(a) The estimated size and distribution of sharp-tailed grouse populations.
NR 10.26(3)(b)
(b) Trends in sharp-tailed grouse hunter numbers and hunter success rates.
NR 10.26(3)(c)
(c) A maximum allowable harvest of no more than 25% of the projected fall population.
NR 10.26 History
History: Cr.
Register, June, 1997, No. 498, eff. 7-1-97;
CR 05-031: am. (1) (b) 2.
Register October 2005 No. 598, eff. 11-1-05.
NR 10.275
NR 10.275
State park small game and migratory game bird hunting. No person may hunt game species listed in
s. NR 10.01 (1), (2) (a), (c), (e), (g), (3) (a), (bt), (c), (f) or (h) on the state owned portions of state parks except as provided in this section. Portions of the properties listed may be posted closed to small game and migratory bird hunting.
NR 10.275(1)
(1) Small game and migratory game bird hunting seasons. NR 10.275(1)(a)(a) Small game. Hunting is allowed for small game in Governor Dodge, Mill Bluff and Mirror Lake state parks during the seasons specified in
s. NR 10.01 (2) (a), (c), (e), (g), (3) (a), (bt), (c), (f) and (h).
NR 10.275(1)(b)1.1. Migratory game bird hunting for the species specified in
s. NR 10.01 (1) is allowed in Governor Dodge and Mill Bluff state parks from November 1 through December 15 or until the seasons established in
s. NR 10.01 (1) conclude, whichever occurs first.
NR 10.275(2)(a)(a)
Firearms. Rifles and pistols are prohibited for small game and migratory game bird hunting.
NR 10.275(2)(b)1.1. The hunting hours for pursuing small game at Governor Dodge, Mill Bluff and Mirror Lake state parks shall be the same as the hours established in
s. NR 10.06 (5) except that hunting hours will close at 12:00 noon daily.
NR 10.275(2)(b)2.
2. The hunting hours for pursuing migratory game birds at Governor Dodge and Mill Bluff state parks shall be the same as the hours established in
s. NR 10.06 (5) except that hunting hours shall close at 12:00 noon daily.
NR 10.275(2)(b)3.
3. The hunting hours for pursuing migratory game birds at Mirror Lake state park shall be the same as the hours established in
s. NR 10.06 (5).
NR 10.275(2)(c)
(c) Other hunting methods. Dogs shall be kept on a leash not more than 8 feet long and under control at all times in all areas within the state parks listed in
sub. (1) except when pursuing, hunting or retrieving game species authorized for hunting by the department, other than deer and turkey, in designated areas open to hunting in Governor Dodge, Mill Bluff and Mirror Lake state parks.
NR 10.275(3)
(3) Permits and registration general prohibitions. NR 10.275(3)(a)(a) No person may hunt small game or migratory game birds in Governor Dodge, Mill Bluff and Mirror Lake state parks without first obtaining a permit issued by the department.
NR 10.275(3)(b)
(b) No person may hunt without first providing information in writing required by the department at a designated location at the state park property.
NR 10.275(4)(a)(a)
Purpose. Section
23.175 (2) (a), Stats., requires the department to designate department owned lands purchased for the Ice Age Trail as a state park. The State Ice Age Trail areas are managed primarily as a footpath for pedestrian use. Where s.
29.089, Stats., prohibits hunting in state parks unless the department has authorized hunting by rule, this subsection is created to establish a procedure to determine when portions of state ice age trail areas may be opened to hunting including the factors to be considered in making these determinations.
NR 10.275(4)(b)
(b) Applicability. The provisions of this subsection apply to State Ice Age Trail areas as established in s.
23.17, Stats., when the property is owned by the department.
NR 10.275(4)(c)
(c) Prior to master planning. Prior to adoption of a master plan for a State Ice Age Trail area property under
ch. NR 44, the natural resources board may authorize hunting pursuant to s.
29.089 (1m), Stats., on a property or portion of a property by posted notice by selecting one of the options established in
subd. 1. after considering the factors in
subd. 2.
NR 10.275(4)(c)1.b.
b. Deer hunting may be allowed during seasons which occur beginning on the Saturday immediately preceding the Thanksgiving holiday and continuing through the close of the late archery season.
NR 10.275(4)(c)1.c.
c. Deer hunting may be allowed during archery deer hunting seasons except that hunting may only occur during the period beginning on November 1.
NR 10.275(4)(c)1.d.
d. During the period beginning on November 1 and ending on March 31 for all species that have open seasons.
