Register March 2024 No. 819
Chapter NR 10
GAME AND HUNTING
Subchapter I — General Provisions
NR 10.01 Open and closed seasons.
NR 10.02 Protected wild animals.
NR 10.04 Unprotected wild animals.
NR 10.07 General hunting.
NR 10.08 Possession and transportation of game.
NR 10.085 Tagging of game.
NR 10.086 Registration of game.
NR 10.087 Certification of game.
NR 10.09 Weapons and ammunition.
NR 10.10 Deer and bear hunting.
NR 10.102 Bear hunting quota and license issuance.
NR 10.104 Deer population management.
NR 10.105 Transportation of bear, deer, and other members of the cervid family.
NR 10.111 Elk population management.
NR 10.12 Migratory game bird hunting.
NR 10.125 Canada goose hunting.
NR 10.13 Furbearing animals.
NR 10.145 Bobcat, fisher, and otter.
NR 10.15 Horicon national wildlife refuge.
NR 10.16 Necedah national wildlife refuge, Juneau county.
NR 10.20 Wolf management zones.
NR 10.22 Sandhill wildlife demonstration area, Wood county.
NR 10.24 Bong state recreation area hunting zone.
NR 10.25 Wild turkey hunting.
NR 10.26 Sharp-tailed grouse hunting.
NR 10.275 State park trapping, small game and migratory game bird hunting.
NR 10.28 Deer population management units.
NR 10.285 Game management units.
NR 10.29 Wild turkey hunting zones.
NR 10.30 Black bear hunting zones.
NR 10.31 Canada goose management zones.
NR 10.32 Migratory game bird hunting zones.
NR 10.33 Ruffed grouse management zones.
NR 10.34 Bobcat hunting and trapping zones.
NR 10.35 Beaver management zones.
NR 10.37 Elk management zones.
NR 10.39 Mink and muskrat zones.
NR 10.40 Disabled hunters; special hunt authorizations.
NR 10.41 Wildlife disease management.
NR 10.42 Official state duties.
Subchapter II — Deer Management Assistance Program
NR 10.72 Deer management assistance program levels.
NR 10.74 Ineligibility and penalties.
NR 10.001(1)(1)
“Accompanied by", for the purposes of s.
29.304, Stats., and s.
NR 10.01, means within sight and voice contact, without the aid of any mechanical or electronic amplifying device other than a hearing aid.
NR 10.001(1d)
(1d) For the purpose of s.
29.184 (3) (a) and
(br), Stats., “activity" includes but is not limited to the use of electronic communications, telemetry devices, checking bear baits, supplying or handling dogs to track or trail bear, possession of dog handling equipment, possession of baiting equipment, dragging roads, checking for bear tracks, transporting hounds, equipment and other persons engaged in locating bear.
NR 10.001(1h)
(1h) “Adult bear" means a bear measuring 42 inches or greater measured in a straight line from the tip of the nose to the base of the tail.
NR 10.001(1k)
(1k) “Afield" means an area where hunting can legally occur, such as fields, forests or similar areas.
NR 10.001 Note
Note: 50 CFR 20.11 (c) (3) defines “aggregate daily bag limit" as the maximum number of migratory game birds permitted to be taken by one person in any one day during the open season when such person hunts in more than one specified geographic area and/or for more than one species for which a combined daily bag limit is prescribed. The aggregate daily bag limit is equal to, but shall not exceed, the largest daily bag limit prescribed for any one species or for any one specified geographic area in which taking occurs.
NR 10.001(1r)
(1r) “Animal part or animal byproduct" means honey, bones, fish, meat, solid animal fat, animal carcass or parts of animal carcasses, but does not include liquid scents.
NR 10.001 Note
Note: Milk is not considered to be a part of an animal carcass or an animal byproduct for the purposes of this chapter.
NR 10.001(1t)
(1t) “Antlerless deer" means any deer without antlers or with both antlers less than 3 inches in length.
NR 10.001(2)
(2) “Antlerless elk" means any elk that is not a bull elk.
NR 10.001(2m)
(2m) “Assisting", for the purpose of bear hunting, means helping a bear harvest permittee hunt a bear by handling dogs, tracking, trailing or locating the bear, or otherwise aiding while with the permittee or baiting.
NR 10.001(2s)
(2s) “Bait", for the purposes of this chapter, means any material placed or used to attract wild animals, including liquid scent and feed that is used for hunting purposes under s.
29.336 (4), Stats., but does not include plain drinking water or decoys.
NR 10.001(3)
(3) “Bear eco-tourism" means the business of observing bear for compensation, but does not involve hunting.
NR 10.001(3h)
(3h) “Bearded turkey" means a turkey with a bristle-like appendage protruding from the upper part of the breast.
