Chapter NR 10

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NR 10.28 History History: Cr. Register, August, 1964. No. 104, eff. 9-1-64; am. map. Register, August, 1968, No. 152, eff. 9-1-68; r. and recr. Register, August, 1969, No. 164, eff. 9-1-69; renum. to be NR 10.24; am. (1), Register, June, 1970. No. 174. eff. 7-1-70; am. (1), and map Register, August, 1971. No. 188, eff. 9-1-71; am. (1). Register, September, 1972. No. 201, eff. 10-1-72; am. (1), Register, September, 1973, No. 213, eff. 10-1-73; am. (1), Register, May, 1976, No. 245, eff. 8-15-76; am. (1), Register, November, 1976, No. 251, eff. 12-1-76; am. Register, October, 1977, No. 262, eff. 11-1-77; renum. from NR 10.24 and am., Register, September, 1979, No. 285, eff. 10-1-79; r. and recr., Register, October, 1981, No. 310, eff. 11-1-81; emerg. am. eff. 9-9-82; r. and recr. Register, October, 1983, No. 334, eff. 11-1-83; r. and recr. Register, October, 1984, No. 346, eff. 11-1-84; r. and recr. Register, July, 1985, No. 355, eff. 8-1-85; r. and recr. October, 1985, No. 358, eff. 11-1-85; r. and recr. October, 1986, No. 370, eff. 11-1-86; r. and recr. October, 1989, No. 406, eff. 11-1-89; am. map, Register, September, 1990, No. 417, eff. 10-1-90; r. and recr. Register August, 1992, No. 440, eff. 9-1-92; r. and recr. (intro.), Register, August, 1996, No. 488, eff. 9-1-96; r. and recr. (1), cr. (2) (d) and (e), Register, October, 1997, No. 502, eff. 11-1-97; r. and recr. (1) map, Register, July, 1998, No. 511, eff. 8-1-98; r. and recr. (1), Register, June, 1999, No. 522, eff. 7-1-99; r. and recr. (1), Register, May, 2000, No. 533, eff. 6-1-00; r. and recr. (1) and (2) (c), Register, March, 2001, No. 543, eff. 4-1-01; emerg. cr. (3), eff. 7-3-02; r. and recr. (1), Register July 2002 No. 559, eff. 8-1-02; CR 02-018: cr. (2) (f) Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 03-016: cr. (3) Register August 2003 No. 572, eff. 9-1-03; CR 04-020: r. and recr. (3) Register August 2004 No. 584, eff. 9-1-04; CR 04-091: r. and recr. (1) Register April 2005 No. 592, eff. 5-1-05; CR 05-016: r. and recr. (3) Register August 2005 No. 596, eff. 9-1-05; CR 05-017: r. and recr. (1) Register October 2005 No. 598, eff. 2-1-06; CR 05-086: r. and recr. (1), cr. (4) Register June 2006 No. 606, eff. 7-1-06; CR 06-012: r. and recr. (1) Register December 2006 No. 612, eff. 2-1-07; CR 07-015: r. and recr. (1) Register September 2007 No. 621, eff. 2-1-08; CR 08-013: r. and recr. (3) Register August 2008 No. 632, eff. 9-1-08; CR 13-071: r. and recr. (1), (2), r. (3), r. and recr. (4) Register July 2015 No. 715, eff. 8-1-15; CR 17-077: r. and recr. (1), (2) (a) to (c), cr. (2) (g), (h), r. and recr. (4) Register June 2018 No. 750, eff. 7-1-18; CR 18-005: am. (2) (a), (g) Register September 2018 No. 753, eff. 10-1-18; EmR2504: emerg. r. and recr. (1), (2) (c), (h), (4), eff. 4-11-25; CR 24-089: r. and recr. (1), (2) (c), (h), (4) Register August 2025 No. 836, eff. 9-1-25.

NR 10.285 NR 10.285 Game management units.

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NR 10.285 Note Note: Prior to 2015 the game management zones in this section were also used by the department as deer management units. These game management zones continue to serve as the basis for fisher and bear management zones.

NR 10.285 History History: CR 13-071: cr. Register July 2015 No. 715, eff. 8-1-15; CR 16-037: am. (title) Register April 2017 No. 736, eff. 5-1-17; correction in (title) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register April 2017 No. 736.

NR 10.29 NR 10.29 Wild turkey hunting zones.

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NR 10.29 History History: Cr. Register, November, 1982, No. 323, eff. 12-1-82; r. and recr. Register, March, 1984, No. 339, eff. 4-1-84; r. and recr. Register, March, 1985, No. 351, eff. 4-1-85; r. and recr. Register, October, 1985, No. 358, eff. 11-1-85; r. and recr., Register, October, 1987, No. 382, eff. 11-1-87; r. and recr. Register, January, 1988, No. 385, eff. 2-1-88; r. and recr. Register, March, 1989, No. 399, eff. 4-1-89; r. and recr. Register, January, 1990, No. 409, eff. 2-1-90; r. and recr. Register, January, 1991, No. 421, eff. 2-1-91; r. and recr. Register, June, 1991, No. 426, eff. 7-1-91; r. and recr., Register, June, 1992, No. 438, eff. 7-1-92; r. and recr., Register, July, 1995, No. 475, eff. 8-1-95; r. and recr. Register, August, 1996, No. 488, eff. 9-1-96; r. and recr. Register, October, 1997, No. 502, eff. 12-1-97; r. and recr. Register, October, 1997, No. 502, eff. 1-1-98; CR 01-008: r. (1), r. and recr. (2), Register October 2001 No. 550 eff. 4-1-02; CR 04-011: r. and recr. (2) Register September 2004 No 585, eff. 4-1-05; CR 05-102: r. and recr. Register June 2006 No. 606, eff. 7-1-06; CR 06-037: r. and recr. Register June 2007 No. 618, eff. 7-1-07; CR 07-015: r. and recr. Register September 2007 No. 621, eff. 6-1-08; CR 10-020: r. and recr. Register October 2010 No. 658, eff. 2-1-11; CR 13-108: r. and recr. Register August 2014 No. 704, eff. 9-1-14; CR 16-037: r. and recr. Register April 2017 No. 736, eff. 5-1-17; CR 18-005: am. Register September 2018 No. 753, eff. 10-1-18.

NR 10.295 NR 10.295 Wolf Management Zones. Wolf population management zones are designated on the following maps:

NR 10.295(1) (1) Statewide wolf management zones. Zone 1 includes the frozen surface of Lake Superior within this state. Zone 6 includes the frozen surface of Green Bay under the jurisdiction of Brown and Door counties, and Oconto County south of an east to west line originating at the mouth of the Oconto River, Oconto County.

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NR 10.295(2) (2) Wolf management subzones.

NR 10.295(2)(a) (a) Subzone 1A.

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NR 10.295(2)(b) (b) Subzone 1B.

NR 10.295(2)(b)1. 1. ‘Ashland and Iron Counties.’

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NR 10.295(2)(b)2. 2. ‘Bayfield County.’

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NR 10.295(2)(b)3. 3. ‘Vilas, Iron and Oneida Counties.’

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NR 10.295(2)(b)4. 4. ‘Sawyer and Washburn Counties.’

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NR 10.295(2)(c) (c) Subzone 2B.

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NR 10.295(2)(d) (d) Subzone 4A.

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NR 10.295 History History: CR 23-047: cr. Register October 2025 No. 838, eff. 11-1-25.

NR 10.30 NR 10.30 Black bear hunting zones. Black bear hunting zones are established as designated on the following map:

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NR 10.30 History History: Cr. Register, July, 1987, No. 379, eff. 8-1-87; r. and recr. map, Register, December, 1993, No. 456, eff. 1-1-94; r. and recr. Register, August, 1996, No. 488, eff. 9-1-96; CR 06-037: r. and recr. Register June 2007 No. 618, eff. 7-1-07; CR 07-015: r. and recr. Register September 2007 No. 621, eff. 11-1-07; CR 08-021: r. and recr. Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08; CR 19-133: r. and recr. Register June 2020 No. 774, eff. 3-1-21.

NR 10.31 NR 10.31 Canada goose management zones. Canada goose management zones are established by the following maps:

NR 10.31(1) (1) Statewide zone. The statewide goose zone includes the following subzones:

NR 10.31(1)(c) (c) Mississippi river subzone.

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NR 10.31 History History: Cr. Register, July, 1988, No. 391, eff. 8-1-88; emerg. renum. (1) to (6) to be (1) (a), (b), (2), (3) (a), (3) (b) and (1) (c), cr. (1) (intro.), eff. 9-15-89; r. and recr. (7), Register, October, 1989, No. 406, eff. 11-1-89; renum. (1) to (10) to be (1) (a), (b), (2), (3) (a), (3) (b), (1) (c) and (d), (4), (1) (e) and (5), cr. (1) (intro.) and (3) (intro.), Register, March, 1990, No. 411, eff. 4-1-90; r. and recr. (3) (a), Register, June, 1990, No. 414, eff. 7-1-90; cr. (11), Register, July, 1990, No. 415, eff. 8-1-90; am. (2) and (3) (a), Register, September, 1991, No. 429, eff. 10-1-91; r. and recr. (3), r. (4) and (5), Register, August, 1992, No. 440, eff. 9-1-92; r. and recr. (1) (b), (2) and (11), cr. (3) (b), Register, August, 1994, No. 464, eff. 9-1-94, except (11), eff. 1-1-95; r. and recr. (11), Register, August, 1996, No. 488, eff. 9-1-96; emerg. r. and recr. (1), eff. 9-10-99; r. and recr. (11), Register, September, 1999, No. 525, eff. 3-1-00; r. and recr. (1) (c), Register, December, 1999, No. 528, eff. 1-1-00; r. (1) (d), r. and recr. (3) (a), Register, September, 2000, No. 537, eff. 5-1-01; corrections in (1) (intro.) and (3) (intro.) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register April 2005 No. 592; emerg. r. (11) eff. 8-31-06; CR 06-074: r. (11) Register December 2006 No. 612, eff. 1-1-07; CR 09-042: am. (3) (intro.), r. (3) (b) Register June 2010 No. 654, eff. 7-1-10; CR 10-020: r. (1) (b) and (e) Register October 2010 No. 658, eff. 11-1-10; CR 10-066: r. (2) Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 2-1-11; CR 13-052: r. (1) (a), r. and recr. (3) (a) Register March 2014 No. 699, eff. 4-1-14; EmR1914: emerg. am. (1), r. (3) (a), eff. 9-5-19; CR 19-068: am. (1) (intro.), r. (3) (a) Register January 2020 No. 769, eff. 2-1-20.

NR 10.32 NR 10.32 Migratory game bird hunting zones.

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NR 10.32 History History: Emerg. cr. eff. 9-21-88; cr., Register, January, 1989, No. 397, eff. 2-1-89; r. and recr. May, 1996, No. 485, eff. 6-1-96; emerg. r. and recr. eff. 8-31-06; CR 06-074: r. and recr. Register December 2006 No. 612, eff. 1-1-07; CR 09-042: r. and recr. Register June 2010 No. 654, eff. 7-1-10; CR 11-032: r. and recr. Register August 2012 No. 680, eff. 9-1-12; EmR 2122: emerg. r. and recr., eff. 8-20-21; CR 21-069: r. and recr. Register April 2022 No. 796, eff. 5-1-22.

NR 10.33 NR 10.33 Ruffed grouse management zones.

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NR 10.33 History History: Cr. Register, October, 1990, No. 418, eff. 11-1-90; CR 06-012: r. and recr. Register December 2006 No. 612, eff. 2-1-07; CR 19-131: r. and recr. Register July 2020 No. 775, eff -1-20.

NR 10.335 NR 10.335 Sharp-tailed grouse hunting zones.

NR 10.335(1) (1) Bayfield County, Moquah Barrens zone.

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NR 10.335(2) (2) Bayfield and Douglas Counties, Oulu Grasslands zone.

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NR 10.335(3) (3) Bayfield, Douglas, and Washburn Counties, Bayfield County extended zone.

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NR 10.335(4) (4) Burnett County.

NR 10.335(4)(a) (a) Burnett County extended zone.

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NR 10.335(4)(b) (b) Crex Meadows Wildlife Area zone.

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NR 10.335(4)(c) (c) Fish Lake Wildlife Area zone.

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NR 10.335(5) (5) Burnett, Douglas, and Washburn Counties, Douglas County extended zone.

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NR 10.335(6) (6) Burnett and Washburn Counties, Namekagon Barrens Wildlife Area zone.

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NR 10.335(7) (7) Douglas County, Douglas County Wildlife Area Zone.

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NR 10.335(8) (8) Price County, Riley Lake zone.

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NR 10.335 History History: CR 25-079: cr. Register May 2026 No. 845, eff. 6-1-26.

NR 10.34 NR 10.34 Bobcat hunting and trapping zones.

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NR 10.34 History History: CR 13-067: cr. August 2014 No. 704, eff. 9-1-14.

NR 10.35 NR 10.35 Beaver management zones.

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NR 10.35 History History: Cr. Register, May, 1991, No. 425, eff. 6-1-91; r. and recr. Register, October, 1997, No. 502, eff. 5-1-98.

NR 10.36 NR 10.36 Otter zones.

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NR 10.36 History History: Cr. Register, August, 1994, No. 464, eff. 1-1-95; CR 17-013: am., Register March 2018 No. 747, eff. 4-1-18.

NR 10.37 NR 10.37 Elk management zones.

NR 10.37(1) (1) Northern.

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NR 10.37(2) (2) Central.

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NR 10.37(3) (3) Unit 15. Elk hunting unit 15 includes the entire state except areas which are part of hunting units 1-14 in subs. (1) and (2).

NR 10.37 History History: CR 03-018: cr. Register November 2003 No. 575, eff. 1-1-04; CR 13-067: r. and recr. Register August 2014 No. 704, eff. 9-1-14; CR 24-045: r. and recr. (1), (2), am. (3) Register December 2025 No. 840, eff. 1-1-26.

NR 10.38 NR 10.38 Fisher zones.

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NR 10.38 History History: CR 17-013: cr. Register February 2018 No. 746 eff. 3-1-18.

NR 10.39 NR 10.39 Mink and muskrat zones.

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NR 10.39 History History: CR 21-078: cr. Register July 2022 No. 799, eff. 8-1-22.

NR 10.40 NR 10.40 Disabled hunters; special hunt authorizations.

NR 10.40(1) (1) Purpose. Pursuant to s. 29.053 (3), Stats., the natural resources board establishes this section to provide additional recreational hunting opportunities to the citizens of Wisconsin and to establish procedures for conducting special hunts that will encourage greater hunting participation by persons with physical and visual disabilities.