EmR1914 Rule Text

11. Agency Contact Person: Scott Karel, 101 S. Webster St., PO BOX 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921. [e-mail] [phone]

12. Place where comments are to be submitted and deadline for submission:

Written comments may be submitted at the public hearings, by regular mail, fax or email to:

[Insert name given in hearing notice here]

Department of Natural Resources

[Insert address]

[Insert telephone, fax, and e-mail]

Written comments may also be submitted to the Department at [e-mail].

Hearing dates and the comment submission deadline are to be determined.

Section 1   NR 10.001 (9w) is amended to read:

NR 10.001 (9w) For the purpose of administering the Canada goose hunting permit system, “Exterior goose management zone” or the “Exterior zone” means the entire state reflecting the North and South duck zones all that part of the state outside of the Horicon goose management zone described in s. NR 10.31 10.32, and includes the Mississippi River subzone which shall be treated as a separate management subzone for other purposes.

Section 2   NR 10.01 (1) (a), (b), and (g) 1. a.-c. are amended to read:

Kind of Animal

Locality

Open season (all dates inclusive)

Daily Bag Limit

Possession Limit

NR 10.01 (1) (a) Teal species

Entire state.

9:00 am Sunrise to sunset on Sept. 1 to 7 September 1 – September 9.

6 teal.

Three times the daily bag limit through the entire season except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day when it is twice the daily bag

(b) All species of wild ducks

Entire state.

As established by zone.

6 ducks to include not more than 4 mallards of which only 1 may be a hen mallard, 1 black duck, 2 black ducks 1 pintail, 2 canvasbacks, 2 redheads, 3 scaup and 3 wood ducks. In addition, 5 mergansers to include not more than 2 hooded mergansers.

Three times the daily bag limit except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day when it is twice the daily bag limit.

Northern zone as established in s. NR 10.32.

Beginning on the Saturday nearest September 24 October 1 and continuing for 60 consecutive days.

Southern zone as established in s. NR 10.32.

Beginning on the Saturday nearest October 1 and continuing for 9 days, followed by a 5-day split, and then reopens for 51 consecutive days.

Mississippi River zone as established in s. NR 10.32.

Beginning on the Saturday nearest October 1 and continuing for 7 days, followed by a 7-day split, and then reopens for 53 consecutive days.

(g) Geese 1. Canada geese and its subspecies

a. Entire state.

September 1 – September 15

5

15 except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit.

b. All that part of the exterior zone lying within the northern zone established in s. NR 10.32

September 16 and continues for 92 consecutive days.

2 3

9 6 except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit.

c. All that part of the exterior zone lying within the southern zone established in s. NR 10.32 except for the zones and subzones described in subd. 1. d. and e.

Begins on September 16 continuing until the closure during the 5-day split in the southern duck zone hunting season in par. B and then reopens continuing until the closure of the southern duck zone hunting season in par. B and then reopens on Dec. 16 continuing for a season total of 92 days

2 3

9 6 except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit.

Section 3   NR 10.01 (1) (g) (1) d. & dm. are repealed.  

Section 4   NR 10.01 (1) (g) 1. e., 2. a. & b. are amended to read:

e. Mississippi River subzone.

Begins on Saturday nearest October 1 and continues for 7 days followed by a 7-day split, and then reopens for a season total of 92 days.

2 3

9 6 except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit.

2. Snow or blue and Ross’ geese.

Entire state

As established by zone. September 1- September 15

20

60 except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit.

a. All that part of the exterior zone lying within the northern zone established in s. NR 10.32

September 16 and continues for 92 consecutive days.

b. All that part of the exterior zone lying within the southern zone established in s. NR 10.32 except for the zones and subzones described in subd. 1. d. and e.

Begins on September 16 continuing until the closure during the 5-day split in the southern duck zone hunting season in par. B and then reopens continuing until the closure of the southern duck zone hunting season in par. B and then reopens on Dec. 16 continuing for a season total of 92 days

Section 5   NR 10.01 (1) (g) 2. c. is repealed.

Section 6   NR 10.01 (1) (g) 3. a. and b. is amended to read:

3. All other geese.

a.. All that part of the exterior zone lying within the northern zone established in s. NR 10.32.

September 20 16 and continues for 92 consecutive days.

1 white−fronted goose and 1 brant.

3 white−fronted geese and 3 brant except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit.

b. All that part of the exterior zone lying within the southern zone established in s. NR 10.32 except for the zones and subzones described in subd. 1. d. and e.

Begins on September 20 16 continuing until the closure during the 5-day split in the southern duck zone hunting season in par. B and then reopens continuing until the closure of the southern duck zone hunting season in par. B and then reopens on Dec. 16 continuing for a season total of 92 days

Section 7   NR 10.01 (1) (g) 3. c. is repealed.

Section 8   NR 10.01 (1) (u) is amended to read:

(u) Falconry: special season. Any person possessing a valid falconry permit and hunting license shall be restricted to the following migratory game bird species.

1. All species of wild ducks, mergansers and coots.

Northern zone as established in s. NR 10.32.

Concurrent with the open youth waterfowl hunt in par. V and open northern zone regular duck season in par. b. Reopens on first or second Friday in January and continues to not exceed 45 days

3 in aggregate with those species listed under subd. 2.

9 in aggregate with those species listed under subd. 2 except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit.

Southern zone established in s. NR 10.32

Concurrent with the open youth waterfowl hunt in par. V and open northern zone regular duck season in par. b. Reopens on first or second Friday in January and continues to not exceed 45 days

3 in aggregate with those species listed under subd. 2.

9 in aggregate with those species listed under subd. 2 except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit.

Mississippi River zone as established in s. NR 10.32

Concurrent with the open youth waterfowl hunt in par. V and open northern zone regular duck season in par. b. Reopens on first or second Friday in January and continues to not exceed 45 days

3 in aggregate with those species listed under subd. 2.

9 in aggregate with those species listed under subd. 2 except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit.

Section 9   NR 10.05 (2) is repealed.

Section 10   NR 10.06 (5) is amended to read:

  NR 10.06 (5) SHOOTING HOURS. Shooting hours for bear, bow deer, deer with firearms, elk and small game are 30 minutes before sunrise through 20 minutes after sunset. Shooting hours for migratory game birds are 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset except for teal during a season for hunting teal species only. The hours for shooting teal during a teal−only the season established in 10.01(1)(a) shall be sunrise through 7:00 p.m. sunset except on the first day when shooting hours begin at 9:00 a.m. All pheasant shooting starts at 9:00 a.m. on the first day of the pheasant hunting season established in s. NR 10.01 (2) (c). 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 shooting hours for the other zones shall be obtained by adding minutes to the Zone A a.m. and p.m. columns as follows:

Section 11   NR 10.125 (1) (c) 2. a. and b. are repealed.

Section 12   NR 10.125 (2) (b) 1. and 3. are repealed.

Section 13   NR 10.125 (2) (c) 1. is amended to read:

NR 10.125 (2) (c) Application limitations.

1. No person may submit more than one application per year. except that:

Section 14   NR 10.125 (2) (c) a. and b. is repealed.

Section 15   NR 10.31 (3) (a) is repealed.

Section 16. Statement of Emergency. The emergency rule procedure, pursuant to s. 227.24, Stats., is necessary and justified in establishing rules to protect the public welfare. The federal government and state legislature have delegated to the appropriate agencies rule-making authority to control the hunting of migratory birds. The State of Wisconsin must comply with federal regulations in the establishment of migratory bird hunting seasons and conditions. Federal regulations are not made available to this state until March of each year. This order is designed to bring state hunting regulations into conformity with federal regulations. Normal rule-making procedures will not allow the establishment of these changes prior to the beginning of migratory bird hunting seasons in September. Failure to modify our rules will result in the failure to provide hunting opportunity and continuation of rules which conflict with federal regulations.

Section 17. Effective Date. This rule takes effect on the day of publication in the Wisconsin State Newspaper, as provided in s. 227.24 (1) (c), Stats.

Section 18. Board adoption. This rule was approved and adopted by the State of Wisconsin Natural Resources Board on April 10, 2019.

Dated at Madison, Wisconsin _____________________________.

          STATE OF Wisconsin DNR    

          DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES                

          BY ______________________________________

            Preston D. Cole, Secretary

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