NR 10.71(5) (5) “Group cooperative” means an association of individual property owners or their representatives who are not organized as a business entity but are organized for the purposes of managing deer and other wildlife resources. Properties involved in a group cooperative must be adjoining and may not include more than 3 individual properties.

NR 10.71 History History: CR 13-071: cr. Register July 2015 No. 715, eff. 8-1-15; CR 24-061: r. and recr. Register April 2025 No. 832, eff. 5-1-25.

NR 10.72 NR 10.72 Deer management assistance program participants.

NR 10.72(1) (1) Members. Any landowner or, in the case of public lands, property manager may enroll as a DMAP member. Membership in the DMAP is for a period of 3 years beginning on the date of enrollment. A landowner whose term as a DMAP member is ending or has ended may reenroll as a DMAP member using a form provided by the department. The department shall provide all of the following to members:

NR 10.72(1)(a) (a) DMAP educational resources.

NR 10.72(1)(b) (b) Opportunities for assistance from department employees including wildlife biologists and foresters.

NR 10.72(1)(c) (c) Annual DMAP reports.

NR 10.72(1)(d) (d) Opportunities to attend workshops organized by the department or its partners.

NR 10.72(1)(e) (e) Assistance with projects that have scientific value.

NR 10.72(1)(f) (f) Reports summarizing data collected by DMAP members.

NR 10.72(1)(g) (g) Assistance with information for participation in other conservation programs.

NR 10.72(2) (2) Elective benefits. A DMAP member who is eligible to receive on-site DMAP benefits for the enrolled property may apply to receive such benefits using an application form provided by the department.

NR 10.72(2)(a) (a) Application. An application for elective benefits shall identify the acreage of the DMAP member’s enrolled property, the characteristics of the property, the management actions taken on the property, and any other information requested by the department.

NR 10.72(2)(b) (b) Eligibility. To receive elective benefits, a DMAP member shall meet the following requirements:

NR 10.72(2)(b)1. 1. The DMAP member’s enrolled property shall be not less than 40 acres in size.

NR 10.72(2)(b)2. 2. The DMAP member may not have received an on-site visit under par. (d) for the enrolled property within the last 3 years.

NR 10.72(2)(b)3. 3. If the DMAP member has received elective benefits in the past, the DMAP member shall have complied with all applicable requirements under par. (e).

NR 10.72(2)(c) (c) Participation limit. In any given year, the department may limit the number of enrolled properties accepted to receive elective benefits based on department capacity. If the department establishes a limit, the department may give preference to private lands over public lands.

NR 10.72(2)(d) (d) Benefits. A DMAP member who is accepted to receive elective benefits may select to receive any of the following:

NR 10.72(2)(d)1. 1. An on-site visit conducted by a wildlife biologist and a forester. For subsequent visits, the department will determine the natural resource professionals involved in the on-site visit based on the elective benefits selected by the DMAP member.

NR 10.72(2)(d)2. 2. Written deer management recommendations.

NR 10.72(2)(d)3. 3. A property assessment to determine if the issuance of bonus deer permits is appropriate.

NR 10.72(2)(d)4. 4. Except for public land managers, annual bonus deer permits established under s. NR 10.104 (9m) when deemed appropriate by the department based on the property assessment under subd. 3.

NR 10.72(2)(e) (e) Reporting requirements.

NR 10.72(2)(e)1. 1. If the DMAP member received the benefit under par. (d) 2., the DMAP member shall report to the department on the management actions taken, including the management implemented and the acreage in which it was implemented, and any other information requested by the department. The report shall be submitted in a manner determined by the department and is due by the end of the membership term.

NR 10.72(2)(e)2. 2. Every DMAP member who receives or distributes permits issued under s. NR 10.104 (9m) shall keep a current, correct and complete record of the use or transfer of all such bonus deer permits, and report any data as required by the department. Records of bonus permit distribution shall be provided to the department upon request. A violation of this paragraph shall be treated as a violation of s. 29.961 (2), Stats.

NR 10.72 Note Note: DMAP members are exempt from the restriction against purchasing no more than one bonus deer permit daily on a first-come-first-served basis that is established in s. NR 10.104 (8) (a).

NR 10.72 History History: CR 13-071: cr. Register July 2015 No. 715, eff. 8-1-15; correction in numbering of (2) (d) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register July 2015 No. 715, eff. 8-1-15; correction in (2) (c) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register November 2015 No. 719; EmR1902: emerg. am. (2) (c) eff. 1-18-19; CR 19-005: am. (2) (c) Register September 2019 No. 765, eff. 10-1-19; CR 24-061: am. (title), (1) (intro.), (a), (c), (d), r. and recr. (1) (f), (2), renum. (2) (e) 2. from NR 10.104 (9m) (e) and am., r. (3), (4) Register April 2025 No. 832, eff. 5-1-25.

NR 10.73 NR 10.73 Fees.