NR 10.15(1) (1) Prohibited methods.

NR 10.15(1)(a) (a) Firearm, crossbow, and bow possession. Except as provided in this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to hunt or trap any wild animal or have in possession or under control any firearm unless the same is unloaded and enclosed within a carrying case, crossbow unless it is unloaded and enclosed within a case, or any bow and arrow unless the same is unstrung or enclosed in a carrying case, upon the area known as the Horicon national wildlife refuge. The loaded uncased firearm restriction of this paragraph does not apply to a handgun possessed by a person who is authorized by law to possess a concealed handgun in Wisconsin.

NR 10.15(1)(b) (b) Unprotected animal control. Nothing in this section shall prohibit, prevent, or interfere with the U.S. fish and wildlife service, its deputies, agents, or employees in the destruction of unprotected wild animals as listed in s. NR 10.04.

NR 10.15(2) (2) Deer season. A firearm season shall be established for hunting deer except for posted closed areas, pursuant to s. NR 10.01 (3).

NR 10.15(3) (3) Bow and arrow season. An open season for hunting deer with bow and arrow in areas designated by posted notice shall be established pursuant to s. NR 10.01 (3).

NR 10.15(3m) (3m) Crossbow season. An open season for hunting deer with a crossbow in areas designated by posted notice shall be established pursuant to s. NR 10.01 (3) (ep).

NR 10.15(4) (4) Small game season.

NR 10.15(4)(a) (a) Game birds and rabbits. The open season for hunting upland game birds and rabbits shall begin as established by s. NR 10.01 (2) and (3), and continue through the end of the pheasant season each year pursuant to s. NR 10.01 (2) (c), and shall be subject to all other rules covering hunting set forth in this chapter.

NR 10.15(4)(b) (b) Season closure. With the written approval of the department, such season may be closed at any time upon request by the U.S. fish and wildlife service.

NR 10.15(5) (5) Trapping.

NR 10.15(5)(a) (a) Furbearers. With the written approval of the department, an open season may be declared for trapping fur bearing animals.

NR 10.15(5)(b) (b) Permits. If permits are required, they shall be issued by the U.S. fish and wildlife service.

NR 10.15(5)(c) (c) Trap limits. The legal number of traps allowed for each trapper shall be prescribed by the U.S. fish and wildlife service.

NR 10.15(5)(d) (d) Other restrictions. All other rules covering trapping are set forth in this chapter.

NR 10.15(6) (6) Waterfowl season. No person may hunt waterfowl within 75 yards of the south boundary of the Horicon national wildlife refuge during the open season for hunting waterfowl. For purposes of this section, the placement of decoys or shooting at waterfowl which are located within the 75-yard zone immediately outside of the refuge are allowed as long as the hunter does not discharge a firearm, crossbow, or bow and arrow from within that area when shooting at waterfowl. Legally killed or crippled waterfowl may be retrieved by dog or hand within the closed area.

NR 10.15 History History: 1-2-56; am. Register. August. 1956, No.8, eff. 9-1-56; am. Register. August 1957, No. 20, eff. 9-1-57; r. and recr., Register, August 1958, No. 32, eff. 9-1-58; am. emerg. eff. 11-17-58; r. (1) and (2); am. (3) (c) 1. and 6. and (4) (0.) and (e) 3. a. Register, August, 1969, No. 41, eff. 9-1-59; am. (3) (a), Register, September, 1959, No. 45, eff. 10-1-59; cr. (1) and (2); am, (3) (a) and (e) 1.; r. and recr. (4) (a) and (c) 4. b.; am. (5); cr. (7), Register, September, 1960, No. 57, eff. 10-1-60; r. (1), (2) and (3); am. (4) (c) 3. a. and b.; Register, August, 1961, No. 68, eff. 9-1-61; am. (4) (a) and (c) 3. a. and 4. b., Register, September, 1961, No. 69, eff, 10-1-61; r. and recr. (6) and (7), Register, August, 1962, No. 80, eff. 9-1-62; am. (4) (a) and (c) 3. a.; r. and recr. (4) (e) 3. b. Register, September, 1962, No. 81, eff. 10-1-62; am. (4) (a), (c) 1., 8. d. and e.; cr. (4) (e) 4. e. and 4. d.; am. (4) (e) 5. and 10., Register, September, 1963, No. 93, eff. 10-1-63; emerg. am. (4) (a), eff. 10-19-63; emerg. am. (4) (a), err. 11-1-63; cr. (2); am. (4) (c) 3. e. and 10; Register, August, 1964, No. 104. eff. 9-1-64; am. (4) (a), Register, September, 1964. No. 105, eff. 10-1-64; r. and recr. (2), Register, August, 1965, No. 116. eff. 9-1-66; emerg. am. (4) (a) eff. 9-5-65; emerg. am. (4) (c) 3. a. eff. 9-13-65; am. (2) (a) and (e), Register, August 1966, No. 128, eff. 9-1-66; am. (4) (a) and (c) 4. b. and 14., Register, September, 1966, No. 129, eff. 10-1-66; r. and recr. (2), Register, August, 1967, No. 140, eff. 9-1-67; emerg. r. (4) and emerg. am. (5), eff. 9-1-67; am. (2) (a) and (c), (5) and (6) (a), r. (4), Register, August, 1968, No. 152, eff. 9-1-68; am. (2) (a) and (c); emerg. am. (5) and (6) (a), eff. 9-30-68; am. (5) and (6) (a). Register, August, 1969, No. 164, eff. 9-1-69; renum. WCD 10.15 to NR 10.15; am. (2) (a) and (e), Register, June, 1970, No. 174, eff. 7-1-70; am. (2) (a) and (c), Register, August, 1971, No. 188, eff. 9-1-71; am. (2) (a) and r. (2) (b) to (e), Register, September, 1971, No. 189, eff. 10-1-71; am. (5), (6) and (7), Register, May, 1976, No. 245, eff. 8-15-76; am. (6), Register, January, 1977, No. 253, eff. 2-1-77; r. and recr. Register, August, 1979, No. 284, eff. 9-1-79; am. (5) (a), Register, September, 1983, No. 333, eff. 10-1-83; cr. (6), Register, July, 1988, No. 391, eff. 8-1-88; emerg. am. (6) eff. 8-31-06; CR 06-074: am. (6) Register December 2006 No. 612, eff. 1-1-07; emerg. am. (6), eff. 8-30-07; CR 07-055: am. (6) Register January 2008 No. 625, eff. 2-1-08; CR 13-021: am. (2) Register October 2013 No. 694, eff. 11-1-13; EmR1420: emerg. am. (1) (a), cr. (3m), am. (6), eff. 9-12-14; CR 13-071: am. (1) (a), cr. (3m), am. (6) Register July 2015 No. 715, eff. 8-1-15; CR 23-025: am. (6) Register March 2024 No. 819, eff. 4-1-24.

NR 10.16 NR 10.16 Necedah national wildlife refuge, Juneau county. Except as provided in subs. (1), (2), (3), and (4), it shall be unlawful for any person to take, catch, kill, hunt, trap or pursue any species of wild animal or bird at any time, or have in possession or under control any firearm unless the same is unloaded and enclosed within a carrying case, crossbow unless it is unloaded and enclosed within a case, or any bow and arrow unless the same is unstrung or enclosed in a carrying case, upon that area known as the Necedah national wildlife refuge, Juneau county, Wisconsin. Nothing in this section shall prohibit, prevent or interfere with the U.S. fish and wildlife service, its deputies, agents or employees in the destruction of unprotected wild animals as listed in s. NR 10.04. The loaded uncased firearm restriction of this paragraph does not apply to a handgun possessed by a person who is authorized by law to possess a concealed handgun in Wisconsin.

NR 10.16(1) (1) Trapping. Within the discretion of the U.S. fish and wildlife service, an open season for the taking of fur-bearing animals may be declared within the Necedah national wildlife refuge upon written approval of the department, which shall designate the species to be taken and establish opening and closing dates. Trapping on the Necedah national wildlife refuge shall be conducted under written permit from the U.S. fish and wildlife service. Such permit shall be subject to all the rules and regulations governing trapping set forth in this chapter.

NR 10.16(2) (2) Archery season. An open season for hunting deer, and unprotected wild animals as listed in s. NR 10.04, with bow and arrow shall be established on the Necedah national wildlife refuge and said season shall be concurrent with the statewide season for bow and arrow established in s. NR 10.01 (3) (em). Such open season shall be effective only in those areas on the Necedah national wildlife refuge designated by posted notices of the U.S. fish and wildlife service. No special permits shall be required, but hunting licenses and deer harvest authorizations as required by statutes and this chapter are necessary.

NR 10.16(2m) (2m) Crossbow season. An open season for hunting deer, and unprotected wild animals as listed in s. NR 10.04, with a crossbow shall be established on the Necedah national wildlife refuge and said season shall be concurrent with the state-wide crossbow deer season established s. NR 10.01 (3) (ep). Such open season shall be effective only in those areas on the Necedah national wildlife refuge designated by posted notices of the U.S. fish and wildlife service. No special permits shall be required, but hunting licenses and deer harvest authorizations as required by statutes and this chapter are necessary.

NR 10.16(3) (3) Firearm season. An open season for hunting deer, and unprotected wild animals as listed in s. NR 10.04, with firearms shall be established on the Necedah national wildlife refuge and such season shall fall within the season established for the remainder of Juneau county in s. NR 10.01 (3) (e). Such open season shall be effective only on those areas on the Necedah national wildlife refuge designated by posted notice of the U.S. fish and wildlife service. No special permits shall be required, but hunting licenses and deer harvest authorizations as required by statutes under s. NR 10.01 (3) (e) shall apply.

NR 10.16(4) (4) Turkey season. An open season for hunting wild turkeys as listed in s. NR 10.01 (2) (f) is established on the Necedah national wildlife refuge, and such season shall be concurrent with the open season for hunting turkeys as described in s. NR 10.01 (2) (f). Such open season shall be effective only in those areas on the Necedah national wildlife refuge designated by posted notices of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Hunting on the Necedah national wildlife refuge shall be restricted to only those persons holding a valid principal or guest turkey hunting harvest authorization issued by the department.

NR 10.16 History History: 1-2-56, am. (1) and (2), Register, August, 1956, No. 8, eff. 9-1-56; am. intro. par., (1) and (2), Register, August, 1957, No. 20, eff. 9-1-57; r. intro, par., (1) and (2), and recr. intro. par., (1) and (2), and cr. (3), Register, August, 1958, No. 32, eff. 9-1-58; am. (3), Register, September, 1959, No. 45, eff. 10-1-59; r. and recr., Register, August, 1962, No. 80, eff. 9-1-62; am. intro. par. and cr. (4), Register, March, 1967, No. 135, eff. 4-1-67; renum. to be NR 10.16, Register, June, 1970, No. 174, eff. 7-1-70; am. (4), Register, October, 1975, No. 238, eff. 11-1-75; am. Register, May, 1976, No. 245, eff. 8-15-76; EmR1420: emerg. am. (intro.), (2), cr. (2m), eff. 9-12-14; CR 13-071: am. (intro.), (2), cr. (2m) Register July 2015 No. 715, eff. 8-1-15; EmR1902: emerg. am. (2), (2m), (3), (4) eff. 1-18-19; CR 19-005: am. (2), (2m), (3), (4) Register September 2019 No. 765, eff. 10-1-19.

NR 10.20 NR 10.20 Wolf management zones.

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NR 10.20 History History: Cr. Register, September, 2000, No. 537, eff. 5-1-01.

NR 10.22 NR 10.22 Sandhill wildlife demonstration area, Wood county.

NR 10.22(1) (1) Prohibited methods. It shall be unlawful for any person to take, catch, kill, hunt, trap or pursue any species of wild animal or bird at any time, or have in possession or under control any firearm unless the same is unloaded and enclosed within a carrying case, crossbow unless the same is unloaded and enclosed within a carrying case, or any bow and arrow unless the same is unstrung or enclosed in a carrying case upon that area known as the Sandhill wildlife demonstration area in Wood county, Wisconsin, except as provided in this section. The loaded uncased firearm restriction of this paragraph does not apply to a handgun possessed by a person who is authorized by law to possess a concealed handgun in Wisconsin.

NR 10.22(2) (2) Sandhill outdoor skills center.