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2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.171 - Resident archer hunting license.

29.171
Resident archer hunting license.
(1)
A resident archer hunting license shall be issued subject to ss. 29.024 and 54.25 (2) (c) 1. d. by the department to any resident applying for this license.
(2)
A resident archer hunting license authorizes the hunting of all game, except bear, elk, and wild turkey, during the open seasons established by the department for hunting that game with bow and arrow.
(4)
(b)
Except as provided in par. (bc), no person may use a crossbow in hunting as authorized by any license or permit issued under this chapter unless the crossbow meets all of the following specifications:
2.
Shall have a minimum draw weight of 100 pounds.
4.
Shall have a working safety.
5.
Shall be used with bolts or arrows of not less than 14 inches in length with a broadhead.
(bc)
A compound bow equipped with a device that holds the bow at full draw but that is not constructed with a stock and designed to be shot from the shoulder with one hand is exempt from the specification under par. (b) 2.
History:  1973 c. 90 s. 538; 1977 c. 232; 1979 c. 34; 1983 a. 27; 1985 a. 270; 1987 a. 353; 1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 39, 77; 1995 a. 293; 1997 a. 27, 168; 1997 a. 248 ss. 231 to 235; Stats. 1997 s. 29.171; 1997 a. 249 s. 25; 1999 a. 32; 2001 a. 18, 109; 2005 a. 285, 387; 2009 a. 119; 2011 a. 169, 252; 2013 a. 61, 165; 2013 a. 166 s. 77; 2015 a. 89, 222; 2017 a. 59.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.172 - Resident crossbow hunting license.

29.172
Resident crossbow hunting license.
(1)
A resident crossbow hunting license shall be issued subject to ss. 29.024 and 54.25 (2) (c) 1. d. by the department to any resident applying for this license.
(2)
A resident crossbow hunting license authorizes the hunting of all game, except bear, elk, and wild turkey, during the open seasons for hunting that game with a crossbow established by the department. This license authorizes hunting with a crossbow only.
History:  2013 a. 61; 2015 a. 89, 222; 2017 a. 59.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.173 - Resident deer hunting license.

29.173
Resident deer hunting license.
(1)
Issuance. A resident deer hunting license shall be issued subject to ss. 29.024 and 54.25 (2) (c) 1. d. by the department to any resident applying for this license.
(2)
Authorization.
(a)
A resident deer hunting license authorizes the hunting of deer with a firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow.
(b)
A qualified service member holding a current resident deer hunting license may hunt deer of either sex during any season open to hunting of deer with firearms that is established by the department. For purposes of this paragraph, a qualified service member is a member of the armed forces who exhibits proof that he or she is in active service with the armed forces outside this state and proof of one of the following:
1.
That he or she is a resident who is on furlough or leave.
2.
That he or she was a resident at the time he or she entered active service and that he or she is on furlough or leave.
History:  1973 c. 90 s. 538; 1979 c. 34; 1983 a. 27; 1985 a. 270; 1993 a. 258; 1997 a. 27; 1997 a. 248 ss. 236 to 239; Stats. 1997 s. 29.173; 2005 a. 387; 2007 a. 51; 2011 a. 252; 2015 a. 89, 222; 2017 a. 59.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.180 - Transfers of approvals upon death.

29.180
Transfers of approvals upon death.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Approval" means any of the following approvals that the department issues to the resident or nonresident under a random or preference selection system:
1.
Hunter's choice deer hunting permit.
2.
Bonus deer hunting permit.
3.
Bobcat hunting and trapping permit.
4.
Otter trapping permit.
5.
Fisher trapping permit.
6.
Canada goose hunting permit.
7.
Wild turkey hunting license.
8.
Sharp-tailed grouse hunting permit.
9.
Class A bear license.
10.
Elk hunting license.
10m.
Wolf harvesting license.
11.
Sturgeon spearing license.
(b)
“Designee" means the decedent's surviving spouse, personal representative, guardian, or trustee that the decedent has designated to transfer his or her preference points, preference categories, or approval to a minor.
(c)
“Minor" means a person who is eligible to receive an approval or permit and is under 18 years of age.
(2)
(a)
When a person dies, the designee may apply to the department to transfer any preference points or preference category related to an approval to a minor. A request to transfer any preference points or preference category authorized under this section shall be submitted on a form provided by the department that contains all of the information requested by the department, including the signatures of both the designee and the minor.
(b)
An application to transfer preference points or preference category of a deceased person must be submitted within one year of the person's death.
(c)
A minor shall submit an application for an approval by the established application deadline date for that approval.
(3)
(a)
If a person who has been awarded an approval dies before the first day of the season to which the approval is valid, the designee may apply to the department for the transfer of the approval to a minor. A request to transfer an approval authorized under this section shall be submitted on a form provided by the department that contains all of the information requested by the department, including the signatures of both the designee and the minor.
(b)
If the decedent was a resident at the time of death and the designated minor applying for the transfer of an approval is a nonresident, the designated minor shall pay, at the time of application, the difference between the fee paid by the decedent and the fee required for a nonresident minor.
(c)
A minor who is transferred an approval retains all preference points or preference categories that he or she has previously accumulated.
(4)
A designee may not receive any consideration for the transfer of preference points, preference category, or approvals.
(5)
The department may promulgate any rules necessary for the administration of this section.
History:  2005 a. 88; 2007 a. 65, 66; 2011 a. 169.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.183 - Deferral of certain approvals.

29.183
Deferral of certain approvals.
(1)
The department shall defer as provided in sub. (4), upon request from a person who meets the requirements under sub. (2) and who submits a request under sub. (3), any of the following approvals that the department issues to the person under a random or preference selection system:
(a)
Hunter's choice deer hunting permit.
(b)
Bonus deer hunting permit.
(c)
Bobcat hunting and trapping permit.
(d)
Otter trapping permit.
(e)
Fisher trapping permit.
(f)
Canada goose hunting permit.
(g)
Wild turkey hunting license.
(h)
Sharp-tailed grouse hunting permit.
(i)
Class A bear license.
(j)
Elk hunting license.
(k)
Sturgeon spearing license.
(2)
A person shall meet all of the following requirements to be eligible for the deferral of an approval under sub. (1):
(a)
Be selected under a random or preference selection system for the issuance of any of the approvals listed in sub. (1).
(b)
Be serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces or national guard.
(c)
Be unable to exercise his or her privilege to fish, hunt, or trap as permitted by that approval due to his or her service on active duty in the U. S. armed forces or national guard.
(3)
A person who meets the requirements under sub. (2) may request, or have a request made on his or her behalf, that the department defer the person's approval.
(4)
If the department receives a request for a deferral of an approval under sub. (3) and any approval and tags that have already been issued before the day prior to the beginning of that hunting or trapping season, the department shall defer the person's approval.
(5)
The department shall notify the person whose approval was deferred under sub. (4) that he or she may receive that deferred approval after his or her active duty ends without applying under the random or preference selection system. A person whose approval was deferred under sub. (4) may apply for that approval during the calendar year that the person ceased serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces or national guard, during the calendar year following the calendar year that the person ceased serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces or national guard, or earlier if he or she is able to exercise his or her privilege to fish, hunt, or trap. Upon receipt of the appropriate fees and the application form prescribed by the department, the department shall issue the person his or her approval that was deferred.
History:  2005 a. 53; 2007 a. 66.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.195 - Disabled veterans, Great Lakes Naval Hospital.

29.195
Disabled veterans, Great Lakes Naval Hospital.
Notwithstanding any other statute, any disabled veteran who is a patient at the Great Lakes Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Illinois, may hunt pheasant in this state in Columbia County on any one day in November in each year, the day to be specified by the administrator of the hospital to the department, without obtaining a resident or nonresident hunting license under this chapter.
History:  1971 c. 127; 1973 c. 243 s. 81; 1997 a. 248 s. 281; Stats. 1997 s. 29.195.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.197 - Waivers of certain approvals.

29.197
Waivers of certain approvals.
(1)
Definition. In this section “recreational activity" means hunting, fishing or trapping for sport.
(2)
Waiver. For a special event or program that involves a recreational activity and that is sponsored or approved by the department, the department may waive the requirement that persons have approvals required under this chapter, and pay the applicable fees, for the recreational activity if the department finds that all of the following apply:
(a)
The special event or program will provide education in or appreciation of the recreational activity.
(b)
The waiver of the approval requirement will not result in a substantial loss of revenue to the department as determined by rule by the department.
(3)
Weekend events. In addition to any special event or program sponsored under sub. (2), the department shall, by rule, designate 2 special event weekends per year during which it shall waive the requirement that persons be issued fishing licenses and pay the applicable fees in order to fish in the waters of this state. The department shall designate the 3rd full weekend in January as one of the special event weekends. The department shall, by rule, designate to which inland or outlying waters these waivers shall apply.
(4)
Publicizing. The department shall, in cooperation with and with the assistance of the department of tourism, publicize the special events and programs sponsored or approved under this section.
(5)
Conditions; limitations. For a recreational activity that is the subject of the special event or program under this section, the department may waive conditions, limitations or restrictions required under this chapter or may establish reasonable conditions, limitations or restrictions that are in addition to those required under this chapter.
(6)
Limitations on participants.
(a)
Persons who fish, hunt or trap in events or programs under this section may not sell, trade or barter the wild animals taken during the event or program. These persons are subject to all other conditions, limitations and restrictions required under this chapter except those waived.
(b)
Persons who help or assist in conducting a special event or program, who are not employees of the department, and who are engaged in the recreational activity, are not exempt from possessing the approvals required under this chapter for the recreational activity.
(7)
Exclusion. No person who holds a commercial fishing license issued under s. 29.519 may fish in an event or program under this section.
(8)
Requests for waivers. Any person conducting a special event or program that involves a recreational activity for which an approval is required under this chapter may request a waiver of the approval requirement from the department. A denial of a waiver request is not subject to review under ch. 227.
History:  1985 a. 326; 1993 a. 182, 217, 491; 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 195; 1997 a. 248 ss. 368 to 374; Stats. 1997 s. 29.197; 1999 a. 32; 2011 a. 168.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.199 - Authorizations for certain patients and institutionalized persons to fish.

29.199
Authorizations for certain patients and institutionalized persons to fish.
The department shall issue an authorization without charge to a county hospital, state or federal mental hospital, state correctional institution or nonprofit institution located in this state for rehabilitation purposes upon request of the superintendent of the institution. The authorization permits a resident of the hospital or institution who is supervised by an employee of the hospital or institution to fish for fish subject to all other provisions of law.
History:  1993 a. 16; 1997 a. 248 s. 375; Stats. 1997 s. 29.199.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.201 - Waiver of fishing license requirement for groups of disabled persons.

29.201
Waiver of fishing license requirement for groups of disabled persons.
The department may exempt from the requirement of having fishing licenses groups of persons who are developmentally or physically disabled and who are participating in fishing excursions conducted by nonprofit organizations. The department need not promulgate as rules under ch. 227, the exemptions authorized under this section.
History:  1993 a. 324; 1995 a. 225; 1997 a. 248 s. 376; Stats. 1997 s. 29.201.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.204 - Nonresident annual small game hunting license.

29.204
Nonresident annual small game hunting license.
(1)
A nonresident annual small game hunting license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any nonresident applying for this license. The nonresident annual small game hunting license authorizes the hunting of small game during the appropriate open season but does not authorize the hunting of deer, elk, bear, wild turkey, or fur-bearing animals.
(2)
A nonresident annual small game hunting license authorizes hunting with a firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow.
History:  1983 a. 27; 1991 a. 39; 1997 a. 27; 1997 a. 248 s. 270; Stats. 1997 s. 29.204; 2001 a. 109; 2009 a. 119; 2011 a. 252.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.207 - Nonresident 5-day small game hunting license.

29.207
Nonresident 5-day small game hunting license.
(1)
A nonresident 5-day small game hunting license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any nonresident applying for this license. The nonresident 5-day small game hunting license authorizes the hunting of small game for which there is an open season during the 5-day period for which it is issued but does not authorize the hunting of deer, elk, bear, wild turkey, or fur-bearing animals.
(2)
A nonresident 5-day small game hunting license authorizes hunting with a firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow.
History:  1983 a. 27; 1991 a. 39; 1997 a. 27; 1997 a. 248 s. 271; Stats. 1997 s. 29.207; 2001 a. 109; 2009 a. 119; 2011 a. 252.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.211 - Nonresident deer hunting license.

29.211
Nonresident deer hunting license.
(1)
Issuance. A nonresident deer hunting license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any nonresident applying for this license.
(2)
Authorization. A nonresident deer hunting license authorizes the hunting of deer with a firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow.
History:  1983 a. 27; 1997 a. 27; 1997 a. 248 ss. 272 to 275; Stats. 1997 s. 29.211; 2011 a. 252; 2015 a. 89, 222; 2017 a. 59.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.213 - Nonresident fur-bearing animal hunting license.

29.213
Nonresident fur-bearing animal hunting license.
(1)
A nonresident fur-bearing animal hunting license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any nonresident applying for this license. The nonresident fur-bearing animal hunting license authorizes the hunting of skunk, raccoon, fox, weasel, opossum, coyote, bobcat and cougar during the appropriate open season but does not authorize the hunting of other fur-bearing animals, other small game, deer, elk, or bear.
(2)
A nonresident fur-bearing animal hunting license authorizes hunting with a firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow.
History:  1983 a. 27; 1997 a. 27; 1997 a. 248 s. 276; Stats. 1997 s. 29.213; 2001 a. 109; 2009 a. 119; 2011 a. 252.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.216 - Nonresident archer hunting license.

29.216
Nonresident archer hunting license.
(1)
Issuance. A nonresident archer hunting license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any nonresident applying for this license.
(2)
Authorization. The nonresident archer hunting license authorizes the hunting of all game, except bear, elk, wild turkey, and fur-bearing animals, during the open season for the hunting of that game with a bow and arrow.
History:  1983 a. 27; 1985 a. 270; 1991 a. 39; 1997 a. 27; 1997 a. 248 ss. 277 to 280; Stats. 1997 s. 29.216; 1997 a. 249 s. 33; 1999 a. 32; 2001 a. 109; 2009 a. 48, 119; 2013 a. 61; 2013 a. 151 ss. 2, 27; 2015 a. 89, 222; 2017 a. 59.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.217 - Nonresident crossbow hunting license.

29.217
Nonresident crossbow hunting license.
(1)
Issuance. A nonresident crossbow hunting license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any nonresident applying for this license.
(2)
Authorization. The nonresident crossbow hunting license authorizes the hunting of all game, except bear, elk, wild turkey, and fur-bearing animals, during the open season for the hunting of that game with a crossbow.
History:  2013 a. 61; 2015 a. 89; 2015 a. 222; 2017 a. 59.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.2297 - Federal approvals for hunting, trapping, and fishing.

29.2297
Federal approvals for hunting, trapping, and fishing.
(1)
Contract.
(a)
The department may enter into a contract with the federal government under which the department shall issue, through the statewide automated system contracted for under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 4., one or more types of hunting, fishing, or trapping approvals that are issued or required by the federal government.
(b)
A contract entered into under par. (a) shall specify all of the following:
1.
The total fee to be collected for each approval.
2.
The amount of each fee to be retained by the department for each type of approval the department issues.
3.
Of the amount retained by the department, any amounts to be paid to the statewide automated system as issuing and transaction fees.
(2)
Forms. The federal government shall prepare, procure the printing of, and supply all necessary forms for applications and approvals issued under this section.
(3)
Records. The department shall keep a complete record of all approvals it issues under this section.
(4)
Use of moneys. All moneys retained by the department pursuant to a contract entered into under this section shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hu).
History:  2007 a. 50.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.231 - Sports licenses.

29.231
Sports licenses.
(1)
A resident sports license shall be issued subject to ss. 29.024 and 54.25 (2) (c) 1. d. by the department to any resident who applies for this license, and a nonresident sports license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any person who is not a resident and who applies for the license.
(2)
A resident sports license confers upon the licensee all of the combined privileges conferred by a resident small game hunting license, resident fishing license and resident deer hunting license subject to all of the duties, conditions, limitations and restrictions of those licenses.
(3)
A nonresident sports license confers upon the licensee all of the combined privileges conferred by a nonresident small game hunting license, nonresident fishing license and nonresident deer hunting license subject to all of the duties, conditions, limitations and restrictions of those licenses.
History:  1973 c. 90 ss. 166, 538; 1973 c. 145; 1979 c. 34; 1983 a. 27; 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 27; 1997 a. 248 ss. 333 to 337; Stats. 1997 s. 29.231; 2005 a. 387; 2015 a. 89, 222; 2017 a. 59.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.236 - Annual disabled veteran recreation card.

29.236
Annual disabled veteran recreation card.
(1)
The department, subject to ss. 29.024 and 54.25 (2) (c) 1. d., shall issue an annual disabled veteran recreation card to any resident who produces evidence that shows that he or she is a veteran, as defined in 38 USC 101, and is receiving disability compensation benefits under 38 USC 1101 to 1163 for disabilities that result in a disability rating that is 50 percent or greater under 38 USC 1114 or 1134, or is receiving disability compensation benefits due to being individually unemployable under 38 CFR 4.16 as authorized under 38 USC 501.
(2)
An annual disabled veteran recreation card entitles the holder to exercise all of the combined rights and privileges conferred by a resident small game hunting license and a resident fishing license, subject to all duties, conditions, limitations, and restrictions of the licenses. A person may operate any motor vehicle, except a motor bus, as defined in s. 340.01 (31), subject to the admission requirements under s. 27.01 (7) in any vehicle admission area under s. 27.01 (7) without having an admission receipt affixed to the vehicle or otherwise displayed and without paying a fee if the vehicle has as an occupant a card holder who can exhibit the card upon demand in the vehicle admission area. The card permits a card holder to enter Heritage Hill state park or a state trail without paying an admission fee.
(3)
Except as provided in this section, possession of an annual disabled veteran recreation card shall not entitle the holder to obtain any other privileges or services for free if the privileges or services may be obtained only through payment of a fee.
History:  2011 a. 168; 2015 a. 89.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.237 - Sturgeon spearing license.

29.237
Sturgeon spearing license.
(1b)
In this section, “Lake Winnebago and upper Fox and Wolf rivers system" means Buttes des Morts Lake, Winneconne Lake, Poygan Lake, Winnebago Lake, and all of the following:
(a)
Each stream that flows into any of these lakes, from the mouth of the stream upstream to the first dam on the stream.
(b)
The Fox River from the point that it flows into Lake Winnebago upstream to the dam above the city of Princeton.
(c)
Each tributary of the Fox River from the point that it flows into the Fox River upstream to the first dam on the tributary.
(d)
The Wolf River from its mouth upstream to the dam in the city of Shawano.
(e)
Each tributary of the Wolf River from the point that it flows into the Wolf River to the first dam on the tributary.
(1m)
Subject to s. 29.024 and any limit imposed under s. 29.192 (3), a sturgeon spearing license shall be issued by the department to any person applying for this license who is at least 12 years old.
(2)
Each sturgeon spearing license issued under this section shall be accompanied by sturgeon carcass tags in the quantity to correspond with the season bag limit for spearing lake sturgeon established by the department. Each carcass tag shall contain a unique number that is assigned to the sturgeon spearing license being issued.
(3)
A sturgeon spearing license authorizes the spearing of lake sturgeon subject to any limit imposed under s. 29.192 (3) and only during the open season for spearing these sturgeon established by the department. No person may fish for sturgeon by means of a spear unless the person is issued a sturgeon spearing license. Proof of the sturgeon spearing license shall be carried on the person of the licensee at all times while fishing for sturgeon by means of a spear.
(4)
Any person having taken a lake sturgeon by means of a spear shall immediately validate the sturgeon carcass tag issued to that person. No person may possess, control, store, or transport a lake sturgeon carcass unless a sturgeon carcass tag has been validated in the manner required by the department.
(5)
The department shall deposit receipts from the sale of sturgeon spearing licenses under this subsection into the conservation fund and shall credit these receipts to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (kw) for assessing and managing the lake sturgeon stock and fishery in the Lake Winnebago system, for improving and maintaining lake sturgeon habitat in the Lake Winnebago and upper Fox and Wolf rivers system, and for administering this section.
History:  1979 c. 34; 1983 a. 27; 1991 a. 269; 1997 a. 27; 1997 a. 248 ss. 345 to 351; Stats. 1997 s. 29.237; 1999 a. 32; 2001 a. 109; 2003 a. 274; 2011 a. 168; 2013 a. 64; 2015 a. 89; 2017 a. 59.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.241 - Trapping license.

29.241
Trapping license.
(1)
Issuance. A trapping license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any resident applying for this license or to any nonresident of this state who applies for this license and who resides in a state that allows nonresidents of that state to trap within that state.
(3)
Authorization. A trapping license authorizes the use of traps for trapping fur-bearing animals.
(4)
Individual licenses required. If a trapper employs any person in trapping, a license is required for each person employed.
(5)
Youth trapping. A person under the age of 16 may engage in trapping under the supervision of a licensed trapper without holding a trapping license or a certificate of accomplishment under s. 29.597 (5).
(6)
Mentored trapping license.
(a)
In this section:
1.
“Contact” has the meaning given in s. 29.324 (1) (a).
2.
“Mentee" means a person holding a mentored trapping license who is receiving trapping instruction from a mentor.
3.
“Mentor" means a person who provides trapping instruction to a mentee.
(b)
A mentored trapping license shall be issued subject to ss. 29.024 and 54.25 (2) (c) 1. d. by the department to any resident applying for this license or to any nonresident of this state who applies for this license and who resides in a state that allows nonresidents of that state to trap within that state.
(c)
A mentored trapping license authorizes trapping by a mentee while in contact with a mentor who meets the following qualifications:
1.
The person is 18 years of age or older.
2.
The person is the parent or guardian of the mentee or is authorized by the parent or guardian to serve as a mentor. This requirement does not apply to a person serving as a mentor for a person who is 18 years of age or older.
3.
At all times when serving as a mentor, the person is in contact with the mentee.
4.
The person holds a current valid trapping license or is authorized to trap without holding a trapping license as provided under s. 29.337.
(d)
A person may be issued only 2 mentored trapping licenses in his or her lifetime, and each mentored trapping license shall be valid for only one trapping season.
(e)
A mentor under this subsection may take more than one person trapping at a time if the mentor determines he or she can adequately and safely serve as a mentor for all of the persons he or she takes trapping at one time.
(f)
A person holding a mentored trapping license is not eligible to receive a harvest tag for trapping purposes for any species for which the department limits the number of available tags but may assist his or her mentor in the trapping of a species for which the department limits the number of available tags.
History:  1997 a. 248 ss. 284, 285, 437; 2005 a. 284; 2017 a. 343.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.301 - General restrictions on hunting.

29.301
General restrictions on hunting.
(1)
Hunting restricted areas.
(a)
In this subsection, “school" means a public or private elementary or secondary school, including a charter school, a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), or a technical college.
(b)
No person may hunt within 1,700 feet of any hospital, sanatorium or the grounds of any school. The department may designate the form for or furnish signs designating the restricted area. No person may be convicted of a violation of this paragraph unless the restricted area is designated by the signs.
(c)
Notwithstanding par. (b), this subsection does not prohibit hunting in a school forest if the school board allows hunting under s. 120.13 (38).
(2)
Color of clothing. In the areas in which there is a season for the hunting of deer with firearms, no person may hunt any game except waterfowl during that season unless at least 50 percent of each article of the person's outer clothing above the waist, including a cap, hat or other head covering, is of a highly visible color commonly referred to as hunter orange, blaze orange, fluorescent orange, flame orange or fluorescent blaze orange or commonly referred to as bright pink or fluorescent pink. This requirement does not apply to persons hunting from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise during a firearm deer hunting season if the person is hunting for other game that the department authorizes to be hunted during that firearm deer hunting season. Any person violating this subsection shall forfeit not more than $10.
History:  1975 c. 360, 365, 421; 1979 c. 39; 1997 a. 151; 1997 a. 248 s. 412; Stats. 1997 s. 29.301; 1999 a. 32; 2005 a. 117, 290; 2009 a. 302; 2015 a. 131, 222.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.307 - Hunting with aid of aircraft prohibited.

29.307
Hunting with aid of aircraft prohibited.
(1)
No person may hunt any animal with the aid of an aircraft, including the use of an aircraft to spot, group or drive, or otherwise attempt to affect the behavior of, animals for hunters on the ground.
(3)
Any rules promulgated under s. 29.307 (2), 2009 stats., do not apply after June 30, 2004.
History:  1971 c. 151; 1997 a. 248 s. 432; Stats. 1997 s. 29.307; 2001 a. 108; 2011 a. 257.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.311 - Shotshell restrictions.

29.311
Shotshell restrictions.
(1)
No person may hunt waterfowl or coots with any firearm using any shotshell classified by the federal government as toxic or harmful to wildlife or the environment.
(2)
The department may not limit the use, possession, or control of shot shells on the basis of the size of the contained shot for the hunting of a fur-bearing animal during an open season established for that animal by the department or for the hunting of an animal as provided under s. 29.337 (1).
History:  1985 a. 155, 332; 1997 a. 248 s. 194; Stats. 1997 s. 29.311; 2021 a. 16.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.312 - Rules regulating the sighting of a firearm.

29.312
Rules regulating the sighting of a firearm.
(1)
In this section, “immediate family" means persons who are related as spouses, as siblings, or as parent and child.
(2)
The department may not promulgate or enforce a rule that prohibits a person from sighting a firearm on land owned or leased by that person or a member of that person's immediate family during the 24-hour period prior to the opening date for hunting deer with firearms in any area where there is an open season for hunting deer with firearms.
History:  2003 a. 244.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.317 - Taking homing pigeons.

29.317
Taking homing pigeons.
Any person who takes, catches, kills or impedes the progress or otherwise interferes with any homing pigeon shall forfeit not more than $50.
History:  1975 c. 365; 1997 a. 248 s. 440; Stats. 1997 s. 29.317.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.319 - Falconry regulation.

29.319
Falconry regulation.
(1)
The department may regulate falconry and the taking of raptors for use in falconry. In so doing, the department may do any of the following:
(a)
Establish by rule a fee for any approval that it issues as part of this regulation.
(b)
Allow persons who are not residents to take raptors from the wild to be used for falconry, but only if all of the following apply:
1.
The person holds an approval, issued by the department, that authorizes the taking of raptors for use in falconry.
2.
The person holds an approval, issued by the state, province or country of which he or she is a resident, that authorizes the taking of raptors for use in falconry.
3.
The state, province or country of which the person is a resident allows residents of this state to take raptors from the wild in that state, province or country.
(2)
Any fees collected by the department under this section shall be deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation for the endangered resources program under s. 20.370 (1) (fs).
History:  1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 56; 2003 a. 33.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.322 - Taking certain wounded animals.

29.322
Taking certain wounded animals.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Accompanying hunter" means a person who is an adult, who holds any valid hunting approval, and who is hunting with a youth or mentee.
(b)
“Mentee" means a person hunting with a qualified mentor as provided under s. 29.592.
(c)
“Youth" means a person under the age of 18.
(2)
An accompanying hunter may kill an animal shot and wounded by a youth or mentee with whom the accompanying hunter is hunting if all of the following apply:
(a)
The youth or mentee shot and wounded the animal while lawfully hunting with the accompanying hunter.
(b)
The youth or mentee requests, after learning that the animal was wounded, that the accompanying hunter kill the animal.
(c)
The accompanying hunter kills the animal with a type of weapon authorized for use by the youth or mentee during the hunting season in which the youth or mentee is lawfully hunting.
(3)
For the purposes of this chapter, including for purposes of applying bag, possession, and size limits, an animal killed by an accompanying hunter under sub. (2) shall be treated by the department as if killed by the youth or mentee for whom the animal was killed and not by the accompanying hunter.
History:  2015 a. 225.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.324 - Group deer hunting.

29.324
Group deer hunting.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Contact" means visual or voice contact without the aid of any mechanical or electronic amplifying device other than a hearing aid.
(b)
“Group deer hunting party" means 2 or more hunters hunting in a group all using firearms, each of whom holds an individual license to hunt deer.
(c)
“Youth deer approval" means an approval that authorizes the taking of one antlerless deer and that is issued by the department with a youth deer license.
(d)
“Youth deer license" means a license that is issued by the department to a person who is under the age of 18 and that authorizes the hunting of deer with a firearm.
(2)
Except as provided in subs. (4) and (5), any member of a group deer hunting party may kill a deer for another member of the group deer hunting party if all of the following conditions exist:
(a)
At the time and place of the kill, the person who kills the deer is in contact with the person for whom the deer is killed.
(b)
The person for whom the deer is killed possesses a current unused approval that authorizes the harvest of the deer killed.
(4)
If the department issues youth deer approvals, no member of a group deer hunting party may use a youth deer approval issued to another member of the group deer hunting party to kill an antlerless deer for that other member.
(5)
No member of a group hunting party who is serving as a mentor under s. 29.592 for another member of the group hunting party may kill a deer for the person being mentored or use a deer approval issued to the person being mentored.
History:  1983 a. 546; 1997 a. 248 s. 506; Stats. 1997 s. 29.324; 2015 a. 89, 100; 2017 a. 59, 61, 62; 2017 a. 364 ss. 4, 49.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.327 - Regulation of waterfowl blinds.

29.327
Regulation of waterfowl blinds.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Blind" means a permanent structure used in hunting waterfowl which is not removed at the end of hunting hours each day.
(b)
“Waterfowl" means wild geese, brant, wild ducks, rails, coots, gallinules, snipe, woodcock, plovers, sandpipers and wild swan.
(2)
(a)
A blind situated on state-owned property and used in hunting waterfowl must bear the name of the owner affixed permanently to the blind in lettering one-inch square or larger.
(b)
A blind on state-owned property may be erected not more than 7 days prior to the opening of the waterfowl hunting season and must be removed by the owner within 7 days after the close of the season unless the department approves an extension of the deadline for removal due to compelling personal needs of the owner. Any owner who erects a blind more than 7 days prior to the opening of the waterfowl hunting season or who does not remove a blind within 7 days after the close of the waterfowl season, or by a later date approved by the department, shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $200.
History:  1977 c. 443; 1997 a. 248 ss. 441, 442; Stats. 1997 s. 29.327; 1997 a. 249 s. 36; 1999 a. 32.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.331 - Trapping regulation.

29.331
Trapping regulation.
(1)
Tags.
(a)
Except as provided under par. (b), each trap used under a trapping license shall be tagged with a metal tag stamped with the name and address or customer identification number of the operator of the trap. If a trap is operated by more than one licensed trapper, the trap shall be tagged with the metal stamp of each operator of the trap. All untagged traps shall be seized and confiscated, and the owner or person using or attending the untagged traps shall be punished as provided under s. 29.971 (4) and (12). This paragraph does not apply to a person under the age of 16 trapping under the supervision of a licensed trapper as provided in s. 29.241 (5).
(b)
Each trap used by a person who is trapping with a qualified mentor as provided under s. 29.241 (6) shall be tagged with a metal tag stamped with the name and address or customer identification number of the person using the trap, the qualified mentor, or both. If the trap is tagged only by a person who is trapping with a qualified mentor, the trap may be operated only by that person or by the mentor and only when both are present.
(2)
Shipments. All shipments of hides must be marked showing the number and kinds of hides in the package, the name and address of the shipper, and the number of the shipper's trapping license.
(3)
Report. On or before June 1 annually, the licensee shall report to the department, by affidavit, on forms furnished by the department, the number of the licensee's license, the number and value of each variety of animals taken during the previous 12 months ending May 1, and other information required on the forms furnished.
(3m)
Use of fees. From the moneys received from the sale of trapping licenses, the department shall credit an amount equal to $2 times the number of trapping licenses issued to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (Lq).
(5)
Molesting traps.
(a)
No person may molest, take or appropriate a trap belonging to another person when the trap is lawfully placed. No person may take or appropriate the animal or contents of any lawfully placed trap belonging to another person. This paragraph does not apply to a person taking a trap belonging to a supervising trapper or mentor, or taking the contents of that trap, if the person is acting under the direction of a supervising trapper under s. 29.241 (5) or a mentor providing instruction under s. 29.241 (6).
(b)
A person who violates this subsection shall be fined not less than $300 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 90 days or both. In addition, if a person violates this subsection, the court shall revoke all licenses issued to the person under this chapter for 5 years.
History:  1973 c. 90; 1975 c. 365 s. 62; 1979 c. 34; 1979 c. 190 s. 4; 1981 c. 236; 1981 c. 243 s. 7; 1981 c. 391; 1983 a. 27; 1991 a. 254, 316; 1997 a. 27; 1997 a. 248 ss. 283 to 287, 476; Stats. 1997 s. 29.331; 2001 a. 107; 2009 a. 38; 2017 a. 343.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.334 - Hunting and trapping; treatment of wild animals.

29.334
Hunting and trapping; treatment of wild animals.
(1)
A person who hunts or traps any game animal or fur-bearing animal shall kill the animal when it is taken and make it part of the daily bag or shall release the game animal or fur-bearing animal.
(2)
A person who violates sub. (1) shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $1,000.
(3)
This section does not apply to farm-raised deer, farm-raised game birds, or wild animals that are subject to regulation under ch. 169.
History:  1997 a. 248 s. 513; 1999 a. 32; 2001 a. 56 ss. 38 to 40, 69; 2015 a. 196.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.335 - Feeding wild animals for nonhunting purposes.

29.335
Feeding wild animals for nonhunting purposes.
Subject to s. 29.336, the department shall promulgate rules to regulate the recreational and supplemental feeding of wild animals for purposes other than hunting.
History:  2001 a. 108; 2003 a. 240.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.336 - Feeding deer.

29.336
Feeding deer.
(1)
In this section, “feeding deer" means to place any material to feed or attract deer in or from the wild.
(2)
The department shall promulgate rules that prohibit feeding deer for hunting or viewing purposes in any of the following counties:
(a)
A county in which the county or a portion of the county is in a chronic wasting disease control zone designated by the department by rule.
(b)
A county in which a positive test for chronic wasting disease or bovine tuberculosis has been confirmed in any captive or free-roaming domestic or wild animal after December 31, 1997. A rule promulgated under this paragraph may not prohibit feeding deer for longer than 36 months after any positive test for chronic wasting disease or bovine tuberculosis has been confirmed.
(c)
A county in which the county or a portion of the county is within a 10-mile radius of the known location of a captive or free-roaming domestic or wild animal that has been tested and confirmed to be positive for chronic wasting disease or bovine tuberculosis after December 31, 1997. A rule promulgated under this paragraph may not prohibit feeding deer for longer than 24 months after any positive test for chronic wasting disease or bovine tuberculosis has been confirmed.
(3)
A person may feed deer for viewing purposes in counties not included in the rules promulgated under sub. (2) if all of the following apply:
(a)
The feeding site is within 50 yards of an owner-occupied residence or of a person's business, if the business is one that is generally open to the public.
(b)
The feeding site is not less than 100 yards from a roadway, as defined in s. 340.01 (54), having a posted speed limit of 45 miles per hour or more.
(c)
Not more than 2 gallons of material are at the feeding site.
(d)
The material used to feed deer does not contain any animal part or animal byproduct.
(4)
A person may feed deer for hunting purposes in counties not included in the rules promulgated under sub. (2) during any season open for hunting deer if all of the following apply:
(a)
Not more than 2 gallons of material are at the feeding site.
(b)
No feeding site is closer than 100 yards of another feeding site.
(c)
The person does not place more than 2 gallons of material in any area comprising 40 acres or less.
(d)
The material used to feed deer does not contain any animal part or animal byproduct.
History:  2003 a. 240; 2017 a. 41.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.337 - Hunting and trapping by landowners and occupants.

29.337
Hunting and trapping by landowners and occupants.
(1)
The owner or occupant of any land, and any member of his or her family, may hunt or trap beaver, coyotes, foxes, raccoons, woodchucks, rabbits, and squirrels on the land without a license issued under this chapter or ch. 169 at any time, except as follows:
(a)
An owner or occupant may not hunt any of these wild animals during the period of 24 hours before the time for commencement of the deer hunting season in any area where an open season for hunting deer with firearms is established.
(b)
Such persons may not hunt coyotes during an open season for hunting deer with firearms in an area that is closed by the department by rule to coyote hunting.
(2)
The owner or occupant of any land, any member of the owner or occupant's family, and any individual with the owner or occupant's consent may take beaver, rabbits, raccoons, woodchucks, and squirrels on the land at any time by means of live trapping with box traps in areas where the discharge of a firearm is illegal.
History:  1979 c. 142; 1987 a. 27; 1993 a. 246; 1997 a. 27; 1997 a. 248 ss. 433 to 436; Stats. 1997 s. 29.337; 2001 a. 56, 105; 2017 a. 64.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.341 - Duties on accidental shooting.

29.341
Duties on accidental shooting.
(1)
Any person who, while hunting any wild animal or bird, discharges a firearm or arrow, and by that discharge injures or kills another person, shall immediately give his or her name and address to the injured person, render assistance to the injured person and obtain immediate medical or hospital care for the injured person, and immediately report the injury or death to the sheriff or police of the locality in which the shooting took place.
(2)
Any person intentionally failing to comply with sub. (1) shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned in the county jail not more than one year, or both. Any person who neglects to comply with sub. (1) shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than 9 months or both.
History:  1975 c. 365; 1991 a. 316; 1997 a. 248 s. 413; Stats. 1997 s. 29.341.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 29 - Wild animals and plants. › 29.345 - Hunting, fishing or trapping accident; failure to report.

29.345
Hunting, fishing or trapping accident; failure to report.
(1)
Every person who has caused or been involved in an accident in which a person has been injured by discharge of a firearm or arrow while hunting, fishing or trapping, or inflicted an injury upon himself or herself with a firearm or with an arrow while hunting, fishing or trapping, shall render a report to the department at any of its field offices within 10 days after the injury unless the person is physically incapable of making the required report, in which event the person or persons involved in the accident shall designate an agent to file the report within the specified time.
(2)
Any person who is involved in an accident with firearm or arrow while hunting, fishing or trapping, and who fails to submit the report required by this section, shall forfeit not more than $50. In addition, the court may revoke any license issued to the person under this chapter and may further provide that no license shall be issued to the person under this chapter for a fixed period of time specified by the court.
History:  1975 c. 365; 1991 a. 316; 1997 a. 248 s. 414; Stats. 1997 s. 29.345.