Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 10 - Game And Hunting › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 10.26 - Sharp-tailed grouse hunting

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PERMITS AND
				  CARCASS TAGS.
(a)
Authorization to
				  hunt.
No person may hunt sharp-tailed grouse unless he or she
				  possesses a valid sharp-tailed grouse hunting permit and carcass tag issued by
				  the department, in addition to an approval authorizing small game
				  hunting.
(b)
Permit
				  application procedures.
Persons applying to hunt sharp-tailed grouse
				  shall apply for a sharp-tailed grouse hunting permit as follows:
1. Application for a sharp-tailed grouse
				  hunting permit shall be made on an application form provided by the
				  department.
2. All applications
				  shall be postmarked no later than the deadline dates indicated on the
				  application form or received by a department service center location on those
				  dates to be considered for selection.
Note: The department conducts extensive publicity on the
					 application deadlines beginning several months prior to any deadline.
					 Application deadline dates are published in news releases, the department web
					 site at http://dnr.wi.gov, hunting license outlet handouts, and pertinent
					 hunting regulation pamphlets. Department service center hours may vary by
					 location.
3. If a maximum of
				  4 persons wish to hunt together, each shall complete an application form for
				  individual permits and submit them together in a single envelope clearly marked
				  "group application" on the outside. The group application shall be treated as
				  one application for purpose of random selection or consideration for a permit.
				  If a group contains persons who unsuccessfully applied for sharp-tailed grouse
				  hunting permits in the previous year, and persons who successfully applied or
				  did not apply for sharp-tailed grouse permits the previous year, the group will
				  be placed in the preference category of those who successfully applied in the
				  previous year.
(c)
Permittee selection procedures for oversubscribed units.
If
				  the number of applications for permits for a management unit exceeds the number
				  of available permits in that unit, successful applicants shall be randomly
				  selected according to the preference system established in s.
				  29.192(2),
				  Stats.
(d)
Carcass tag
				  issuance.
1. `Oversubscribed units.'
				  Each successful applicant for a sharp-tailed grouse hunting permit shall be
				  issued a carcass tag by the department.
2. `Undersubscribed units.' If the number of
				  applications is less than the available permits for a management unit, the
				  department may:
a. Randomly issue successful
				  applicants additional carcass tags; or
b. Make available to any person the remaining
				  permits for the unit on a first-come, first-serve basis; or
c. Use both procedures described in subd. 2.
				  a. and b.
(e)
Permit and carcass tag restrictions.
1. Permits and carcass tags issued under this
				  section are only valid for the unit indicated on the permit during the open
				  season established for sharp-tailed grouse.
2. Permits or carcass tags issued under this
				  section may not be transferred to or used by any person other than the
				  permittee.