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 10.16 - Necedah national wildlife refuge, Juneau county

Current through June 24, 2024
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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.