Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 12 - Wildlife Damage And Nuisance Control › Subchapter I - Wildlife Abatement Program › Section NR 12.16 - Conditions of permits to shoot deer causing damage

Current through June 24, 2024
In addition to s.
					 NR
					 12.15, the following conditions shall apply to all
					 shooting permits for deer causing damage.
(1) SHOOTING HOURS. Permittees and
				  participants shall comply with shooting hours described in s.
				  NR
				  10.06(5), unless exempted by the
				  department. Exemptions shall be granted to allow hunting of deer one hour
				  before sunrise to one hour after sunset during the closed season in situations
				  where permit eligibility is based under s.
				  NR
				  12.10(2) (b) 2. and with permit
				  conditions restricting permit shooting of deer to within the fenced area and
				  restricting shooter presence to one person at any one time.
Note:
Copies of hunting tables showing these
					 hours shall be provided to all permittees for their reference and for
					 distribution to participants.
(2)
(a)
Harvest objective.
The permittee and participants, unless
				  granted an exemption under par. (b) or issued a shooting permit under s.
				  NR 12.37(4) (a)
				  5., shall kill at least 80% of the number of
				  deer authorized for harvest on the permit and shall kill at least 50% of the
				  number of deer authorized for harvest during the first 45 days after permit
				  issuance. If issued a shooting permit under s.
				  NR 12.37(4) (a)
				  5., the permittee shall kill at least 80% of
				  the number of deer authorized for harvest on the permit by September 15 of the
				  same year. The permittee is not eligible for a shooting permit the next year if
				  the permittee fails to comply with these harvest objectives unless a shooting
				  permit is prescribed damage abatement under s.
				  29.889,
				  Stats.
(b)
Harvest
				  objective exemption.
1. The
				  department may exempt the permittee from killing the deer necessary to meet
				  harvest objectives if deer are unavailable for harvest within the authorized
				  area.
2. The department may grant
				  an exemption to the harvest objective requirement in par. (a) if there is
				  compelling evidence that deer were unavailable to be shot. The following
				  criteria and procedures shall be used to determine if deer were unavailable to
				  be shot.
a. Compelling evidence that deer
				  were not available include accurate shooting permit participant hunting logs
				  documenting significant hunter effort. These logs shall include participant
				  names and phone numbers and dates participants hunted. If a significant number
				  of hunters regularly attempted to remove deer, but were unsuccessful this
				  information along with other supporting evidence may establish that deer were
				  unavailable to be shot.
b. A
				  minimum of 5 hunter days per week for the duration of the permit valid period
				  may be used as an indication of significant hunter effort. A minimum of 5
				  hunter days per week requirement means any combination of hunters hunting deer
				  a total of 5 days under the permittee's deer damage shooting permit during each
				  week of the valid period of the permit. One day of hunting shall be a total of
				  at least 3 hours hunted in a day or a hunter successfully harvesting at least
				  one deer in a day.
c. If a
				  permittee had difficulty getting participants, the permittee contacted the
				  department, the county or its agent to seek assistance.
d. Documents to support the information in
				  the hunting log of significant hunter effort to meet the harvest objective
				  include: written statements by these hunters with descriptions of hunting
				  conditions; aerial photos documenting lack of deer habitat; records that show
				  the permittee was in regular contact with county or its agent and local
				  department staff keeping them informed of the permittee's difficulty; that the
				  permittee implemented reasonable measures prescribed by the county, its agent
				  or the department to improve shooting permit performance; and any other
				  evidence deemed appropriate by the county, its agent and local department
				  staff.
e. The county, its agent and
				  the department shall consult before making a recommendation to grant an
				  exemption to the harvest objective requirement under this section. This group
				  shall review the evidence and, if there is consensus that an exemption is
				  warranted, shall recommend that the department grant an exemption allowing
				  eligibility for a permit the subsequent year.