General hunting

General hunting. (1) Prohibited methods. No person shall: (a) Aircraft. Hunt with the aid of an aircraft, including the use of an aircraft to spot, rally or drive wild animals for hunters on the ground. (b) Devices. 1. Place, operate or attend, spread, or set any net, pitfall, snare, spring gun, pivot gun, swivel gun, or other similar contrivance for the purpose of catching or which might catch, take or ensnare wild animals. 2. Use or possess any snare, cable restraint, trap or device designed or used for the purpose of driving rabbits or hares out of their holes or dens and capturing them. 3. While hunting with a firearm, bow, or crossbow, possess or accompany a person possessing any turkey decoy or device which may be used to call or attract wild turkeys during the spring hunting season for wild turkeys described in s. NR 10.01 (2) (f) unless that person possesses a valid turkey hunting license and valid, unused harvest authorization. (c) Wolf dens. Molest or destroy an occupied wolf den. (d) Molesting. Molest the nest or den of any squirrel. (e) Ferret. Use or possess any ferret while hunting. (f) Retrieval. Fail to make every reasonable effort to retrieve all wild animals killed or crippled; and until such effort is made, such wild animals shall be included in the daily bag. (i) Dog use. Hunt or pursue any free-roaming wild animal with the aid of dog or dogs May 1 to June 30 in that portion of the state north of the highways shown on the following map except for dog trials and training under permit as established by ch. NR 17 : - See PDF for diagram (k) Marking. Capture and tag, collar or mark and release any game taken from the wild unless issued a permit by the department pursuant to s. NR 19.11 , or as authorized under a federal migratory bird banding permit, or a license issued under s. 169.25 , Stats. The normal uses of archery equipment for hunting such as lighted, reflective, or glowing nocks are not a violation of this paragraph. (m) Telemetry devices. Use telemetry or similar equipment to locate, pursue or hunt any wolf that has electronic transmitters attached to it unless authorized by the department. No person may hunt or pursue wolves while in possession of a radio-telemetry receiver except with the aid of dogs that are equipped with transmitters and the device is only used for the purpose of locating transmitters attached to the dogs. (2) General baiting regulations. (a) General prohibition. 1. No person may place, use or hunt over bait or feed material for the purpose of hunting wild animals or training dogs, except as provided in par. (b) or sub. (2m) , or as authorized by a permit or license issued under s. 29.614 (1) or 169.25 (1) (a) , Stats., or s. NR 12.06 (11) or 12.10 (1) . 2. No person may hunt or train dogs over bait or a feeding site that is in violation of s. 29.336 (4) , Stats., this section, or in violation of the feeding prohibitions of s. NR 19.60 , unless the feeding site is completely free of bait or feed material for at least 10 consecutive days prior to hunting, pursuing animals or dog training. (b) General exceptions. A person may place, use or hunt over bait or feed as follows: 1. For the purpose of hunting bear and bear dog training in compliance with sub. (2m) . 2. For the purpose of hunting deer or wolves in compliance with sub. (2m) . 3. For the purpose of hunting game, 2 ounces or less of scent may be used or deposited in any manner. If more than 2 ounces are used, the scent shall be removed daily at the end of shooting hours established in s. NR 10.06 (5) if the scent is placed or deposited in a location that is accessible for consumption by deer or elk. 5. With the aid of material deposited by natural vegetation or material found solely as a result of normal agricultural or gardening practices. 6. With the aid of crops planted and left standing as wildlife food plots. 7. With the aid of feed material placed in a bird feeding structure or device if the hunting is authorized under s. 29.337 , Stats. 8. For the purpose of hunting coyote, fox, raccoon and unprotected species over bait or feed placed in compliance with this section or s. NR 19.60 , if the hunting involves the release and use of trailing hounds. 9. Bait placed for trapping as specified in s. NR 10.13 . 10. Feed or bait material placed or used for fish, reptiles, amphibians or arthropods, provided the material is not accessible to bear, deer or elk. (2m) Bear, wolf and deer baiting regulations. (a) Affected area. This section applies to deer and bear hunting statewide, except for baiting deer in the areas described in par. (b) where baiting for deer is prohibited. (b) Excluded area. Deer baiting and feeding is prohibited in entire counties where any of the following criteria apply: 1. A CWD affected area has been established in the county or a portion of the county. 2. A CWD or bovine tuberculosis positive captive or free-roaming, domestic or wild animal has been confirmed after December 31, 1997 from the county. 3. The county or portion of the county is within a 10 mile radius of a captive or free-roaming, domestic or wild animal that has been tested and confirmed to be positive for CWD or bovine tuberculosis after December 31, 1997. (c) Inclusion of additional counties. 1. The department may add additional counties under par. (b) if they meet the criteria established in par. (b) 1. , 2. or 3. 2. The prohibitions and exemptions in this subsection shall become effective upon issuance of an order by the secretary of the department and publication in the official state newspaper. In addition, a notice of the order shall be provided to newspapers, legislators and hunting license outlets in the area affected. (d) Bear hunting and bear dog training. Bait or feed may be placed and used for the purpose of hunting bear or training bear dogs, except no person may place, use or hunt over bait or feed: 1. Beginning the day after the bear season closes and continuing through the following April 14. 2. In excess of 10 gallons of bait or feed at any feeding site. 3. That is not totally enclosed in a hollow log, a hole in the ground or stump which is capped with logs, rocks or other naturally occurring and unprocessed substances which prevents deer from accessing the material. Liquid scent used for hunting of bear or training bear dogs does not need to be enclosed. 4. Unless, when the bait or feeding site is checked or re-baited, all bait that has been uncovered is again enclosed and made inaccessible to deer in accordance with subd. 3. (e) Deer and wolf hunting. Bait or feed may be placed and used for hunting deer or wolves outside of the counties described in par. (b) , except no person may place, use or hunt over bait or feed: 1. During the closed season for hunting deer. For the purpose of this paragraph, the open season for hunting of deer includes the 24-hour period prior to the deer seasons established in s. NR 10.01 (3) . 2. In excess of 2 gallons of bait or feed at any feeding site. 3. In excess of 2 gallons of bait or feed on each contiguous area of land under the same ownership that is 40 acres or less, or for each full 40 acres that make up a contiguous area of land under the same ownership. 4. At any feeding site that is located within 100 yards of any other feeding site located on the same contiguous area of land under the same ownership.