Section 10.01. Open and closed seasons.

  A closed season is established year-round for each species of wild animal named in this section, except during the specified open season. Seasons open to legal hunting and trapping apply to the entire locality described, except as otherwise provided in chs. NR 11 and 15 . Whenever open and closed season areas are defined by highways, the boundary shall be the highway center line. No person may hunt, take, catch, or kill any animal specified in this section except during the specified open season.

(1)   Migratory game birds. See Table (1). - See PDF for table

(v) Special youth waterfowl hunt event. Persons under the age of 16 may hunt all species of wild duck, mergansers, geese, coots, and moorhens statewide for 2 consecutive days starting on the Saturday before the beginning of the open season established for the north duck zone by par. (b) . Approvals under ch. 29 , Stats. , are not required pursuant to s. 29.197 (1) , Stats., except for registration in the harvest information program under s. NR 10.12 (11) and a Canada goose hunting permit for the season or zone where goose hunting, as listed in par. (g) 1., if hunting Canada geese. Daily bag limits are those described under pars. (b), (c) and (g), except that the daily bag limit for the zone or subzone being hunted as listed in par. (g) 1. a. to h. , on that date shall apply to Canada geese, and all other waterfowl hunting regulations apply. Hunters shall be accompanied by an adult 18 years of age or older and be in compliance with ss. 29.592 and 29.593 , Stats. One adult may not accompany more than 2 hunters and pursuant to s. 29.592 , Stats., not more than one of the 2 hunters may be age 10 or 11, or be a person who does not possess a certificate of accomplishment under s. 29.591 , Stats., or its equivalent from another state, country or province.

(2)   Game birds. See Table (2). - See PDF for table

(3)   Upland game animals. See Table (3). - See PDF for table - See PDF for table - See PDF for table - See PDF for table - See PDF for table - See PDF for table - See PDF for table - See PDF for table - See PDF for table - See PDF for table - See PDF for table - See PDF for table - See PDF for table - See PDF for table - See PDF for table - See PDF for table

(4)   Furbearing animals. See Table (4). - See PDF for table - See PDF for table - See PDF for table - See PDF for table - See PDF for table - See PDF for table - See PDF for table - See PDF for table - See PDF for table - See PDF for table

1-2-56 ; cr. (3) (e) 3. e., Register, May, 2000, No. 533 , eff. 6-1-00; emerg. r. and recr. (1) (b), (c), (g) 1. a. to k., 2., 3., (u) 1. and 2, cr. (1) (g) 1. n., 2. n. and 3. n. and am. (1) (v) eff 9-1-00; r. and recr. (1) (b), (c), (g) 1. a. to k., (g) 2., 3., (u) 1. and 2., cr. (1) (g) 1. n., 2. n. and 3. n. and am. (1) (v), Register, December, 2000, No. 540 , eff. 1-1-01; CR 01-006 : am. (1) (g) 1. m., Register August 2001 No. 548 , eff. 9-1-01; r. (1) (g) 1. d., (g) 2. d. and 3. d., cr. (1) (h), r. and recr. (3) (h) 1. a., eff. 5-1-01; am. (3) (es), eff. 11-18-00; Register, September, 2000, No. 537 ; emerg. r. and recr (1) (b), (g) 1. a. to k., 2.a. to b., 3. a. to e., cr. 1. and 2., cr. (1) (d), am. (1) (v), eff. 9-1-01; CR 01-008 : am. (1) (g) 1. h., (2) (f) 3., (3) (e) 1. d., 2., 3. c., (es), Register October 2001 No. 550 , all eff. 4-1-02 except for (2) (f) 3. which is eff. 11-1-01; CR 01-066 : r. and recr. (1) (b), (g) 1. a. to k. and n., 2. a. to k., 3. a. to k., (u) 1. and 2. and cr. (1) (d), Register November 2001 No. 551 , eff. 12-1-01; CR 00-154 : r. and recr. (3) (e) 6., am. (3) (em), (es), and (h) 1. a. and cr. (3) (ev) and (ez), Register January 2002 No. 553 , eff. 2-1-02; emerg. am. (3) (e) 1. intro., 3. a., c. and d., 6. a., (em) 1. and 3., (es) 1. and (ev), r. (3) (e) 3. cm., cr. (3) (et) and (ez) 3., eff. 7-3-02; CR 00-154 : am. (3) (em) 1. (ez) 1. c., d. and e., cr. (3) (ez) 1. am., Register July 2002 No. 559 , eff. 8-1-02; CR 02-017 : am. (2) (c) 2. and (f) 2.; CR 02-018 : am. (3) (ev), cr. (3) (ez) 3. Register September 2002 No. 561 , eff. 10-1-02 except (2) (c) 2. eff. 1-5-03; CR 02-075 : r. and recr. (1) (b), (d), (g) 1. a. to k., 2. a. to k., 3. a. to k., (u) 1. and 2., cr. (1) (dm), r. (1) (g) 1. n., am. (1) (v) Register December 2002 No. 564 , eff. 1-1-03; CR 02-089 : cr. (2) (a) 4., (c) 1. b. and (f) 4., (3) (bt), (c) 2. b., (f) 3. and (h) 1. b., am. (2) (c) 1. a., r. and recr. (2) (e), (g), (3) (a) and (c) 1., renum. (3) (c) 2. b. and (h) 1. b. to be (3) (c) 2. d. and (h) 1. c. Register February 2003 No. 566 , eff. 3-1-03; CR 03-015 : am. (3) (e) 2. (intro.), (ez) 1. a. and d. Register July 2003 No. 571 , eff. 8-1-03; emerg. r. and recr. (1) (b), (g) 1. 2. a. to k., 3. a. to k., (u) 1. and z., r. (1) (d) and (dm), am. (1) (v), eff. 8-29-2003; CR 03-016 : am. (3) (e) 1. (intro.), 3. a., 6. (intro.) and a., (em) 1. and 3., (es) 1. and (ev), cr. (3) (et) Register August 2003 No. 572 , eff. 9-1-03; CR 03-018 : am. (3) (e) 6. (intro.) and a., (es) 1., (4) (a) 2. and (e) 2., cr. (3) (i), r. (4) (a) 5. and (e) 5. Register November 2003 No. 575 , eff. 1-1-04, except (4) eff. 4-1-04; CR 03-051 : r. and recr. (1) (b), (g) 1., 2. a. to k., 3. a. to k., (u) 1. and 2., r. (1) (d) and (dm), am. (1) (v) Register November 2003 No. 575 , eff. 12-1-03; CR 04-020 : am. (3) (e) 3. b. and c., (et) 1. a. and c. and 2. and 3., r. (3) (e) 3. cm. Register August 2004 No. 584 , eff. 9-1-04; CR 04-011 : am. (1) (g) 1. L. and m., (2) (f) 2. (3). (e) 3. c., d., e., (em) 1., (es) 1., (4) (a) 1., (c) 1., 2. and 3., (d), (dm), (e) 1., 2., 4., and 5., renum. (3) (e) 3. cm., cr. (3) (e) 3. cr., f., g. and (es), Register September 2004 No. 585 , eff. 4-1-05, except (3) (e) 3. g. eff. 11-1-04; CR 04-046 : am. (2) (c) 8., (3) (ez) 1. a. and d. Register September 2004 No. 585 , eff. 10-1-04; emerg. r. and recr. (1) (b), (g) 1., 2. a. to k., 3. a. to k., and (u), am. (1) (v), eff. 8-31-04; CR 04-059 : r. and recr. (1) (b), (g) 1., 2. a. to k., 3. a. to k., and (u), am. (1) (v) Register December 2004 No. 588 , eff. 1-1-05; CR 04-092 : am. (2) (f) 4. Register April 2005 No. 592 , eff. 5-1-05; CR 05-016 : am. (3) (et) 1. a., c., 2., 3. and (ez) 1. d. Register August 2005 No. 596 , eff. 9-1-05; CR 05-017 : am. (3) (e) 3. d. Register October 2005 No. 598 , eff. 2-1-06; emerg. r. and recr. (1) (b), (g) 1., 2. a. to k., 3. a. to k. and (u), am. (1) (v), eff. 8-31-05; CR 05-057 : r. and recr. (1) (b), (g) 1., 2. a. to k., 3. a. to k. and (u), am. (1) (v) Register December 2005 No. 600 , eff. 1-1-06; CR 05-083 : cr. (3) (e) 2. h. Register April 2006 No. 604 , eff. 5-1-06: CR 05-102 : am. (2) (a) 4., (c) 1. b., (e) 2., (f) 3. and 4. and (g) 2., (3) (a) 2., (bt), (c) 1. a. and 2. b., (f) 3., and (h) 1. b. Register June 2006 No. 606 , eff. 7-1-06; CR 05-086 : r. and recr. (3) (e) 1., 2., and 3., and (em) 1. and 2., r. (3) (e) 4. and (es) 2., renumber (3) (e) 5. and 6. to be 4. and 5. and am., cr. (3) (ed), (ef) and (em) 4. and 5., am. (3) (em) 3. and (es) 1. and (ev), renum. (3) (es) 3. to be 2. and am. Register June 2006 No. 606 , eff. 7-1-06; CR 06-013 : r. and recr. (3) (et) Register August 2006 No. 608 , eff. 9-1-06; emerg. r. and recr. (1) (b), (c), (g) 1. to 3. and (u), cr. (1) (g) 4., am. (1) (v) eff. 8-31-06; CR 06-074 : r. and recr. (1) (b), (c), (g) 1. to 3. and (u), cr. (1) (g) 4., am. (1) (v) Register December 2006 No. 612 , eff. 1-1-07; CR 06-012 : am. (2) (a) 1., 2., (c) 8., (f) 2., (3) (e) 1. b., 2. (intro.) and a., r. (2) (a) 3., cr. (2) (f) 4. Register December 2006 No. 612 , eff. 2-1-07; CR 06-131 : am. (3) (e) 1. c., 2. b., g. (em) 4. a., c., and (ev), r. (3) (e) 1. d., r. and recr. (3) (em) 1., cr. (3) (es) 3. Register July 2007 No. 619 , eff. 8-1-07; CR 07-015 : am. (3) (bm), (c) 3., (e) 2. f., 3. b., and (g), cr. (3) (em) 2. b. Register September 2007 No. 621 , eff. 2-1-08, except (3) (bm) eff. 10-1-07; emerg. r. and recr. (1) (b), (g), and (u), am. (1) (v), eff. 8-30-07; CR 07-055 : r. and recr. (1) (b), (g), and (u), am. (1) (v) Register January 2008 No. 625 , eff. 2-1-08; CR 07-035 : am. (3) (c) 2., (ed) 1. b. and (4) (dm) 1. Register April 2008 No. 628 , eff. 5-1-08; CR 08-013 : r. and recr. (3) (et) Register August 2008 No. 632 , eff. 9-1-09; CR 08-011 : am. (3) (b) and (bm) Register September 2008 No. 633 , eff. 2-1-09; CR 08-021 : am. (2) (f) 2., 3., (3) (e) 1. e., (em) 1. and (ev), r. (3) (ed) 5. and (ez) Register November 2008 No. 635 , eff. 12-1-08; correction in (3) (ed) 1 b. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635 ; EmR0824 : emerg. r. and recr. (1) (b), (g), (h) and (u), am. (1) (v), eff. 8-30-08; CR 08-061 : r. and recr. (1) (b), (g), (h) and (u), am. (1) (v) Register December 2008 No. 636 , eff. 1-1-09; CR 09-015 : am. (2) (c) 2., (f) 2., (3) (d), (e) 1. b., 2. b., d., (em) 4. c., d., (et) 1. c., cr. (3) (e) 2. h. Register October 2009 No. 646 , eff. 2-1-10, except (3) (e) 1. b. and (et) 1. c., eff. 11-1-09; CR 09-024 : am. (2) (f) 4. a., (3) (d), (e) 2., (ed) 1. b., (et) 2. and (ev) Register May 2010 No. 653 , eff. 6-1-10; CR 09-042 : r. and recr. (1) (b), (g), and (u), am. (1) (v) Register June 2010 No. 654 , eff. 7-1-10; CR 10-020 : r. (1) (g) 1. d., i., 2. c., h., 3. c., h., 4. c. and h., am. (2) (f) 3., (3) (e) 2. b., (es) 3., cr. (3) (e) 2. i. and (et) 1. cv., r. and recr. (3) (f) Register October 2010 No. 658 , eff. 2-1-11, except (1) (g) and (3) (e) 2. i., eff. 11-1-10; EmR1033 : emerg. r. and recr. (1) (b), (g), (u), am. (1) (v), eff. 9-1-10; CR 10-051 : am. (3) (e) 1. e., 2. b., (ed) 1. a., (em) 4. b., r. (3) (ef) Register December 2010 No. 660 , eff. 1-1-11; CR 10-066 : r. and recr. (1) (b), (g), (u), am. (1) (v) Register December 2010 No. 660 , eff. 1-1-11; CR 11-007 : am. (2) (f) 1. to 3., (3) (e) 1. b., 2. b., (em) 1., (es) 3., (i) 1., Register October 2011 No. 670 , eff. 11-1-11; CR 11-032 : r. and recr. (1) (b), (g), (u), am. (1) (v) Register August 2012 No. 680 , eff. 9-1-12; CR 12-031 : am. (3) (d) 1. Register July 2013 No. 691 , eff. 8-1-13; CR 13-021 : r. (2) (c) 3. to 7., am. (3) (e), (et) 1., (ev) Register October 2013 No. 694 , eff. 11-1-13; EmR1313 : emerg. r. and recr. (1) (b) to (u), am. (1) (v), eff. 9-6-13; CR 13-052 : r. and recr. (1) (b) to (u), am. (1) (v) Register March 2014 No. 699 , eff. 4-1-14; CR 13-021 : r. and recr. (4) (a), (e) Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14; CR 13-067 : am. (3) (d) 1, r. (3) (d) 2., r. and recr. (3) (i) 1. Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14; CR 13-108 : r. (2) (f) 3., am. (2) (g) 2. Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14; EmR1405 : emerg. r. (3) (ed), r. and recr. (3) (em), am. (3) (es) 1., r. (3) (es) 2., 3., (et), am. (3) (ev), eff. 2-25-14; EmR1420 : emerg. cr. (3) (ep), eff. 9-12-14; CR 13-071 : am. (2) (b) 1., r. and recr. (3) (e), r. (3) (ed), r. and recr. (3) (em), cr. (3) (ep), am. (3) (es) 1., r. (3) (es) 2., 3., (et), am. (3) (ev), cr. (3) (ex), am. (4) (dm) Register July 2015 No. 715 , eff. 8-1-15; correction in (3) (e), (ep) (title) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register July 2015 No. 715 , eff. 8-1-15; CR 15-024 : am. (2) (a), (c) 1., (d) 1., (e), (f) 2., (g), (3) (a), (c) 2. Register November 2015 No. 719 , eff. 2-1-16; CR 15-024 : am. (2) (f) 1., Register November 2015 No. 719 , eff. 6-1-16; CR 15-052 cr. (1) (a), am. (1) (b), (g) 1., d., cr. (1) (g) 1. dm., am. (1) (g) 1. e., 2., d., 3., r. (1) (g) 4., am. (1) (h), (u) 1., 3. Register January 2016 No. 721 .

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For a complete history of s. NR 10.01 from 1-2-56 through 11-30-73 see the History note following s. NR 10.01 published in November 1973, Register. For a complete history of s. NR 10.01 from 12-1-73 through 7-31-85 see the History note following s. NR 10.01 published in the July, 1985 Register. For a complete history of s. NR 10.01 from 8-1-85 through 5-31-2000 see the History note following s. NR 10.01 published in Register, May, 2000, No. 533 . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1