Section 10.101. Bear hunting.

 

(1)   Prohibited methods. No person may:

(a) Denned bear. Hunt or shoot a bear in a den.

(b) Restricted areas. Hunt bear in any dump or sanitary landfill.

(c) Non-adult bears. Shoot, shoot at or kill a bear that is accompanied by a bear that is not an adult bear.

(2)   Dog use restrictions.

(a) Identification. No person shall hunt or pursue bear with any dog unless such dog is tattooed or wears a collar with the owner's name and address attached.

(b) Training. The training of dogs by pursuing wild bear is prohibited except July 1 through August 31, or as authorized by s. 29.184 (3m) , Stats.

(c) Pack size. No more than 6 dogs in a single pack may be used to pursue bear regardless of the number of bear hunters assisting the bear harvest permittee and regardless of the dog ownership.

(e) Bait use. Persons hunting bear with dogs may use bait in accordance with s. NR 10.07 (2m) during the season established in s. NR 10.01 (3) (g) 2.

(3)   Bear carcass tags.

(a) Validation. Any person killing a bear shall immediately validate the carcass tag by slitting the mark designating the month, day, time of kill and bear sex.

(b) Attachment. Immediately following validation, the carcass tag shall be attached to the bear at any location on the bear.

(c) Removal and retention. A bear carcass tag attached under par. (b) and department registration tag may be removed from a gutted carcass at the time of butchering or when prepared by a licensed taxidermist, but the person who killed or obtained the bear shall retain all tags until the meat is consumed.

(d) Exceptions. Except as provided under par. (c) , no person may possess, control, store or transport a bear carcass unless it is tagged as required under pars. (a) and (b) .

Cr. Register, May, 1978, No. 269 , eff. 6-1-78; cr. (1) (b) 5., Register, August, 1979, No. 284 , eff. 9-1-79; r. and recr. (1) (b) and (3) (b), Register, April, 1980, No. 292 , eff. 5-1-80; am. (3) (b), Register, July, 1985, No. 355 , eff. 8-1-85; am. (intro.), cr. (1) (c), (3) (e) and (4), r. and recr. (3) (c), Register, June, 1986, No. 366 , eff. 7-1-86; am. (2) (c) 3., Register, July, 1987, No. 379 , eff. 8-1-87; cr. (4) (d), Register, August, 1988, No. 392 , eff. 9-1-88; am. (3) (b), Register, July, 1989, No. 403 , eff. 8-1-89; r. (2), renum. (3) and (4) to be (2) and (3), Register, October, 1990, No. 418 , eff. 11-1-90; CR 01-008 : am. (1) (c), r. (2) (d), Register October 2001 No. 550 , eff. 4-1-02; correction in (3) (d) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register September 2002 No. 561 ; correction in (2) (e) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Register April 2005 No. 592 ; CR 13-021 : am. (2) (b) Register October 2013 No. 694 , eff. 11-1-13; correction in (3) (d) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register November 2015 No. 719 .

Note

Bear dog trials and training are regulated by ch. NR 17 . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Only a bear hunting licensee assisting a Class A bear license holder may pursue bear during the open season on bear except when engaged in lawful bear dog training as authorized under s. 29.184 (3m) , Stats. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 This rule does not permit a person to hunt bear over bait without using dogs as a hunting aid. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1