Section 10.106. Recording deer and bear.

 

(1)   Carcass condition and transportation. Deer and bear shall be intact and may not be removed from the area specified in this section unless the harvest has been reported in the manner required by the department and a registration tag has been affixed by the department or its agents, or the validated deer carcass tag displays the harvest registration verification number provided by the department and the number is legible and discernible on the tag except that:

(a) The entrails may be removed and disposed of while afield by field dressing.

(b) Deer and bear may be skinned, and the lower legs of a deer from the hooves up to the tarsus joint on the hind legs and from the hooves up to the carpus joint on the front legs may be removed. The hide and lower legs must be removed from the field along with the deer and exhibited at the time of registration when in-person registration is required, and disposed of in a manner in compliance with s. 287.81 (2) , Stats., after the deer or bear is registered.

(c) A deer or bear may be divided into not more than 5 parts, not including the hide and the lower legs of a deer, only to facilitate removal from the field. The head and neck shall remain attached to one of the other parts of the animal, not including the hide. A person who divides a deer or bear while afield prior to or after registration:

1. May not allow the deer or bear to be stored or transported with any other deer or bear that has been divided prior to registration or while afield.

2. May not divide any bear in a manner that does not keep one part of the bear intact to allow it to be measured in a straight line from the tip of the nose to the base of the tail, to determine it was an adult bear of 42 inches or greater.

3. Must remove all parts from the field except the entrails and dispose of all parts not retained in a manner that is in compliance with s. 287.81 (2) , Stats.

4. Shall exhibit all parts except the entrails at the time of registration when in-person registration is required by the department.

(2)   registration. Each person who has killed a deer or if s. 29.324 , Stats., related to group deer hunting applies, the person who has tagged the deer during the open seasons for hunting deer with a firearm, or who has killed a bear during the open seasons for hunting bear shall register that kill using a telephone, internet, or other harvest registration system established by the department as follows:

(a) Deer and bear.

1. `Time line.' Each deer or bear killed during the open season for hunting deer or bear shall be registered before being transported from the deer management unit of kill or an adjoining unit no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day after the animal is recovered.

2. `Registration verification.' At the time a deer or bear is registered as required under this section, the person who tagged and registered it shall legibly print the registration verification number provided by the department or its agents on the validated carcass tag. The carcass tag shall then accompany the carcass at all times while the carcass is afield, while being transported, and when left unattended by the person who the validated carcass tag was issued to. The validated carcass tag shall be retained by the person who possesses the carcass until it is consumed.

3. `Tags; display.' No person may possess or transport the carcass of a deer or bear unless in possession of the originally validated carcass tag and registration verification number particular to the carcass. No person may refuse or fail to display a validated carcass tag or registration verification number to the department or its wardens upon request.

4. `Research.' Any part of a harvested deer or bear may be collected or sampled by the department for research purposes. No person may refuse to allow a part to be collected or a sample to be taken prior to or during registration.

5. `Transportation.' No person may possess a deer while afield outside the deer management unit or subunit of kill or adjoining unit or subunit, except that deer that are lawfully killed, tagged and registered may be possessed on a public highway for purposes of transportation to and possession at the person's residence or a business establishment located outside the unit or subunit of kill.

(b) Disease sampling and research. The department may require that any deer or bear harvested in an area affected by CWD, tuberculosis, or where there are other serious infections disease threats, or area where samples are needed for department research purposes, shall be exhibited and registered at registration stations designated by the department no later than 5:00 p.m. on the third day after it was killed, or by 5:00 p.m. on the day after the close of the season during which it was killed, as described in s. NR 10.01 (3) , whichever is earlier, unless otherwise authorized by the department.

(c) Exhibition. No person shall fail to exhibit the carcass of a deer or bear at a registration location specified by the department when required under this paragraph.

(3)   Registration tagging. Upon verification of license and deer hunting permit information, the station operator shall do all of the following:

(a) Complete and retain the registration stub.

(b) Lock a registration tag to the carcass or part of the deer or bear.

Cr. Register, June, 1986, No. 366 , eff. 7-1-86; am. (2) (intro.), r. and recr. (2) (d), Register, July, 1989, No. 403 , eff. 8-1-89; am. (1) and (2) (d), r. and recr. (3), Register, August, 1990, No. 416 , eff. 9-1-90; r. and recr. (2) (d), Register, August, 1991, No. 428 , eff. 9-1-91; am. (3) (intro.), Register, September, 1991, No. 429 , eff. 10-1-91; r. and recr. (2) (d) 3., Register, August 1992, No. 440 , eff. 9-1-92; correction in (3) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., Register, February, 1996, No. 482 ; emerg. am. (1) and (2) (b), eff. 8-12-96; am. (2) (b), Register, August, 1996, No. 488 , eff. 9-1-96; am. (2) (b), Register, October, 1997, No. 502 , eff. 11-1-97; correction in (2) (intro.) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, August, 1999, No. 524 ; am. (1), Register, September, 1999, No. 525 , eff. 10-1-99; CR 00-154 : am. (2) (a) and (b), r. (2) (d) 2. and renum. and am. (2) (d) 3. to be (2) (d) 2., Register January 2002 No. 553 , eff. 2-1-02; emerg. cr. (2) (e), eff. 7-3-02; CR 00-154 : am. (2) (a), Register July 2002 No. 559 , eff. 8-1-02; CR 02-017 : am. (2) (d) 1. Register September 2002 No. 561 , eff. 1-5-03; CR 03-016 : cr. (2) (f) Register August 2003 No. 572 , eff. 9-1-03; CR 04-020 : am. (2) (f) Register August 2004 No. 584 , eff. 9-1-04; CR 04-011 : am (1) Register September 2004 No 585, eff. 4-1-05; CR 04-046 : am. (3) Register September 2004 No. 585 , eff. 10-1-04; CR 05-016 : cr. (2) (g) Register August 2005 No. 596 , eff. 9-1-05; CR 06-013 : am. (2) (g) Register August 2006 No. 608 , eff. 9-1-06; CR 07-035 : am. (2) (e) Register April 2008 No. 628 , eff. 5-1-08; CR 08-013 : am. (2) (f) Register August 2008 No. 632 , eff. 9-1-08; correction in (2) (g) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635 ; CR 10-020 : r. and recr. (1) Register October 2010 No. 658 , eff. 11-1-10; CR 11-007 : cr. (2) (e) 2. Register October 2011 No. 670 , eff. 11-1-11; correction to numbering of (2) (e) under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register October 2011 No. 670 ; CR 11-030 : am. (2) (f) Register February 2012 No. 674 , eff. 3-1-12; EmR1405 : emerg. r. and recr. (2), eff. 2-25-14; CR 13-071 : am. (1) (intro.), (a), (b), (c) (intro.), 1., 3., cr. (1) (c) 4., r. and recr. (2) Register July 2015 No. 715 , eff. 8-1-15.

Note

Common terms for the tarsus or second major joint on the rear legs up from the hoof include "hock" and "ankle" and common terms for the carpus or second major joint on the front legs up from the hoof include "knee" and "wrist". Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Section 29.324 , Stats., Group deer hunting. (1) In this section: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 (a) "Contact" means visual or voice contact without the aid of any mechanical or electronic amplifying device other than a hearing aid. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 (b) "Group deer hunting party" means 2 or more hunters hunting in a group all using firearms, each of whom holds an individual license to hunt deer. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 (2) Any member of a group deer hunting party may kill a deer for another member of the group deer hunting party if both of the following conditions exist: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 (a) At the time and place of the kill, the person who kills the deer is in contact with the person for whom the deer is killed. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 (b) The person for whom the deer is killed possesses a current unused deer carcass tag which is authorized for use on the deer killed. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 (3) A person who kills a deer under sub. (2) shall ensure that a member of his or her group deer hunting party without delay attaches a current validated deer carcass tag to the deer in the manner specified under s. 29.347 (2) . Stats. The person who kills the deer may not leave the deer unattended until after it is tagged. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 The carcass tag attached to the animal contains a number corresponding to the registrant's hunting license and backtag. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1