Section 10.11. Elk hunting.

 

(1)   Prohibited methods. No person may hunt elk by any of the following methods:

(b) Dogs. With the aid of dogs.

(c) Ammunition . With ammunition loaded with full metal jacket, nonexpanding type bullets.

(d) Shotguns. With a shotgun that is .410 bore shotgun or smaller and does not fire a single slug.

(e) Rifles. With any .22 rim-fire, 5 mm rim-fire rifle, .17 caliber center-fire rifle, or with ammunition loaded with full metal jacket, nonexpanding type bullets.

(f) Handguns. With a handgun that is loaded with a .410 shotgun shell loaded with a single slug or projectile, a centerfire cartridge .22 caliber or smaller or has a minimum barrel length that is less than 5 1/2 inches measured from the muzzle to the firing pin with the action closed.

(g) Muzzleloaders. With a muzzleloader that is less than .45 caliber or a muzzle-loading handgun.

(h) Bows. With a bow that has a draw weight less than 30 pounds.

(i) Arrow standards.

1. Use, possess or have under control while elk hunting, any arrow with a metal broad-head blade less than seven-eights of an inch in width. Broad-head blades shall be well-sharpened.

2. Use, possess or have under control while hunting, any poisoned or drugged arrow, arrow with explosive tips or any crossbow, unless authorized to use a crossbow under ss. 29.014 (1m) , 29.172 , and 29.217 , Stats., which authorize the use of a crossbow.

(2)   Tags. A back and carcass tag shall be issued with each hunting license. While hunting, no person may possess a validated carcass tag unless it is attached to a legally killed elk.

(3)   Validation. Any person who kills an elk shall immediately validate the carcass tag by slitting the marks on the carcass tag as designated by the department. Failure to completely validate the carcass tag renders possession of the elk illegal and the carcass tag invalid.

(4)   Carcass condition and transportation.

(a) Transportation. No person may transport an elk from the time the elk is killed to the time it is registered under sub. (5) that is tagged with the carcass tag of another person unless accompanied by the person issued the carcass tag.

(b) Carcass condition . Elk may be skinned and the carcass divided into as many as 5 parts prior to registration. These animals or animal parts may not be removed from zones A and B as established in s. NR 10.37 , unless exhibited, registered and tagged.

(5)   Exhibition and registration.

(a) Exhibition . Each person who has killed an elk during the open seasons for hunting elk with a gun, bow, or crossbow shall exhibit and register the elk with the elk carcass tag attached as required by s. 29.347 (2) , Stats., at an authorized registration station. If the elk is skinned and the carcass divided into 5 or fewer parts, all parts, other than the entrails removed by field dressing, shall be exhibited when registering the elk.

(b) Registration.

1. Elk shall be registered by 5:00 p.m. on the day after it was killed at the registration station designated by the department.

2. Hunters shall provide the department with information requested by the department regarding the location of the kill and the location of those carcass parts removed by field dressing.

3. Notwithstanding s. 29.347 , Stats., any part of any animal harvested under s. NR 10.01 (3) (i) may be collected or sampled by the department for disease testing purposes prior to registration.

(c) Registration tagging. Upon verification of license and elk hunting tag information, the station operator shall:

1. Complete and retain the registration form as required by the department.

2. Lock a registration tag to the carcass or part of the elk.

3. Remove the validation portion of the carcass tag.

(6)   Hunting hours. Legal hunting hours for elk are the same as those listed in s. NR 10.06 (5) .

CR 03-018 : cr. Register November 2003 No. 575 , eff. 1-1-04; CR 04-078 : r. (1) (a) Register April 2005 No. 592 , eff. 5-1-05; CR 10-020 : am. (4) and (5) (a) Register October 2010 No. 658 , eff. 11-1-10; CR 10-051 : am. (1) (f) Register December 2010 No. 660 , eff. 1-1-11; CR 11-007 : r. (7) Register October 2011 No. 670 , eff. 11-1-11; correction in (1) (i) 2. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register March 2014 No. 699 ; EmR1420 : emerg. am. (5) (a), eff. 9-12-14; CR 13-071 : am. (5) (a) Register July 2015 No. 715 , eff. 8-1-15.