Section 10.275. State park trapping, small game and migratory game bird hunting.

  No person may hunt game species listed in s. NR 10.01 (1) , (2) (a), (c), (e), (g), (3) (a), (bt), (c), (f) or (h) on the state owned or managed portions of Governor Dodge, Mill Bluff, or Mirror Lake state parks except as provided in this section and as established under s. 29.089 (1m) , Stats.. No person may trap on the state owned portions of state parks except as provided in this section and as established under s. 29.089 (1m) , Stats. Portions of the properties listed may be posted closed to trapping and, small game and migratory bird hunting.

(1)   Small game and migratory game bird hunting seasons.

(a) Small game. Hunting is allowed for small game in Governor Dodge, Mill Bluff, and Mirror Lake state parks during the seasons specified in s. NR 10.01 (2) (a), (c), (e), (g), (3) (a), (bt), (c), (f) and (h) .

(b) Migratory game birds.

1. Migratory game bird hunting with firearms for the species specified in s. NR 10.01 (1) is allowed in Governor Dodge and Mill Bluff state parks from November 1 through December 15 or until the seasons established in s. NR 10.01 (1) conclude, whichever occurs first.

2. Migratory game bird hunting is allowed in Mirror Lake state park during the seasons specified in s. NR 10.01 (1) .

(2)   Hunting hours.

(a) Except as provided under pars. (b) and (c) , the hunting hours for pursuing small game at Governor Dodge, Mill Bluff and Mirror Lake state parks shall be the same as the hours established in s. NR 10.06 (5) except that hunting hours will close at 12:00 noon daily at times when the Natural Resources Board has made a determination to generally prohibit hunting at other state parks under s. 29.089 (1m) (b) 2. , Stats. Hunting is allowed under the specific season frameworks for these parks established in s. NR 10.01 .

(b) The hunting hours for pursuing migratory game birds at Governor Dodge and Mill Bluff state parks shall be the same as the hours established in s. NR 10.06 (5) except that hunting hours shall close at 12:00 noon daily at times when the Natural Resources Board has made a determination to generally prohibit hunting under s. 29.089 (1m) (b) 2. , Stats. Hunting is allowed under the specific season frameworks for these parks established in s. NR 10.01 .

(c) The hunting hours for pursuing migratory game birds at Mirror Lake state park shall be the same as the hours established in s. NR 10.06 (5) .

(5)   Trapping.

(a) Purpose. Section 29.089 (1m) (a) , Stats., establishes that trapping is generally allowed in state parks. This subsection is created because prohibiting trapping by certain methods and in certain locations is necessary to protect public safety.

(b) Applicability. The provisions of this subsection apply to state parks and state park trails as established in ss. 23.17 (2) , 23.175 (2) (a) , 23.293 (1) (c) , 27.01 , and 29.089 , Stats., when the property is owned by the department. When traversing another type of department property established under s. 23.09 (2) , Stats., portions of state trails and other state park related properties are subject to the hunting and trapping rules of that property type unless otherwise posted.

(c) Upland trapping. No person may place any trap that is not completely submerged under water on the state owned portions of state parks except if the trap is an enclosed trigger trap.

CR 02-089 : cr. Register February 2003 No. 566 , eff. 3-1-03; CR 04-046 : am (1) (b) 1. and (2) (b) Register September 2004 No. 585 , eff. 10-1-04; CR 05-102 : am. (1) (a), (b) 1., (2) (c) and (3) (a) Register June 2006 No. 606 , eff. 7-1-06; CR 07-035 : am. (1) (b) 1., (2) (b) 1. and 2. Register April 2008 No. 628 , eff. 5-1-08; CR 08-022 : cr. (4) Register December 2010 No. 660 , eff. 1-1-11; cr. (4) (c) (title), (d) (title) under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 2. , Stats., Register December 2010 No. 660 ; correction in (4) (c), (d) 1. under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register August 2012 No. 680 ; CR 13-108 : am. (title), (intro.), (1) (b) 1., r. (2) (title), (a), r. (2) (c), renum. (2) 1. to 3. to (a) to (c), r. (3), (4), cr. (5) Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14; correction in (2) (title) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 2. , correction in numbering in (2) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1. Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14.