Section NR 10.125 - Canada goose hunting(1) PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. (a)Permit possession required. No person may hunt Canada geese in any area of the state without having on his or her person a valid Canada goose hunting permit except for hunters 15 and under during the youth waterfowl season established in s. NR 10.01 (1) (n).(c)Validity. All permits are valid only in the zones and for the time periods specified on the permit during the open season established for Canada geese.(4) SEASON REPORTS. The department may require any permit holder to provide the department a goose hunting report. The selected hunter shall be required to complete the report and mail it within 48 hours of receipt. Note: The hunting report forms will be mailed to certain hunters only.
(5)(a)Bag limit. The aggregate daily bag limit for persons hunting during the regular Canada goose season is equal to the larger of the respective daily bag limits established in s. NR 10.01 (1) (L).(b)Daily possession limit. No person may possess or transport more than the daily bag limit or aggregate daily limit, whichever applies, of migratory game birds, tagged or not tagged, at or between the place where taken and either the person's permanent abode or temporary or transient place of lodging; or a commercial preservation facility.(6) SEASON CLOSURE. The secretary of the department may close a portion or all of any Canada goose season established in s. NR 10.01 (1) (h) upon a finding by the department that the harvest for that season will exceed the level authorized by U.S. fish and wildlife service. Closure shall become effective upon issuance of an order and publication in the official state newspaper.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 10.125
Cr. (1) to (5), (6) renum. from NR 10.01(1) (h), Register, July, 1988, No. 391, eff. 8-1-88; emerg. am. (1) (c), eff. 9-21-88; am. (1) (c), Register, January, 1989, No. 397 eff. 2-1-89; am. (5) (a) 2., Register, July, 1989, No. 403, eff. 8-1-89; emerg. renum. (1) (c) to be (1) (c) 1., cr. (1) (c) 2. and 3., r. and recr. (1) (d) 5. intro., r. (1) (d) 5. a. and (5) (a) 1., am. (1) (e) and (5) (a) (intro.) and (b), eff. 9-15-89; renum. (1) (c) to (1) (c) 1., cr. (1) (c) 2. and 3., r. and recr. (1) (d) 5. intro., r. (1) (d) 5. a. and (5) (a) 1., am. (1) (e) and (5) (a) (intro.) and (b), Register, March, 1990, No. 411, eff. 4-1-90; r. and recr. (1) (b), (d) to (e), am. (5) (a) (intro.), r. (5) (a) 2., renum. (5) (b) to be (5) (b) 1., cr. (1) (f) to (h) and (5) (b) 2., Register, July, 1990, No. 415, eff. 8-1-90; emerg. am. (1) (e) 1., cr. (7), eff. 9-15-90; am. (1) (e) 1., cr. (7), Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91; r. (3) and (4), renum. (5) to (7) to be (3) to (5), Register, April, 1992, No. 436, eff. 5-1-92; r. and recr. Register, August, 1992, No. 440, eff. 9-1-92; emerg. am. (4) (a), eff. 9-1-95; am. (4) (a), Register, February, 1996, No. 482, eff. 3-1-96; am. (2) (b) 1., 2. and (4) (a) 1., r. (4) (a) 2., Register, December, 1997, No. 504, eff. 1-1-98; am. (3) (a) 1., Register, December, 2000, No. 540, eff. 1-1-01; CR 02-018: am. (2) (c) 2. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 05-031: am. (2) (b) 1. and 2. Register October 2005 No. 598, eff. 11-1-05; CR 10-066: am. (1) (c) 2. a., (2) (b) 1., (c), (3) (intro.), (a) (intro.), r. (2) (f) Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 2-1-11; CR 13-052: cr. (2) (b) 3., am. (3) (intro.), (4) (a) Register March 2014 No. 699, eff. 4-1-14.Amended by, CR 17-061: r. (1) (d), renum. (3) (intro.) to (3) and am., r. (3) (a) to (c) Register February 2018 No. 746, eff. 3-1-18; correction in (3) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register February 2018 No. 746, eff. 3/1/2018Amended by, EmR1902: emerg. r. (3), (4) (a) eff. 1-18-19; CR 19-005: r. (3), (4) (a) Register September 2019 No. 765, eff. 10-1-19; correction in numbering and (title) of (4) and (title) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 1, 2. Register September 2019 No. 765, eff. 10/1/2019Amended by, EmR 1914: emerg. r. (1) (c) 1. to 3., (2), eff. 9-5-19; CR 19-068: r. (1) (b), renum. (1) (c) (intro.) to (1) (c) and am., r. (1) (c) 1., 2., 3., (2) Register January 2020 No. 769, eff. 2/1/2020Amended by, CR 23-048: am. (1) (a), (5) (a), (6) Register February 2024 No. 819, eff. 4/1/2024