2011 Wisconsin Hunting Guide

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What’s New in 2011?

• Most hunters are not allowed to hunt antlerless deer in 8 regular-buck only deer management units.

Archery and gun antlerless deer carcass tags are not valid in units 3,7,29B,34,35,39,44,and 45.No bonus antlerless tags will be available in these units.See the 2011 Wisconsin Deer Hunting Regulations at dnr.wi.gov for exceptions for Armed Forces members, youth ages 10-17,and certain disabled hunting permit holders.

appropriate license and corresponding weapon.This tag is issued along with the youth’s gun deer license through any license agent,and may also be filled in any DMU statewide during the archery season with legal archery gear if the person also holds a valid archery license.

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• Deer hunting will be allowed at Nelson Dewey State Park during the November firearm season.

• In the CWD-MZ,the Earn-A-Buck requirements do not apply when using a person’s one Gun Buck Deer Carcass Tag or when using a person’s one Archery Buck Deer Carcass Tag.All other buck deer harvest in the CWD-MZ and tagged with any other tag must follow EAB rules.

• One-time only free antlerless deer carcass tags which were issued to a person upon completing a Hunter Education Class are no longer being issued.

•Telescopic sights with magnification can now be used statewide during all gun seasons,including the muzzleloader-only deer season.

• Beginning in 2011,all youth ages 10-17 will automatically be issued a free antlerless deer carcass tag when they purchase a gun deer license.This tag is valid for one antlerless deer in any DMU,including the regular-buck only units which have no antlerless quota,during any open deer season with the

•Whole deer carcasses and certain parts of those carcasses may be transported outside of the CWD-MZ and its adjacent DMUs if the carcass or parts are transported to a licensed taxidermist or licensed meat processor within 72 hours of registration.

•The DNR will mail a 2011 Buck Authorization Sticker to hunters who harvest a CWD-positive buck.If you harvested a CWD-positive buck last year and did not receive a 2010-2011 Buck Authorization Sticker in the mail,please notify the DNR at 1-888-WDNR-INFO.

•Hunting will be allowed during themuzzleloaderonly season at Big Bay State Park.

• Rifles will be allowed for hunting deer in Waupaca County during the 9-day firearm season.

• Archery deer season will be open concurrently with the 9-day firearm deer season.

• Landowner Permits and CWD hunter permits are available within the CWD Management Zone and will be valid from January 9 through March 31,2012.See

For complete details & regulations for the 2011 fall hunting season, Visit dnr.wi.gov

How do the new CCW law changes affect me as a hunter, trapper, recreational vehicle operator or user of DNR lands?

On DNR lands which are not state parks,state fish hatcheries or wildlife refuges, such as normal public hunting grounds,and which are located in Dane,Dodge,Fond Is it true that firearms no longer have to be unloaded or in a case if a vehicle? du lac,Jefferson,Juneau,Kenosha,LaCrosse,Milwaukee,Outagamie,Ozaukee,Racine, All long guns,such as rifles,shotguns and muzzleloaders must still be unloaded Sauk,Sheboygan,Walworth,Washington,Waukesha,Winnebago counties or on state and completely enclosed within a case before they may be placed,possessed or forest lands in the Kettle Moraine or Point Beach state forests or state recreational transported in or on a vehicle (including trailers,wagons,snowmobiles or All-Terrain areas,it generally continues to be illegal to possess or control a loaded or uncased vehicles).Long guns must still be unloaded before they may be placed,possessed firearm unless engaged in lawful hunting or at a designated range or engaged in a or transported in a motor boat with the motor running.However,the new change dog trial or training activity under a permit.However,effective Nov.1,2011,a person made under to concealed carry legislation was the elimination of the requirement with a concealed carry license may possess a loaded uncased handgun on these to unload or case a handgun before it is placed,possessed or transported in or on a properties (concealed or unconcealed) even if not engaged in hunting,dog training vehicle,boat,snowmobile or ATV.This change for handguns does not take effect until or a dog trial.A qualified former law enforcement officer is not similarly exempt Nov.1,2011. unless they also possess a concealed carry license.

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If I have a concealed carry license or I am a qualified former law enforcement officer who is authorized to carry a concealed handgun,can I now possess this handgun while shining deer or other wild animals for viewing purposes?

No.The legislation involving carrying concealed weapons,as well as the transportation of handguns,did not make any changes to the shining restrictions.

It continues to be illegal to shine for wild animals while in possession of a any bow, crossbow or firearm,even if the firearm is a handgun possessed by a person who has a concealed carry license,or is a firearm possessed by a retired or former law enforcement officer.It also continues to be illegal to shining between the hours of 10pm and the following 7am from September 15th through December 31st,even if a person does not possess any firearm,bow or crossbow.Additional local county restrictions may also apply.

3. Possession of Firearms in State Wildlife Refuge Areas If I have a license to carry a concealed weapon,or I am a qualified former law enforcement officer,can I now carry a loaded and uncased firearm in a wildlife refuge where firearms are normally required to be unloaded and encased ?

Applications for a license to carry a concealed weapon must be obtain from and submit to the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ),and not the DNR.Licenses will not be available until November 1,2011 when the new laws and license take effect.For more information about laws related to carrying a concealed weapon,or about getting and submitting an application for a CCW License,we recommend you check out the DOJ web site at:http://www.doj.state.wi.us/dles/cib/ConcealedCarry/ ConcealedCarry.asp 9. How do I obtain a Duplicate Hunter Education Certificate?

Should your Wisconsin safety education certificate become lost or destroyed,you may obtain a duplicate by following the steps below: * You can purchase and print a duplicate safety education certificate from home.

Go to Wisconsin’s Online Licensing Center.OR * Locate a DNR Service Center or a DNR License Sales Agent nearest you to purchase and receive a duplicate safety education certificate over the counter. * FEE:There is a $2.75 charge for a duplicate safety education certificate.

Beginning on Nov.1,2011,a person with a concealed carry license will be allowed * http://dnr.wi.gov/org/es/enforcement/safety/duplic.htm to possess a handgun which is loaded and uncased (concealed or unconcealed),and What if I took hunter education in another state or country? a qualified former law enforcement officer may possess the type of firearm they The law which establishes that certification under the Wisconsin hunter qualified with and which is indicated on their certification card,loaded and uncased education program is one of the acceptable types of training required to obtain a (concealed or unconcealed) in a wildlife refuge.This exemption however does not Concealed Weapons license also states that a substantially similar program that allow such persons to hunt or discharge their firearm in the refuge. is established by another state,country,or province and that is recognized by the 4. Possession of Firearms in State Parks & State Fish Hatcheries Wisconsin DNR would also qualify.Wisconsin DNR currently recognizes the hunter If I have a license to carry a concealed weapon,or I am a qualified former law education programs established by all other states,countries and provinces.If enforcement officer,can I now carry a loaded and uncased firearm in a Wisconsin you completed a hunter education program in another state,country or province, State Park or State Fish Hatchery where firearms are normally required to be and need to get a duplicate copy of your certification,you must contact that state, unloaded and encased ? country or province.

Beginning on Nov.1,2011,a person with a concealed carry license will be allowed to possess a handgun which is loaded and uncased (concealed or unconcealed),and a qualified former law enforcement officer may possess the type of firearm they qualified with and which is indicated on their certification card,loaded and uncased (concealed or unconcealed) in a Wisconsin State Park or State Fish Hatchery.This exemption however does not allow such persons to hunt or discharge their firearm in the Wisconsin State Park or State Fish Hatchery,nor does it allow bringing the firearm inside state owned buildings on these properties which are posted with signs that provide notice that firearms are not allowed in the building.

10. Will the DNR be Changing the Curriculum of the Hunter Education Classes to include Laws on Carrying Concealed Weapons ?

species which may be hunted with handgun and the caliber and barrel length minimums have not change.

In most of the state,it is generally still not legal to possess a loaded or uncased firearm while afield on the Friday before the regular 9-day November gun deer season.However,as a result of the new legislation which takes effect on Nov.1,2011, a person who possesses a CCW license will be able to possess a loaded and uncased handgun on this day anywhere they are normally allowed to possess the handgun.

No.The DNR’s hunter education course will remain the same.The Department of Natural Resources is not required,nor do we have any plans to modify our current hunter education course of instruction to include any new material or training specific to handguns or carrying a concealed weapon.The only correlation that the hunter education program has to the licenses to carry a concealed weapon is that it simply happens to be one of the types of training that the legislature has considered acceptable to qualify for a person to apply for a carry concealed weapon 5. Age for Possession or Hunting with a Handgun (CCW) license,along with needing to be at least age 21,a Wisconsin resident and Did the concealed carry legislation change the age of persons who may go armed not prohibited from possessing a firearm.A person has many other options to obtain firearms training to qualify for a CCW license. with a handgun,hunt with a handgun or the species which may be hunted with a handgun?

11. If I have a CCW license or I am otherwise authorized to carry a concealed handgun, can I possess that handgun loaded and uncased No.A person must still be at least age 21 to purchase a firearm which is a during the 24 hour period before 9-day gun deer season ? handgun,and age 18 to possess or hunt with a firearm which is a handgun.The

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6. Carrying a Concealed Firearm while Hunting If I am at least 18 years old and can legally hunt with a handgun,can I also carry that handgun concealed under my jacket or in a backpack while I am hunting?

Beginning on Nov.1,2011,a person who is at least age 21 and who authorized to carry a concealed handgun,such as a person who holds a license authorizing them to carry a concealed weapon,will also be able to possess a concealed handgun while hunting.In addition,a person who owns,leases,or is the legal occupant of land and who is at least age18,will be allowed possess a concealed handgun while hunting on those lands without the need for a license to carry a concealed weapon.To use the concealed handgun for hunting purposes,the handgun must be a legal size and caliber for the species being hunted.It continues to be illegal to possess concealed long guns.

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7. Possession of Firearms on DNR lands in Certain Counties, State Forests and Recreational Areas.

Have the restrictions on possessing a loaded or uncased firearm on DNR owned lands changed in those counties or DNR properties were it is not legal to possess a loaded uncased firearm when not engaged in lawful hunting unless at a designated range or engaged in a permitted dog trial or training?

Yes.On DNR lands within state parks,state fish hatcheries or wildlife refuge areas in the below listed counties,individuals with a concealed carry license as well as qualified former law enforcement officers possessing proper ID and firearm certificate can possess loaded and uncased handguns.

Rifles and shotguns possessed by any person,and handguns possessed by a person without a CCW license still need to be unloaded and enclosed in a case while afield on this Friday before the regular 9-day November gun deer season.The normal exceptions for possessing a loaded uncased firearm continue to apply to persons lawfully hunting small game in the CWD zone,hunting waterfowl statewide, sighting in firearms at an established range or on land that the person owns,or hunting on a licensed hunting preserve.

12. Can a“Mentor” carry a handgun under a CCW license in addition to the firearm or bow being used by the person they are mentoring under the Hunting Mentorship Program ?

No.The hunting mentorship program statutes only allows the person being mentored and the mentor to possess one firearm jointly between them.This prevents even a person who is authorized under other laws to carry a concealed handgun,such as a person with a CCW license or an off-duty law enforcement officer, from possessing a 2nd firearm while mentoring or being mentored.Like shining for deer,the activity the person chooses to engage in can restrict them from possessing a concealed or unconcealed handgun.If the person being mentored is age 18 or older and will be hunting with the handgun,the mentor with a CCW license (21 or older) could carry that same handgun concealed during the hunt,as they would only have one firearm jointly.

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Carcass Tags

Season Dates

NOTE:Check the 2011 Wisconsin Deer Hunting Regulations for a complete set of dates and units,including CWD units.

While hunting, no person may possess a validated carcass tag (of any kind) unless it is attached to a legally harvested deer.It is illegal to possess, move, or transport an untagged deer.The proper carcass tag must be immediately validated and attached to the harvested deer.

Archery: Sept.17 – Nov.17

Gun Buck Deer Carcass Tag

Nov.18 – Jan.8,2012

Valid in any Deer Management Unit (DMU) statewide during the appropriate gun deer season (not valid Oct.13-16 in CWD units or Dec.8-11 statewide) for harvesting a buck with a firearm including muzzleloaders (see pages 11 and 13 for Military and Disabled hunter exceptions).in CWD earn-a-Buck units, this tag can be used to tag a buck without a Buck Authorization Sticker or the need to first tag an antlerless deer. Additional bucks harvested in CWD units must be tagged with an unused deer carcass tag that has a valid Buck Authorization Sticker affixed to the back OR must be accompanied by an unregistered antlerless deer tagged by the same hunter until both deer are registered.

NOTE: Archery harvests are restricted to antlerless-only in all units statewide Dec.8-11 with valid carcass tags (deer hunting will not be allowed in non-quota areas and state parks located outside of the CWD Management Zone).

Gun: Regular Gun: Nov.19 – 27 Muzzleloader: Nov.28 - Dec.7 NOTE:Hunters are reminded that coyote hunting is closed in approximately the northern third of the state if any gun or muzzleloader deer hunt is in progress.

See the 2011 Wisconsin Deer Hunting or Small Game Regulations for the southern boundary of the closed area.The coyote hunting season will remain open during the two-day youth gun deer hunt on Oct.8 – 9.As with all hunting seasons, hunters are reminded to be absolutely sure of their target before they shoot.

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Antlerless Deer Carcass Tags Unit Specific– Unit specific Antlerless Deer Carcass Tags are only valid for tagging one antlerless deer in the unit specified on the tag.This tag is not weapon-specific.Unit specific antlerless tags for regular units* are $12.00 for residents and $20.00 for non-residents ($5 for youth ages 10 and 11) and can be purchased at any DNR license vendor, online at dnr.wi.gov, or by phone.for all regular Dmus, these tags will be sold starting at noon on Saturday, August 20. * 8 regular DMUs will not have unit specific antlerless tags available in 2011. These units are:3, 7, 29B, 34, 35, 39, 44, and 45.

Licensing Requirements

• Your backtag must be displayed where it can be clearly seen in the center of the back of your outermost garment.Note:the backtag number must not be hidden by a coat hood,displayed upside down or be marked up in any manner.

Herd Control and Earn-A-Buck (EAB)– This Antlerless Deer Carcass Tag is only valid for tagging one antlerless deer in Herd Control and CWD EAB units, and is not valid for regular units or non-quota areas (see map on page 29).This tag is not weapon-specific.One tag is issued free with each gun deer license to persons age 18 or older and with each archery license to each person age 10 or older (individuals age 18 or older will receive two of these free antlerless tags if they purchase both the Archery and Gun Deer License or a Conservation Patron License).Additional tags are available for $2.00 each at any authorized license agent, online at dnr.wi.gov, or by phone.

• A Gun Deer License is required to hunt deer with a firearm (including muzzleloaders).

• An Archery License is required to hunt deer with bow and arrow (or crossbow by qualified individuals as described on page 18 of the 2011 WI Deer Hunting Regulations under“Bows,arrows and crossbows”).

• It is illegal to allow someone else to use or carry your license,carcass tag or buck authorization sticker or for you to use or carry some other person’s license, carcass tag or buck authorization when engaged in hunting.

Youth Under Age 18 – Youth ages 10-17 will be issued a statewide Antler-

Buck Authorization Stickers are used to validate the earner’s Gun Antlerless Deer Carcass Tag, Archery Antlerless Deer Carcass Tag, or 2011-12 and 2012-13 CWD Deer Carcass Tags for a buck. It is not necessary to use a Buck Authorization Sticker to validate a Gun Buck or Archery Buck Deer Carcass Tag in CWD units.

This light blue Buck Authorization Sticker would have been earned during the 2010 deer hunting season by registering an antlerless deer in a CWD EAB unit or by having registered a CWD-positive buck during the 2010 regular hunting season.If this sticker was not used in 2010 to validate a buck carcass tag it is still valid for that hunter in the 2011 deer hunting season in a CWD Management Zone (CWD-MZ) unit.

The 2011 Buck Authorization Sticker is purple and can be earned during the 2011 deer hunting season by tagging and registering an antlerless deer in a CWD-MZ unit.The hunter will receive his/her sticker at the registration station when registering an antlerless deer or by mail if the deer was harvested and registered during the 2011 CWD Landowner Permit Season.This sticker can be used during the 2011 deer season in a CWD unit or, if not used in 2011, it can be used in an EAB unit during the 2012 deer season.Be sure not to misplace it.Replacement Buck Authorization Stickers will also be issued to any hunter who harvests a buck that tests CWD-positive during the 2011 regular deer hunting season.The DNR will mail a letter with a replacement 2011-2012 Buck Authorization Sticker attached to a CWD-MZ Carcass Tag to hunters that harvest a CWD-positive buck.

Hunters will be allowed to keep the meat, antlers, hide, and any other parts of the CWD-positive buck.If a hunter chooses to not keep any part of the CWDpositive buck, they are reminded to properly dispose of the parts so they end up in a landfill.Removing CWD-positive deer from the landscape is an important management tool and the DNR offers these replacement Buck Authorization Stickers as a token of our appreciation for your assistance in managing CWD.

Vehicle: includes any device,motorized or not,in,upon,or by which any person or property is or may be transported or towed upon a highway or other roadway.

Unit Breakdown 2011

VV

22A

64 65

Houlton 64

60M

60B

Prescott

PIERCE S

CC

23A

93

EAU CLAIRE

93

61

59E Lake Wissota State Park

35

• 22 CWD management Zone units: In the CWD-MZ,the EAB requirements do not apply to a person’s one Gun Buck Deer Carcass Tag or to a person’s one Archery Buck Deer Carcass Tag.All bucks tagged with a tag other than the Buck Carcass Tag that was issued with your license must follow

59 M

61

M O OA

Fort McCoy

YY

14 K Brinkman Ridge Rd.

33

VERNON

61

Prairie du Chien

73A Wyalusing State Park

33

G

CWD

73D

Patch Grove

73B 80

73B

70C CWD Governor Dodge State Park

23

18

CWD

Dodgeville

COLUMBIA

70A

P

CWD 18

19

C

CWD

GRANT LAFAYETTE

75B CWD Yellowstone Lake State Park

81 78

90

73

69

MM

CC

104

CWD

T GREEN

16

77C

CWD Beloit

164

Y

CWD 43

89

77A

WAUKESHA 74 BB 77C Waukesha F

WALWORTH

59

69C Harrington Beach

36

RACINE

14

77D Loew Lake Unit Milwaukee

WALWORTH

KENOSHA

VERNON

70B

12

61

COLUMBIA

67

CWD

78

CWD 18

M

151

75C

113

CWD

19

76M

151

CC

B MM

CWD

AB

73

76A

BB

CWD

18

76

77C

E

CWD DANE

69

JEFFERSON

WAUKESHA

C

80

75A

77A ROCK

Rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders, and handguns allowed

G

43

94

KENOSHA

WALWORTH

Shotguns, muzzleloaders, and handguns only

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CWD

89

14

GREEN

36

77B

CWD

104

CWD

LAFAYETTE

Y

43

RACINE 59

81

164

CWD

59

75D

GRANT

WASHINGTON

16

90

CWD

69

IOWA

81

K M

P

70A

80

60

DODGE

130 18

73B

CWD

130

MEP 5/2011

61

73

70G

CWD

CWD

73E CWD

70D CWD Blue Mound State Park

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SHEBOYGAN

33

33

70

71

CWD

FOND DU LAC

51

CWD

133

Kenosha

GREEN LAKE

MARQUETTE

70E

CWD

136

Racine

CWD Unit - 1 archery buck, 1 gun buck, additional bucks under EAB rules, and unlimited antlerless deer

23

ADAMS

54B

58

154

61

G

CWD

12

JUNEAU

CRAWFORD

45

Non-Quota Area - No permits available

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SAUK

33

RICHLAND

Kettle Moraine State Forest

Regular Unit - Buck Only - No bonus antlerless permits available

harvested.

ROCK

O

G 33

82

77B

KENOSHA

MONROE

State Park

regulations apply to all archery and and December four-day antlerless-only

GREEN

Chronic Wasting Disease Management Zone Firearm Restrictions

EAB rules.Unlimited Earn-A-Buck

hunts when only antlerless deer may be

LAFAYETTE

State Park

Regular Unit - Bucks and limited bonus antlerless permits available Herd Control Unit - Bucks and unlimited $2 antlerless permits

gun deer seasons except the October

JEFFERSON

77E Kohler-Andrae

94

ROCK

DANE

be used in Waupaca County during the

Hunters need to check with local governments for weapon restrictions as some

32

A KW K

77M

175

18

E

51 59

75A

57

144

CWD

14

State Park

Manitowoc

WASHINGTON A

76A

B

WASHINGTON

RACINE

64A High Cliff

Sheboygan

175

67

JEFFERSON

DODGE

X

60

AB

CWD

92

69

75D

151

COLUMBIA

CRAWFORD

IOWA

69

68B

73

County has been

FOND DU LAC

WAUKESHA

Two Rivers

Rulemaking to allow

SHEBOYGAN

MONROE VERNON

42

68A

Columbus

76M 151

CWD

81

CWD

Madison

76

75C

70G

Unit 59M

GRANT

64

H

Fond Du Lac

22 16

51

DANE 11 113 KM

78

CWD

IOWA

80

CWD

Sauk City

CWD

130

61

133

Cassville

73E

CWD

70B

136

70

33

MANITOWOC

GREEN LAKE

76M CWD

BB

R

BROWN

WINNEBAGO

MARQUETTE

80B

MANITOWOC

FOND DU LAC 49 DODGE AW

44

CWD

12

River

61

River

73

WAUSHARA

SAUK

DOOR

MM

SHEBOYGAN

C

OUTAGAMIE ADAMS

JUNEAU

29

G

44

23

Lake Puckaway

70E

54B

154

71

67A

JACKSON

LA CROSSE

Ship Canal

55

Oshkosh

67B

H

23

141

96

66

49

WAUPACA

KEWAUNEE P

Appleton

96

21

39

SAUK

58

130

sin on is c

22

23

51

U

64M

41

WINNEBAGO Menasha Neenah

73

54C

CWD

74B

65A

MARQUETTE

82

12

RICHLAND 61

AA

WAUSHARA

Green Bay

BROWN

47

41

21

54A

82

O

G

82

CRAWFORD

70FCWD Natural Bridge State Park

94

54B

W

MONROE

82

De Soto

90

A

72

74A

72A Wildcat Mountain State Park

21

N

63A

22

110

173

EW

27

39

73

161

D

PORTAGE

RICHLAND

OCONTO

117 32

65B

A

51

80

94 71

59D

57C

22

WOOD

BUFFALO

Peninsula State Park

80A

63B

OUTAGAMIE

DOOR

PEPIN

80C

Oconto

22

Shawano

62B

A 10

13

ADAMS

sin

14

La Crosse

53

JUNEAU

n Wisco

16

Wis. Rapids

56

ZZ

LACROSSE

Trempealeau

73

Z

55 O

90

35

73

CLARK 27

47

SHAWANO WAUPACA

PORTAGE 66

HH Stevens Point

51B

SHAWANO

DUNN

82

Marinette

HH H

29

51A

29

J

EAU CLAIRE

Chambers Island

180

141

64

AA

48

49

62A

39

10

32

MENOMINEE

47

29

57A

186

49A

LANGLADE

45

51

WOOD

10

57B

45

46

55

43

47

47

107 153

M

Marshfield

Black River

61A Perrot State Park

Units in 2011.

98

10

53

Wausau

57

73

12

59C

121

42

49B

CLARK PIERCE

81

C

F

MENOMINEE

MARATHON

Rib Mountain State Park

41

FOREST

CHIPPEWA

170

ST. CROIX

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How do I prequalify for a buck for next year (2012)? During the regular 2011 deer seasons, if you tag and register an antlerless deer in a CWD-MZ unit you will be issued, at the time of registration, a Buck Authorization Sticker valid in any 2011 or 2012 EAB unit.Additionally, you will be mailed a replacement Buck Authorization Sticker for any CWD-positive buck you harvest.

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Can I earn a buck for someone else? Buck authorizations are non-transferable.Only those who tag and register an antlerless deer will be issued a Buck Authorization Sticker.Group hunting is allowed to earn or harvest a buck during the gun season, but only the person who tags and registers an antlerless deer will receive the Buck Authorization Sticker.Only the person who has been issued a buck authorization may use it to tag a buck.

WASHBURN

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Is the buck authorization weapon or season specific? No.An antlerless deer harvested with a gun or bow in a CWD-MZ unit will earn a Buck Authorization Sticker that can be used on any valid antlerless deer carcass tag or CWD deer carcass tag while hunting during a gun deer season with a gun deer license or during an archery deer season with an archery license; however, it may not be used during any antlerless-only season.

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Parkway Rd.

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How many buck authorizations can I earn? During the 2011 season, a Buck Authorization Sticker will be issued for each antlerless deer registered in any CWD-MZ unit.The sticker must be attached to the back of an antlerless deer carcass tag or CWD deer carcass tag to validate the tag to be used for a buck.

Reminder: it is not necessary to use a Buck Authorization Sticker to validate a Gun Buck or Archery Buck Deer Carcass Tag in CWD units.

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Where is my buck authorization valid? In 2011, they are valid in any CWD Management Zone (CWD-MZ) unit.

Apostle Islands: Limited to muzzleloaders only.

2011 Deer Season Structure

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units.Antlerless tags are available in

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Buck Authorization Sticker Frequently Asked Questions

Deer Firearm Restricted Areas

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license is valid for a buck in these

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TIP:Hunters planning on hunting outside of the CWD Management Zone should save the buck carcass tag issued with their license for use during those hunts, and should use the free 2011-12 and 2012-13 CWD Deer Carcass Tags for hunting within the CWD Management Zone if they have earned a buck.If CWD tags are used, then EAB rules will apply.

OZUAKEE

Ground blind: A ground blind is a blind which is located on the ground or used to conceal a hunter hunting from the ground.Ground blinds do not include elevated blinds or other elevated devices such as tree stands where both the blind and the hunter are in a tree or elevated device above the ground.

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This carcass tag is valid only in CWD units during an open CWD deer season and can be used to tag a deer of either sex.To be valid for a buck, a valid Buck Authorization Sticker issued to the same hunter must be attached to the back of the CWD Deer Carcass Tag unless a legally-harvested unregistered antlerless deer, tagged by the same hunter, accompanies the buck deer until both are registered.This tag is not weapon-specific.Hunters can obtain these tags free of charge (limit 4 per hunter per day) at deer registration stations and participating license vendors located in the CWD Management Zone, as well as at DNR Service Centers.

MILWAUKEE

Buck deer: a deer with at least one antler which is 3 inches or longer in length.

1

2011-12 & 2012-13 CWD Deer carcass tag

KEWAUNEE

Antlerless deer: any deer without antlers or any deer with both antlers less than 3 inches in length.

105

This carcass tag is valid for one antlerless deer harvested with legal archery equipment only during an open archery season statewide except it is not valid in the following units:3, 7, 29B, 34, 35, 39, 44, and 45.One of these tags is issued with each Archery Deer License or Patron License.

CALUMET

Definitions

deer carcass tag issued with your deer

Archery Antlerless Carcass Tag

OZAUKEE

DNR Service Centers,or over the phone at 1-877-WI-LICENSE (1-877-945-4236).

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This tag is valid for one buck deer harvested with legal archery equipment in any unit statewide during an open archery season (not valid October 13-16 in CWD units or statewide December 8-11).In CWD earn-a-Buck units, this tag can be used to tag a buck without a Buck Authorization Sticker or the need to first tag an antlerless deer. Additional bucks harvested in CWD units must be tagged with an unused deer carcass tag with a valid Buck Authorization Sticker affixed to the back OR must be accompanied by an unregistered antlerless deer tagged by the same hunter until both deer are registered.When hunting outside of CWD units, the Archery Buck Deer Carcass Tag is the ONLY archery tag valid for harvesting and tagging a buck with archery equipment.This tag is weapon-specific and may not be filled with a deer killed with a firearm.

MILWAUKEE

Resident and non-resident customers can purchase their hunting licenses and submit their permit applications via the DNR website at dnr.wi.gov.Licenses will be delivered by mail within 7 to 10 days.Licenses are also available at authorized license agents,

Superior

Archery Buck Deer Carcass Tag

TREMPEALEAU

• To receive a duplicate license,you must turn in all remaining parts of the lost license to a license vendor (available from any license sales agent).

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less Deer Carcass Tag with their gun deer license.This tag is valid for tagging one antlerless deer in any DMU statewide, including regular or buck only units, during any open deer season with the appropriate gun or archery license and corresponding weapon (firearm or archery).

EAB Units (CWD Units Only): Buck Authorization Stickers

• No person less than 10 years old may obtain a license which authorizes hunting; 10 and 11 year olds may only hunt with a mentor.See page 12 of the 2011 WI Deer Hunting Regulations for details.

• 38 regular units: The buck

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$165

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Conservation Patron Junior (12–17 year olds)

$75

$77*

Privileges Included:Small Game,Spring and Fall Turkey Licenses and Stamp,Pheasant Stamp,Deer Firearm,Archery,General Fishing,Trapping (proof of certification or exemption required),State Fishing and Waterfowl Stamps,and most permit fees.DNR Magazine subscription,vehicle admission to state parks and related areas (including State Trail Pass) are included in the Conservation Patron license,but not in the Conservation Patron Junior license.* Sports

$60

$275*

Sports Junior (12–17 year olds)

$35

$36*

Privileges Included:General Fishing,Small Game,Deer with Firearm* Gun Deer**

$24

$160

Archery**

$24

$160*

Junior Gun Deer (12–17 year olds)

$20

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Herd Control Antlerless Deer Carcass Tag One free with license

$0

$0

Additional Herd Control Antlerless Deer Carcass Tag

$2

$2

Unit Specific Antlerless Deer Carcass Tag

$12**

$20**

Junior Archery (12–17 year olds) Privileges Included: Small Game and Deer may be harvested with a bow.

Antlerless Deer Carcass Tag

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Effective Dates

• All hunting licenses are effective immediately after purchase and with the opening of the specific seasons.Gun and archery deer licenses may be purchased before and during any open deer season.All licenses from the 2011 license year expire on March 31,2012

Resident Licenses

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Armed Forces Members

Armed Forces members are entitled to the following: • Exemption from Hunter Education requirements (see below).

• A U.S.Armed Forces member who exhibits proof that he or she is a Wisconsin resident,or was a resident when he/she entered active service,may use a firearm and his or her one Gun Buck Deer carcass tag to harvest one deer of either sex from any Deer Management Unit (including CWD Earn-A-Buck Units) during any firearm season (not including the 2-day youth deer hunt),including any antlerless-only gun deer hunts established by the department,if he or she is: 1. in active service outside of Wisconsin with the U.S.Armed Forces or forces incorporated in the U.S.Armed Forces,and 2. is on furlough or leave.

Those who meet the above criteria may also purchase one bonus antlerless deer carcass tag in a unit with a quota,even if the unit is sold out.

• People meeting the following criteria may purchase any hunting,trapping,or fishing license at the resident price: 1. Any non-resident active duty U.S.Armed Forces member or member of forces incorporated in the U.S.Armed Forces who is stationed in Wisconsin or was a resident when he/she entered active service.

2. A member of a Reserve unit located in Wisconsin,or a unit located outside of Wisconsin if the person was a Wisconsin resident when they entered active service.

3. A non-resident member of the Wisconsin National Guard.

Armed Forces members are not exempt from the need to purchase a valid deer hunting license.

Hunter Education Requirements

Persons born on or after January 1,1973 must present their Wisconsin Hunter Education certificate (or proof of a hunter safety course recognized by the Department from another state,province,or country),a Wisconsin hunting license from a previous year,or proof of successful completion of basic training in the U.S.Armed Forces,Reserves,or National Guard to purchase any hunting license.A certificate of successful completion of a Bow Hunter Education course can be used to purchase an Archery License.If a person has not completed hunter education, they may only obtain a license that requires hunting with a mentor in compliance with the Hunting Mentorship Program rules (below).Contact the DNR Call Center for course information or visit our web site at dnr.wi.gov.

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• First time Hunter Education graduate special free antlerless deer tags are no longer being issued.Instead,all youth ages 10-17 will now automatically be issued a free Antlerless Deer Carcass Tag each year they purchase a gun deer license Hunters 18 and older who graduate from Hunter Education will no longer receive a free Antlerless Deer Carcass Tag. • All residents 10 years and older who graduate from a Wisconsin Hunter Education course for the first time will continue to be entitled to the following: - Certificates issued after January 1,2011 will serve as your Small Game License and are valid for hunting small game until March 31,2012.You must carry your Hunter Education Certificate with you while hunting if it is acting as your small game hunting authorization.

- Exemption from the requirement to purchase the Pheasant and state Waterfowl Stamps while the certificate is valid for small game hunting.

Note: the above does not exempt a person from the requirement to purchase goose permits,a Federal Waterfowl Stamp (age 16 and over),or from becoming HIP registered.

Hunting Mentorship Program

This program allows a person to obtain a hunting license and hunt without the need to first take hunter education,provided the hunter and the mentor comply with the following: Rules that apply to the hunter: • Must be at least 10 years old.

• Must possess the appropriate hunting license,permits,stamps,and tags.

• Must hunt within arms reach of a mentor regardless of the age of the hunter or the mentor.

• Must comply with all other hunting laws,seasons,and bag limits.

Rules that apply to the mentor: • Must be at least 18 years old.

• Must be a hunter education graduate unless born before January 1,1973 or have completed basic training with the Armed Forces.

• Must be the hunter’s parent or guardian,or have the permission of the hunter’s parent/guardian before acting as a mentor for a person under 18.

• Must possess a current year’s Wisconsin hunting approval (type of hunting approval does not matter,unless the mentor will also be attempting to harvest game).

Note:Certain exemptions apply if mentoring on a licensed bird or deer hunting preserve or on land the mentor owns or occupies.Contact DNR for details.

• Only allowed to serve as a mentor for ONE hunter at a time if the hunter is either of the following: - age 10 or 11,or - born on or after January 1,1973 and has not yet taken Hunter Education.

Only one firearm,bow,or crossbow (if eligible for a crossbow permit) can be possessed jointly between the hunter and the mentor if the hunter is either age 10 or 11,or was born on or after January 1,1973 and has not yet taken and passed hunter education.

Note:10 and 11 year-olds may only hunt under these mentorship rules,even if they have already completed hunter education.

Adult Supervision Required

A parent or guardian (at least 18 years of age) must accompany hunters ages 12 and 13.

Accompanied means within sight and voice contact without the aid of any mechanical or electronic amplifying device other than a hearing aid.Persons under the age of 12 may not hunt unless participating in a DNR Learn to Hunt event or the Hunting Mentorship Program.

Persons under age 18 may not possess firearms for non-hunting purposes unless accompanied by an adult,except that persons age 14-17 who have completed Hunter Education can possess legal shotguns and rifles without being accompanied by an adult

Deer Tagging Instructions

1.You must validate the appropriate deer carcass tag immediately upon killing and before field dressing or moving the deer by slitting the appropriate date and time. Note: An antlerless deer is any deer that does not have any antler of 3 or more inches in length. A buck deer is any deer with an antler 3 inches or longer.

of registration.

* Effective September 1,hunters may divide a deer into as many as five pieces (with the head remaining attached to one part of the carcass) prior to registration to facilitate removal of the carcass from the field.Certain restrictions apply.Click here for more information on this rule and other rules that are new this fall.Contact the DNR prior to the deer season for futher details.

2.Insert a string or similar fastener through the small hole in the middle of the tag (note:a tab covers the hole) In addition to the tagging and attach to the deer’s ear or antler.You requirements,all deer must be will need to provide your own string or registered at a DNR Deer Registration similar fastener to attach the carcass tag Station.Registration forms are available to your deer. at deer registration stations.

3.After the deer has been tagged, Non-CWD Unit Deer Registration it must be registered at an appropriate registration station.Please see the section below on registration.

4.The carcass and registration tags must remain attached to the deer until butchering.The person who killed, tagged or obtained the deer shall retain all tags until the meat is consumed.

Deer Registration

HOURS: MON.-THURS. 9-6 FRI. 9-7, SAT. 9-5 SUN. 10-1

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Wisconsin residency • A person must have maintained a permanent residence in Wisconsin for 30 consecutive days immediately before purchasing a license.Domiciliary intent is required.Evidence of domiciliary intent includes where the person votes,pays personal state income taxes,or obtains a driver’s license.Mere presence in the state for a 30-day period and/or ownership of property is not sufficient to establish residency.Non-residents ages 10–17 who have a parent that is a Wisconsin resident may purchase licenses at resident prices.

Non-resident students attending school in Wisconsin • Full-time non-resident students in residence at any public or private Wisconsin college,technical college,or university offering a degree OR foreign citizens residing in the state and attending a Wisconsin high school or a university agricultural short course may purchase gun deer,archery,small game,fishing,and sports licenses at resident prices.

First-Time Hunter Education Graduate Privilege

Deer must be kept intact,except for field dressing and skinning,* prior to registration.The lower legs,up to the tarsus joint (“ankle or hock”) on the hind legs and up to the carpus joint (“wrist or knee”) on the front legs,may also be removed.If the skin or legs are removed prior to registration,they must be kept with the carcass until after the deer is registered.Exemption: Deer may be skinned and quartered by persons holding a Class A or B Disabled Permit.

All parts must be presented at the time

• Deadline: All deer killed by firearm hunters (including muzzleloader deer season) must be registered no later than 5:00 p.m.of the day after the close of the season in which the deer was killed.All deer killed by archery hunters must be registered no later than 5:00 p.m.on the third day after the deer was killed or by 5:00 p.m.the day after the season closes, whichever occurs first.

• Location: All deer killed must be registered in the unit of kill or in an adjoining unit.

CWD Unit Deer Registration • Deadline: All deer killed must be registered no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day after it was killed.

• Location: All deer killed in the CWD Management Zone must be registered

within the unit of kill or adjacent unit of kill within the CWD Management Zone.

Collection of samples at time of registration Any part of any deer may be collected or sampled by the department for disease testing purposes.If requested, you must allow the department to collect a sample for disease testing.

Special arrangements can be made at the time of registration for deer that are to be mounted.Failure to provide or allow a sample to be collected may result in a fine.

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2. Respect other Hunters

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• Don’t interfere or disrupt the hunt of another.Treat other hunters in a manner that you would expect to be treated.

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• Follow all hunting laws and report violations observed to your local warden.

Deer Marked for Research Purposes

The buck mortality and fawn recruitment studies will provide information on the magnitude and relative importance of various causes of buck mortality (hunting, predation, vehicle collisions, weather, etc.), and causes of mortality and rates of loss of fawns (including the roles of predation, habitat, and weather) across northern (Sawyer, Price, and Rusk Counties) and east-central (Shawano,Waupaca, and Outagamie Counties) Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Deer Donation 2011

The Wildlife Damage Deer Donation program will be continuing Wisconsin’s autumn tradition.Since the program began in 2000, hunters have donated over 77,000 deer which were processed into over 3.4 million pounds of ground venison.The voluntary venison processing donation code added to the ALIS system in 2002 has netted more than $129,000 from over 40,000 hunters.

Wisconsin has a network of venison donation efforts including:Hunt for the Hungry, which operates in the Green Bay area; Target Hunger, which handles donations from the Chronic Wasting Disease Management Zone; and the Wisconsin Venison Donation Program, which covers all remaining areas of the state.USDA - Wildlife Services staff also help administer the programs in 49 counties.A total of 128 meat processors representing 56 counties are participating in the program in 2011.

be distributed to charitable organizations to help feed Wisconsin’s needy.

Please check our website for updates.Information on participating processors will be updated as soon as counties complete the contracts and forward this information to us.

Hunters please help Target Hunger and the statewide deer donation program“Feed The Need!”Please consider switching to non-toxic ammunition as even a very small amount of lead in a deer carcass is toxic to humans and wildlife.Page 21 of the Deer Hunting Regulations booklet lists recommendations to reduce the risk of lead in venison and also lists links on where to find copper bullets and non-toxic ammunition for hunting.Thank you for your interest and good luck hunting!

The Target Hunger program will again be administering the program in the CWD Zone.Groups supporting Target Hunger include: * Southwest Community Action Program, Dodgeville * Community Action, Inc., Janesville

* Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin, Madison * Central WI Community Action Coalition,Wisconsin Dells Hunters, you can help feed needy people throughout Wisconsin this fall by taking 5 simple steps: 1.Donate any legally harvested deer taken outside the Chronic Wasting Disease Zone by dropping it off at a participating processor by January 10, 2011.Deer taken outside the CWD Zone are registered with a silver metal tag.Only silver tagged deer may be donated to this program.

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Importantly, researchers have captured and marked numerous deer throughout these areas.External markings on deer include mortality-sensing radiocollars and metal ear tags.The Department would like to make clear that if hunters encounter any of these animals while hunting this fall, they are legal to harvest.The Department asks hunters to treat these deer as they would any other deer, and to make the decision about whether or not to harvest them as if they were not marked.The Department has provided contact information on all radiocollars and ear tags and asks that hunters report harvest information of all marked animals by contacting DNR Research Scientist Christopher Jacques at 608-221-6358 (i.e., the number listed on collars and ear tags).

Obtaining harvest information on all study animals is critical and the Department thanks everyone for their assistance with collecting and reporting this important information.Please feel free to contact Christopher Jacques at 608-221-6358 if you have additional questions about our deer research program.Thank you, and good luck hunting!

Beginning in 2010, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources made its greatest investment ever in Wisconsin deer research.Federal Wildlife Restoration Act funds are being used to conduct a number of research projects to improve our deer population knowledge, including buck mortality and fawn recruitment studies.The University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point,Wisconsin Conservation Congress,Whitetails Unlimited, Safari Club International, AFL-CIO, Union Sportsmen’s Alliance, and numerous Wisconsin citizens are key partners in these research efforts.We will be looking for help from additional partners to increase our capacity for gathering valuable information through these multi-year research studies.

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2.Field dress the deer and register it at a Wisconsin DNR registration station prior to donating the deer.

3.Call First! Contact one of the participating processors before dropping the deer off to verify the processor has space to accept your deer.Some counties with metro deer management units may be accepting deer until the end of the metro unit hunts.Check locally with a participating processor.

4.Donate the entire deer to receive the processing for free.

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TR12 Wednesday,November2,2011

Safe Handling of Deer

Hunters

General Precautions

• Wear rubber or latex gloves when field dressing carcasses.

• Do not eat the eyes,brain,spinal cord, spleen,tonsils or lymph nodes of any deer.

• Bone out the meat from your animal.

• Remove all internal organs.

• Do not eat any part of a deer that appears abnormal.

• Minimize the handling of brain,spinal cord,spleen,and lymph nodes

• If your deer is sampled for CWD testing, wait for test results before eating the meat.

• Do not use household knives or utensils.

• Use equipment dedicated to field dressing only.

• Thoroughly clean knives and equipment. Use a 50/50 solution of chlorine bleach and water to soak all butchering tools for one hour and to wipe down all countertops and work areas.

• Request that your animal be processed individually and not combined withmeat from other animals.

• Avoid use of saws. Do not cut through spine or skull except to remove the head.Use a knife designated only for this purpose.

Capital Newspapers

Lead in Venison

Deer harvested with lead bullets have been shown to have tiny lead particles or fragments remaining in the processed meat.These are often too small to be seen and can disperse far from the wound channel.Although lead in venison does not rival lead paint in older homes as a health risk for the public,the risk is not low enough to ignore.Children under 6 years and pregnant women are at the greatest risk from lead exposure.The amount of lead found in a small percentage of venison samples suggests that long term effects of lead consumption could occur in people who regularly eat venison shot with lead ammunition.However,there is currently no known evidence linking human consumption of venison to lead poisoning.

The following suggestions can reduce potential exposure to lead in venison: • Consider alternative expanding non-lead ammunition such as copper or other high-weight retention lead bullets,such as bonded bullets.

• Practice marksmanship and outdoor skills to get closer,making cleaner,lethal shots away from major muscle areas.

Aim for the vitals behind the shoulder,or the neck or the head.Don’t shoot at running deer.

• Avoid consuming internal organs as they can contain extra lead from heart-lung shots.

• Process small batches so you can frequently check the grinder and remove lead fragments.

Brain

• Remind your meat processor to not use deer meat with excessive shot damage.Trim a generous distance away from the wound channel and discard any meat that is bruised,discolored or contains hair,dirt,bone fragments or grass.This is an important issue that will continue to be investigated.

Lymph nodes and other parts shown here will be removed during normal field dressing.

Removing fat, membranes and cords from meat will remove the rest of the lymph nodes.

Eyeballs

For additional information: • on the lead-in-venison issue:dnr.wi.gov.

• on lead poisoning go to www.dhfs.wisconsin.gov.

Spinal cord Lymph nodes in head & neck

• on deer processing:www.datcp.state.wi.us/fs/consumerinfo/food/publications/pdf/CommonSense.pdf.

• on where to find copper bullets and non-toxic ammunition for hunting:dnr.wi.gov/org/land/wildlife/lead2.pdf.

Lymph nodes near digestive system

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Deposit required on all venison processing.

We are accepting donation deer.

We make summer sausage, landjaegers, snack sticks, honey ham, wieners, ring bologna, brats and much more!

Offer Good Thru Dec. 31, 2011 While supplies last. See Store For Details.

Open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. • Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Gun Season Hours Thanksgiving Day Sunday, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Bow Season for Drop Off and Pickup Nov. 19 - Nov. 28 9 a.m. - Noon We Accept Food Stamps, Quest, Visa, Discover and MasterCard 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

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N5340 Hwy. HH, Mauston, WI 53948

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