Section NR 10.04 - Unprotected wild animals The following wild animals are designated unprotected. No closed season, bag limit, size limit, or possession limit applies to these animals.
(1) Opossum, porcupine, skunk, weasel, and woodchuck.(2) Chukar partridge, coturnix quail, English sparrows, Eurasian collared doves, and starlings.(3) Any other wild animal not specified in this chapter.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 10.04
1-2-56; am. (1) Register, August, 1957, No. 20, eff. 9-1-57; am. (2), Register, August, 1958, No. 32, eff. 9-1-58; renum. to be NR 10.04; am. (1) and (2), Register, June, 1970, No. 174, eff. 7-1-70; am. (1), Register, August, 1972, No. 200, eff. 9-1-72; r. and recr. Register, No. 251, eff. 12-1-76; r. and recr. Register, August, 1979, No. 284, eff. 9-1-79; am. (1), Register, October, 1980, No. 298, eff. 11-1-80; cr. (intro.), Register, September, 1985, No. 357, eff. 10-1-85.Amended by, CR 16-037: am. (1) Register April 2017 No. 736, eff. 5/1/2017Amended by, CR 17-013: r. and recr. (2), Register February 2018 No. 746, eff. 3/1/2018Amended by, CR 18-005: am. (1) Register September 2018 No. 753, eff. 10/1/2018Amended by, correction in (3) (Note [2]) made under s. 3.92 (4) (b), Stats., Register February 2024 No. 819, eff. 4/1/2024Note: Persons taking unprotected animals must possess a hunting or trapping license and comply with all method of taking requirements of this chapter unless otherwise authorized by the department in writing or exempted under ch. NR 12.
Note: Pigeons are considered domestic animals by the department and therefore are not subject to this chapter or ch. 29, Stats.