Wisconsin Boys question for you
 

[align=left]me and my friend at school are having a three day long argument about hunting with a bow during the gun season.

I say you can if you are in blaze orange. I asked him why would the DNR care whether you shoot a deer with a gun at 200 yards or with a bow at 20 yards.

He says why would they stop the bow season for those nine days because of gun hunting, and he says it is gun only

Who is right? i will show him this tomorrow with all the answers.
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RE: Wisconsin Boys question for you
 

From what I read in the regulations bowhunting does stop for the 9 day gun season and begins again with muzzleloader season. Archery season Sept.13-Nov.20 & Dec.1-Jan.4.

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I was always under the impression that you could not bowhunt during the 9 day rifle season. However, I watched the pbs special on Wis. Deer Hunting and the DNR rep said that you could if you were in blaze orange. I am still uncertain because DNR has been mistaken with their own regs before. I am fairly certain you can bowhunt during muzzleloader season and assume you need to be in blaze for that as well but not 100% sure on that. I just wait until they are both over and can't get in trouble. For some reason I havea problem with bowhunting in blaze orange, it just seems wrong.

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You can bowhunt in the CWD units with a bow during gun season. Regular units are closed to bowhunting during the gun season as it should be! You can also bowhunt during the muzzleloader season wearing blaze orange, I personally wish the season was muzzleloader only! The bowseason is plenty long enough, I feel the muzzleloader guys should have their own season! JMO!

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The antlerless only hunt (with any weapon) Dec. 11-14th seems real stupid to me. I can shoot a doe any other time of the season. Just seems dumb:eek:

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I think you can.....but you have to buy a tag for gun season.....I think

in Missouri anyway

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I called the DNR last year on this and I never got a straight answer.But from the way the law is writtenYou can use a bow durning the gun season but you must have a gun tag. Then there are laws about what size weapons you can use for gun season and a bow is not mentioned in those laws. Ask 3 wardens and use the best 2 answers.:D

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Bingo

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[/align][align=left][/align][align=left]Sounds more like your married[8D]:D[/align][align=left]Why didn't you just pick up a regs. book?[/align]

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That's not right Dan. You only need a bow tag. As Joe already said, bow is allowed only in CWD units during any gun season. You just have to be in blaze. All regular, metro, non-CWD EAB, andherd reduction zones are closed to bow when any gun season is in progress.

edit: watch out for the dec 11-14 antlerless only hunt. Even if you are hunting in the CWD units with a bow, you are still restricted to only antlerless just like the gun hunters.

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Since you can take a buck with your bow and gun they dont want people shooting 2 with their gun and saying its a bow kill just my 2cents

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uhhh whichever idiosus maximus that does that is in for a surprise.

What are you gonna tell them when they ask how your arrow put a 6 inch hole in the buck? exploding tips?

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... and you have to wear blaze orange if bowhunting!

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Hue you are right but most of the state is not CDW zone. Which what I said is true.

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K now you got me thinking I'm confused. It ISillegal to use a bow in those parts of the state that are not CWD so how could what you say be true? How could you be needing a gun tag to bow hunt during the gun seasons when bowhunting during the gun seasons is illegal in non CWD zones?

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When I called the dnr about it I got 2 differant answers. 1 said you need a valid license to hunt in gun season your gun license,and nothing about which weapon you hunt with.. The other said you have to follow the gun laws which states thesize of gun you can use.The law said nothing about using a bow so as far as I know there is no law that says you can't use a bow but you are not following the law if you take a bow because of the gun law. I hope you can follow this it's kinf of confusing and I know I'm not explaining it well.

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Dan, that to me sounds like the typical uninformed/misinformed answer you would get from the DNR. Simply looking at the open close dates in the regulatons, a bow is only allowed in CWD zones during the gun hunts.Bow is closed in all other zones during any gun hunt so by logical deduction, actually it doesn't even take logical deduction, it's obvioius you don't need a gun tag to bowhunt because you can't legally hunt there with a bow anyway.

I wonder how many people have gotten in trouble because the ladies at the DNR gave people wrong, misworded, misleading information.

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Hoyt, you nailed it on the head.

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http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/wildlife/regs/deer08.pdf

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OMFG.....don't you people read the regs?? it clearly states which dates and weapons can be used and in what zones they are allowed at what times....they broke it down VERY clearly on pages 18-21 of the 2008 Wisconsin Deer Hunting Regulations book you get with your licenance.

For instance...in my area which is unit 69, a herd control unit:

Gun Deer Seasons
oct. 11-12 youth gun deer hunt
oct. 16-19 anterless deer only
nov. 22-30 one buck per unused gun buck deer tag & additional anterless per unused anterless or herd control tag
dec. 11-14 anterless deer only

Archery deer seasons
sep. 13-oct 15 one buck per unused archery buck deer tag & additional anterless per unused anterless or herd control tag
oct. 16-19 anterless deer only
oct.20-nov. 20 one buck per unused archery buck deer tag & additional anterless per unused anterless or herd control tag
dec. 1-dec 10 one buck per unused archery buck deer tag & additional anterless per unused anterless or herd control tag
dec 11-dec 14 anterless only
dec 15-jan 4 2009 one buck per unused archery buck deer tag & additional anterless per unused anterless or herd control tag

Muzzleloader deer season
dec 1-dec 10 one buck per unused gun buck deer tag & additional anterless per unused anterless or herd control tag

As for the blaze requirements:

Blaze Orange Requirements
In any area of the state where a firearm deer season is open (including the regular 9-day
hunt, muzzleloader season, October 11–12 Youth Hunt, October and December 4-day
antlerless only hunts, or CWD hunts), no person may hunt any game, except waterfowl,
unless at least 50% of the person’s outer clothing above the waist is colored blaze orange.
A hat, if worn, must be at least 50% blaze orange. Faded or stained blaze orange
clothing is unsafe and may not meet law requirements. Camo-blaze that is 50% blaze
orange is legal, but is not as visible as solid blaze clothing. 100% solid blaze orange is
recommended. Note: Blaze orange requirements do not apply to those hunters participating
in legal night hunting (i.e. raccoon) from ½ hour after sunset to ½ hour before
sunrise.
New in 2008, all ground blinds used on DNR-controlled lands during any gun deer
season must now display a minimum of 144 square inches of solid blaze orange
material that is visible 360 degrees around the blind. Also, all unoccupied ground
blinds on DNR lands must have the owner’s customer ID number or name and address
attached in a manner that is visible and legible. Exception: blinds which are
being used for waterfowl hunting.

Ya'll need to read the regs better before you go out or ya just might get in trouble....sheesh.;):D