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Options for childs 1st bow depend on your budget, your childBy Ross Bielema

Leader Columnist

Anyone who has a childknows that they grow

quickly, leaving piles ofclothes and shoes of mul-tiple sizes in their wake.Such is the problem with

outftting a youngster witha bow and arrow.

Parents have two ba-sic options: selecting alow-powered, short re-

curve bow that will rapidlybe outgrown as the childgrows stronger and taller,or starting with a more

expensive compound bowthat also will be outgrownquickly.

Now theres a third op-tion that requires more

investment, but has thepotential to last the youngshooter for a lifetime: acompound bow with a widerange of adjustments forboth draw length and draw

weight.Jason Lovell, of Osh-

kosh, opted for this thirdchoice for his 7-year-oldson, Jacob. With a com-pact, compound bow, fber-optic sight, drop-away restand carbon arrows settingDad back about $500, Jacobcould be hunting with hisMathews Mission Crazebow for the rest of his life.

Jacob started to joinme on short hunting trips

when he turned 5, theelder Lovell said. He en-

joyed watching me shootmy bow and started to

join me and my relativeson trips to the outdoor 3-Darchery courses, so I de-

cided to buy him a bow. Westarted out buying a cheapyouth compound we foundat a garage sale for $10, buthe quickly outgrew it and

we couldnt fnd anythingthat he wouldnt outgrowagain.

Sparta-based Mathews,one of the leaders in ex-treme-adjustment com-pound bows, has a networkof dealers to not only sellbut service their bows.

That, too, was a factor inJasons decision.

I choose to use a proshop because newer com-

pound bows need to betuned and set up properly,Lovell said. The MissionCraze is a dual-cam bow,and I added a drop-awayrest, which both requiretuning and alignment toperform at their best. Thepro shop could do a muchbetter job tuning the bow,and included a retune ofthe bow once it was brokenin. Buying new included a

lifetime warranty on thebow that I would not getwith a garage sale fnd.

There are many youth

compound bows that fallinto the $150 to $200 range,but they dont have the ad-

justability that the Crazeoffers, so they would needto be replaced once Jacobcould handle a bow toppinga 35-pound draw range.

The Wisconsin Depart-ment of Natural Resourcesrequires at least a 30-pounddraw weight for bowhunt-ing deer, and many hunt-

ers consider that too lightfor humane kills at typical25- to 35-yard shots. As thebows draw weight increas-es, arrow speed increasesand the chances of a com-plete pass-throughan ar-row that penetrates bothsides of a deers chestalso increases. Penetratingboth sides of a deer (par-ticularly both lungs or aheart) improves the bloodtrail and results in both a

quick death and rapid re-covery of the venison.

A recurve bow (tradi-tionally made of wood andfberglass and with no pul-

leys or other mechanicaladvantages) never has adraw-weight let-off like acompound bow, and in factgets heavier and harder tohold as the string is drawn.They are much more chal-lenging to shoot, and those

who hunt with these tradi-tional bows are in the mi-nority today.

We started looking ata purchasing a compound

because the let-off wouldhelp him to hold it easierversus a recurve, Lovellsaid. I wanted to buy himsomething that would lasthim a few years so welooked for a more adjust-able bow. We settled onthe Mission Craze bow be-cause of it was light weight,a decent price, and if hetakes care of it, will lasthim all the way throughhigh school. The bow will

grow with him and when heis ready to hunt, will reachthe legal hunting weight

PHOTO BY ROSS BIELEMA

Jason Lovell, of Oshkosh, watches as his son Jacob, 7, tries out his new Mission Craze bow. The Craze is one

of several newer compound bow designs that can be adjusted for the draw weight and length of anyone from a

youth to an adult, thus eliminating the need to buy multiple bows as the child grows.

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for him to begin men-tored hunting.

Starting him with thisbow when he is young

ensures he will be com-fortable with it when hedecides to use it for hunt-ing, Lovell continued. Idid not want to switch himto a different bow whenhe became of age to starthunting, let alone the costof purchasing a new bow.

The Mission Craze has a19- to 30-inch draw weight,and a 13- to 70-pound drawweight. The bow is only 28inches axle to axle short-

er than the length of manyadult arrows!

There are no specialtools needed other than anAllen wrench to adjust thedraw or poundage, so youdont have to take it to a proshop as they grow, or buynew idler wheels or caminserts like some bows,Lovell noted.

You want to makesure a child can draw thebow comfortably withoutstraining so they can workon proper shooting form.Overbowing is a prob-lem with adults, too, butwith children, it will only

create shooting problemsearly on, and then theseproblems can be difcult toovercome.

Jacobs bow is set ataround 20 pounds now,but wont be increased un-til hes ready. The properdraw weight for your childdepends on the childs ageand arm/back strength.Back and shoulder mus-cles are used more thanarm muscles to draw a

bowstring. The properdraw length depends onthe childs arm length.

An archery shop pro canget the bow set up with boththe proper draw weightand length for your young-ster, as well as offering anindoor place to try someshots and get the sightsdialed in, too. Be sure the

arrows are properly spinedfor the correct draw weightand cut to t the young-sters draw length.

Jacobs still a few yearsoff from mentor huntingwith his dad (you mustbe at least 10 to mentor

hunt with a parent or oth-er guardian and share aweapon between you), buthe has a good start with theproper bow and arrows.

The Mission Craze, oneof several bows that canbe widely adjusted, will fol-low Jacob into the huntingwoods and 3-D range as hegrows taller, stronger andmore knowledgeable aboutthe sports of archery andbowhunting. With its light

weight, compact size andlifetime warranty, its alsoa good choice for the adultbowhunter, especially thetree stand hunter whowants a very maneuver-able and handy compound.

For more information onarchery for kids, go to thissite: http://kidbow.com/ar-chery_answers.htm.

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Finding a kids first deer rifle requires some workBy Ross BielemaLeader Columnist

A kids love for guns,shooting and hunting canstart at an early age, evenif most schools and the PCcrowd dont encourage it.

But a bigger obstacleto overcome is that mostguns are just too big forsmall kids. There are argu-ably more guns specicallymade for youngsters andsmall adults than ever, butmany of them still dont tthe bill quite right.

Case in point: I bought

my daughter Kalispell a lit-tle CVA Hunter single-shot.243 rie for the upcom-ing deer season. But thecompact rie still was toolong and a bit heavy for her9-year-old, 70-pound frame.

We took the external-hammer rie to a nearbyshooting range, where I lether re one round from thebench. The rie roared andshe looked at me like shedbeen tricked.

What do you think? Iasked her.

It kicks too much! sheanswered.

Although it had a rubberbutt pad, I had let her shootit wearing a T-shirt. Sheshould have had at least asweatshirt and probably a

jacket on to help soak upsome more of the recoil.

She did take my adviceand held it tight (many kidsand some adults mistak-enly hold a rie or shotgunloosely, thinking this willhelp with the recoil, butthat only makes things

worse), but she denitelydid not want to shoot thegun again.

There are plenty of

small .22-caliber ries forchildren to learn on, all theway down to the Lillipu-tian Cricket, which is builtfor kindergarteners andrst-graders.

But when it comes to acenterre rie for deer, thechoices are few and far be-tween. Rossi, Harrington &Richardson and other sin-gle-shot rie manufactur-ers do make several small

youth guns with a shorter

length of pull (the lengthfrom the trigger to the endof the stock), which is oneof the most important mea-

surements for a good t.But single-shots have

several major disadvantag-es for kids.

First, an external ham-mer is a clunky, slow de-sign for hunting. In theeld, hunters want to beable to make a relativelyquick shot with a mini-mum of movement and doso quietly. Cocking a ham-mer before the shot re-

quires a lot of movement,and is noisy and slow. Addcold weather, gloves andperhaps a numb thumb,and the potential for erroris great. (The advent of atransfer bar that preventsa rie from accidentally r-ing if the hammer slips isa good safety feature, but

is still not as smooth andsure as the internal ringpin of a bolt-action rie, forexample).

Single-shots and bolt-actions do not soak up anyof the recoil created whenthe cartridge res, otherthan from the sheer weightof the gun. Of course, youthguns are built to be lighter,thus further increasingthe recoil or kick to the

shooters shoulder.Semi-automatic ries by

their very design use someof the cartridges energy to

vent gases or use the re-coil to kick out the emptycartridge and load anotherone. Thus most semi-auto-matics have less felt recoil.

Cartridge selection is

also important when outt-ting the youngster. Whenhunting soft-bodied gamelike the white-tailed deer,

you dont need a great dealof energy to make a killingshot. The .30-06 and .270are venerable choices foradults, especially thosehunting in open areas

where a 200- or 300-yardshot might be common, butthese choices are overkillfor kids and could pounda child hard enough thathe might not want to huntagain. The .30-30 isnt a badchoice, although a lever-ac-

tion rie has its own prob-lems for kids, combiningboth an external hammerand a generally unhandylever.

While looking in my gunsafe one day, the answerto my daughters deer gunselection was in plain sight.

An old Ruger .44 Mag-num carbine, purchased

years ago because it hada four-digit serial number,still had the price tag on it.

Id never shot it. It was light,handy and most important-ly, was a semi-automaticthat should produce lightrecoil. The .44 Magnumcartridge, designed for re-

volvers, produces a gooddeal of recoil in a handgun,but isnt bad in a rie. Andthe energy and diameter ofthe round are sufcient todrop almost any animal inNorth America, so will puta deer down fast.

I handed Kalispell thecarbine and she immedi-ately smiled. She liked thefeel, and although the rie

was still a bit too long forher, it should work well inmy ground blind when shotover some shooting sticks.

Another option for youthhunters is a crossbow. Ar-chery equipment is nowallowed during the gunseason (all hunters in the

woods must wear blazeorange during the gun sea-son, including bowhuntersand crossbow hunters),and a crossbow would pro-

vide the ease of ring a riewith the extreme quiet andalmost non-existent recoilof a crossbow.

There is no fast secondshot with the crossbow,however, but the Rugercarbine offers multiple fol-low-up shots with the pullof a trigger.

Some of you might con-sider a semi-auto in thehands of a youngster likegiving a new driver a V-8muscle car. But you canload the rie with just oneor two rounds if you arenervous about inadver-

tent shots. Have your childpractice with the gun sothey are familiar with thesafety and function. Re-member, you must share a

weapon if you mentor hunt,so you will be right there atarms length to ensure allrearms safety rules arefollowed.

A little 20-gauge semi-automatic or pump-actionshotgun with deer slugs isanother great choice for

youth deer hunters, butthe recoil generated will benoticeable. Normally thekick is felt in practice, but

when a nice buck or fat doeis in the sights, your son ordaughter will never noticethe smack of the stock toshoulder at all.

Take your young deerhunter to a real gun shop

with expert staff and lethim or her try severalmodels. Some ammo also

is available in a reduced-recoil variety.

Good hunting this fall!Taking a youngster hunt-ing allows you to re-liveall those great memoriesaeld that you enjoyed un-der the watchful eye of yourdad, uncle or grandpa.

Now its your turn topass along the hunting her-itage you can only nd inthe Wisconsin deer woods.

Ross Bielema is a freelance writer

from New London and ownerof Wolf River Concealed CarryLLC. Contact him at Ross@

wolfriverccw.com.

PHOTO BY ROSS BIELEMA

Kalispell Bielema, 9, of New London plans to use this vintage Ruger .44

Magnum carbine for her first mentored deer hunt this fall. Its difficult to

find a youth rifle that fits smaller children, and semi-automatics like this

one help soak up some of the recoil that kids fear.


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The youth deer huntwas made possible throughthe Deer 2000 and BeyondProject. The hunt is de-

signed to give youth hunt-ers ages 10-15 an opportu-nity to hunt deer and gain

valuable hunting experi-ence at a time when otherhunters are not authorizedto hunt deer with a rearm.

This years youth huntweekend is Oct. 10-11.

Hunters 10-15 years ofage, with or without huntereducation certication, areeligible to participate in the

youth gun deer hunt with amentor.

Unless participating inthe mentor program, all

youth hunters need to havesuccessfully completed ahunter education program,hold all required permitsand tags and be accompa-nied by a parent or adultguardian 18 or older. Theadult may not accompanymore than two youths.

Rules and regulations Youth hunters ages 10

through 15 may hunt deerwith a gun in all deer man-agement units (DMUs),except state parks andMenominee County. A deerhunting license is required.

Both resident andnonresident youth huntersare eligible to participate.

The bag limit is onebuck with their Gun BuckDeer Carcass Tag plus an

additional antlerless deerper Antlerless Deer Car-cass Tag valid for the DMUthe youth is hunting andone antlerless deer withtheir Jr. Antlerless DeerCarcass Tag, which is validstatewide.

One adult may not ac-company more than two

youth hunters. If one youthis under the mentoredhunter rules, the adult may

accompany no more thanone other youth at the sametime and only if the second

youth is at least 12-15 yearsof age and has completed

hunter education. All other hunting reg-

ulations apply. For youthhunters 12-15 years of age

(resident and non-resi-dent) who possess a huntereducation certicate of ac-complishment and a gundeer hunting license:

Hunters must be ac-companied by an adult 18

years of age or older. Toaccompany means theadult is within both visualand voice contact of the

youth. The adult does nothave to be a licensed hunt-er or a hunter educationgraduate to accompanyone or two youth who areat least 12 years of age andhave completed a huntereducation course.

Adults accompany-ing youth hunters may notgun hunt for deer duringthe youth hunt, but maypossess a bow or gun andhunt for a game speciesthat is open for them tohunt at that time.

An adult may not ac-company more than twoyouth hunters during theyouth gun deer hunt at anygiven time. For all youthhunters 10-11 years of age,or youth hunters 12-15 yearsof age who do not possessa hunter education certi-cate, and who possess a gundeer hunting license:

Hunters must bementored by an adult

who is within arms reach

at all times during the hunt. Qualied adult men-

tors must be at least 18years of age and have theyouths parent or guard-ians permission to mentorthe youth hunter.

Mentors must possessa valid Wisconsin hunt-ing license for the currenthunting season. Type ofhunting license does notmatter, unless the mentor

will be hunting other game.When hunting on land thementor owns or occupies,a mentor is exempt fromthe hunting license re-

quirement if not hunting,or if only hunting rabbits,squirrel, raccoon, fox, coy-ote, beaver, woodchucks or

unprotected species. If the mentor was

born on or after Jan. 1,

1973, they must be a gradu-ate of a hunter educationcourse or have completedbasic training with the U.S.

Armed Forces. Qualied adult men-

tors may only mentor one

youth hunter who is age 10or 11, or who has not com-pleted hunter education, atany given time.

Only one rearm, bowor crossbow may be pos-sessed jointly between the

mentor and youth who isage 10 or 11, or who has notcompleted hunter educa-tion, if participating in the

youth gun deer hunt. Wisconsin Department

of Natural Resources


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Ranges give hunters opportunityto shoot and sight-in their rifles

Promoting hunting,shooting sports and hunt-er safety is a long stand-ing objective within theDepartment of NaturalResources. Providing thepublic with accessible, en-

vironmentally friendly andsafe public shooting rangesto shoot and sight-in riesand handguns is one ele-ment of this objective.

The ability to build newmodern shooting rangesand improve existingranges is based on avail-able funding through theFederal Aid in Wildlife Res-toration act, better knownas the Pittman-Robertsonor P-R Act, which placesan excise tax on the salesof rearms, archery equip-ment and ammunition.

Recent sales of rearmsand ammunition have in-creased the funding avail-able for the DNR to puttoward the public shootingrange program includingnew ranges, improving ex-isting ranges and providinggrants to private ranges.

Using Pittman-Rob-ertson funds for shootingrange improvements anddevelopment is giving backto those who pay into thesystem and also impactsfuture P-R funding.

There are estimated tobe over 400 shooting rang-es in Wisconsin. Between30 and 35 are on public land(state, county, or munici-pality). Five of these publicranges are located in thesoutheastern third of the

state where the majority ofthe population live.With an estimated 1.7

million rearm owners inWisconsin and over 400ranges, including onlyve public ranges in thesoutheastern third of thestate, there is need forexpanded public shootingopportunities.

The DNR goals includerenovating, maintainingand building public rangeslocated within 50 miles ofLaCrosse, Eau Claire, Mil-

waukee, Kenosha, Wauke-sha, Madison, Janesville,

Appleton and Green Bay.Public access to shoot-

ing opportunities in Wis-consin are particularlylimited in the southern halfof the state with only three

DNR managed rangessouth of State Highway 10to serve well over half ofthe population.

In northern Wisconsinthere are at least 29 shoot-ing ranges on public land,and these generally also re-ceive heavy use, althoughshooting outside of an es-tablished range is permit-ted in all northern counties.

Ranges closest to Sha-wano are the J&H HuntClub at W5810 J&H Road,Shiocton (715-758-8134);Shiocton Shooting Range,N5684 Lake Park St., Shioc-ton (920-986-3415); Mach-ickanee Shooting Range,3490 Garrity Road, Oconto(920-384-6995).

Wisconsin Department


2015 Deer Hunting Seasons Archery and Crossbow: Sept. 12-Jan. 3, 2016

Youth deer hunt: Oct. 10-11

Gun: Nov. 21-29

Muzzleloader: Nov. 30-Dec. 9

December four-day antlerless hunt: Dec. 10-13

Gun hunt for hunters with disabilities: Oct. 3-11

Whats NewHere is a summary of deer hunting rules for the 2015 season:

When purchasing a license or bonus antlerless tag, hunters

must specify the zone, county and land type for each antler-

less tag.

All deer registration will be completed electronically, but

some in-person registration stations will be available to assist

hunters.

The December four-day antlerless-only hunt will be offered

statewide.

- The antlerless-only Holiday Hunt will not be offered.

Antlerless quotas and bonus antlerless permit lev-els are now based on County Deer Advisory Council

recommendations.

One Farmland Zone antlerless tag is included with each

deer hunting license.

Junior antlerless deer tags are valid statewide.

Bonus Buck is no longer available.

All deer must be registered by 5 p.m. the day after harvest

in the unit of kill or an adjacent unit.

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Q How is the numberof land type-specic tags(public or private) issueddetermined in DMUs?A Starting in 2015, lo-

cal County Deer AdvisoryCouncils provide recom-mendations on how manypublic and private bonusantlerless tags should beissued in each county. Simi-lar to how the departmenthas handled this in thepast, the CDACs reviewharvest history, anticipatedhunter success, populationestimates and other fac-tors. Then, they make rec-ommendations on antler-

less harvest and bonus tagissuance to help achievethree-year county popula-tion objectives of increase,decrease or maintain.

QWhich tags will be is-sued with the purchase of adeer hunting license?A In 2015, hunters who

purchase an archer, cross-bow or gun deer hunting li-cense will receive one bucktag valid in any unit state-

wide, plus one Farmland

Zone antlerless tag. Thisantlerless tag must be des-ignated for use in any oneunit in a Farmland Zone.In addition, at the time ofpurchase, the buyer alsochooses the land type (pub-lic or private) for which thetag will be valid.

Q What tags will be is-sued with the purchase ofa Conservation Patron li-cense?A Conservation Patron

license holders will re-ceive one Gun Buck DeerCarcass Tag and one BowBuck Deer Carcass Tagthat can be lled with ei-ther a conventional bowor crossbow. They willalso receive two FarmlandZone antlerless tags validfor use in any FarmlandZone county and land typespecied at the time of pur-chase, but which must be

specied for a county unitand either public or privateland at the time of licensepurchase. These antlerlesstags are not weapon-spe-

cic and can be lled withbow, crossbow, or rearm.Conservation Patrons canspecify different countyunits and land types foreach free antlerless tag.

QWhat if a hunter pur-chases both an archer andcrossbow license?A That hunter will only

receive one buck tag validstatewide, plus one Farm-land Zone antlerless tag.This antlerless tag is validin the particular FarmlandZone unit (county) and landtype (public or private) thatthe buyer chooses at thetime of purchase.

Q If a hunter rst pur-chases an archer licenseand then upgrades to in-clude a crossbow license(or vice versa) which backtag will they be required to

wear?A Whichever license is

purchased rst will be theback tag the hunter will beissued and will wear. Thehunter will not be issueda second back tag. Whenhunters buy the upgrade

they will be issued a sepa-rate license that denotesthe upgrade and they mustcarry that license whilehunting.

Q If I plan to harvesta deer in multiple DMUsor outside the FarmlandZones during the 2015 deerseason, will I need to buyseparate tags?A At purchase, hunters

will receive one buck tagthat is valid in any DMU

statewide and one antler-less tag valid in a FarmlandZone unit, which must bedesignated for either publicor private land in a speciccounty. If a hunter wouldlike to harvest an antler-less deer in a Forest Zoneunit this year, that huntermust purchase a bonusantlerless tag for that unit,if available. If a hunter

wants more than one ant-

lerless tag in a Farmlandzone, that hunter may beable to purchase additionaltags for $12 (residents) or$20 (non-residents) each at

a rate of one tag per hunterper day until sold out.

Q What tags will juniordeer hunters receive?A They will receive one

buck tag valid statewideand one Junior AntlerlessDeer Tag valid statewidefor each license. Youthhunters aged 1017 willnot need to specify county,zone or land type on theirtags.

Q If a 17-year-old buysa junior hunting license,but turns 18 before or dur-ing the deer season, canthey still use the statewideantlerless deer tags they

received with their juniorhunting license?AYes. Because the tags

were obtained while theperson was under 18 yearsof age, the tags are valid.

QWhat tags will Class Aand C disabled permit hold-ers receive?A They will receive one

buck tag valid statewideand one Farmland Zone

Antlerless Deer CarcassTag (specied for a zone,

unit and land type). ThisFarmland Zone antlerlesstag will be valid for anyunit statewide, but huntersmay only use this tag onthe land type (public or pri-

vate) specied on the tag.Q What tags will quali-

ed resident U.S. ArmedForces members receive?AA U.S. Armed Forces

member who exhibits proofthat he/she is a Wisconsinresident or was a resident

upon entering active ser-vice will receive one bucktag valid statewide andthe same Farmland Zone

Antlerless Deer Carcasstag as everyone else. How-ever, this Farmland Zoneantlerless deer carcass tagis valid statewide, includ-ing in buck-only units, butonly under the authorityof a gun deer license andonly during a season open

to hunting deer with re-arms. The Farmland Zoneantlerless carcass tag willstill only be valid for theland type (public or pri-

vate) listed on the tag.QCan class A and C dis-

abled or qualied militarypersonnel on leave tag adoe with their buck tag as

before?ANo. The law requiresthat we provide Class Aand C disabled huntersand military personnelthe opportunity to hunteither sex deer statewideduring any rearm deerseason under the author-ity of their gun deer li-cense. Their buck tag is

now valid only for bucks.Q Will active duty mili-

tary service members stillbe offered bonus antlerlesstags for units that are sold

out?A Yes, we will continueto handle this as we havein the past. Residents whoare in active service withthe U.S. Armed Forcesoutside this state and onfurlough or leave will stillbe able to purchase a Bo-nus Antlerless Deer Tagfor any unit and land type

(public or private) whichhas an antlerless quota,even if they are already allsold out.

Q Are antlerless tagsweapon-specic in 2015?

A No. All antlerlesstags may be lled with any

weapon and during anyseason with the appropri-ate license.

Q Is regular huntingor hunting under an ag-ricultural deer damage


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shooting permit allowedon the Friday prior to theNovember nine-day gundeer season?

A Yes. The prohibitionof possessing a loaded oruncased frearm on the Fri-day prior to the Novembernine-day gun deer seasonhas been eliminated. Thisallows hunting with a fre-arm for any animal with anopen season or under dam-age shooting permits.

Q Why are hunterscharged a $2 fee if they de-cide to defer the decisionon designating the unitand/or land type on theirtag to a later date follow-ing their initial license pur-chase?

AThe $2 fee covers pay-ments and commissionsto agents and contractors,plus a transaction fee thatis set in state statute. Simi-lar transactions can onlyoccur through the DNR,so no additional fees areincurred. Department of Natural Resources


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Nov Dec

2015 Deer, Bear, Small Game, Fall Turkey, and Wolf hunting hours listed from30 minutes before sunrise to 20 minutes after sunset for

Zone A in theNorthern Area. If hunting in a zone other than Zone A, add the zone-specific minutes, as found in the hunting regulations, to the

opening and closing times. See the regulations specific for the species you plan to hunt for hunting season dates.

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Electronic registrationhas arrived statewide

Electronic registrationallows hunters to fulll therequirements of register-ing their deer or bear us-ing the phone or Internet,making this task fast, easyand convenient for hunters

while providing the stateDepartment of Natural Re-sources with timely accessto valuable harvest data.

Wisconsin has alreadysuccessfully implementedelectronic registration for

turkey and goose hunters,and has now moved to ac-complish the same for thebig game hunting seasons.

To prepare for thischange, the departmentconducted a test of elec-tronic registration optionsduring the 2014 deer sea-sons. Over 14,000 hunters

were selected to partici-pate and offer feedback.During all Wisconsin deerseasons, over 10,000 deer

were registered electroni-cally. Hunters were latersurveyed for feedback, re-sulting in changes that willmake the new electronicregistration system asquick and easy as possible.

How it worksAfter immediately at-

taching and validating thecarcass tag, hunters willhave several options forregistering their harvests.

Phone: Dial 1-844-426-3734 and follow theprompts to provide harvestinformation.

Online: On a computeror mobile device, go to ga-mereg.wi.gov and enter

your harvest information.In person: Visit a des-

ignated in-person stationthat offers a phone or com-puter to hunters for thepurpose of registering your

deer or bear. Hunters maylocate in-person stationsprior to the start of the fallhunting seasons at dnr.

wi.gov, keyword registra-

tion stations.Upon submitting all

required harvest informa-tion, hunters will receivea 10-character conrma-tion number that must be

written on the carcass tagattached to the animal.Once hunters have com-pleted this step, the animal

will be ofcially registered.All hunters must obtain aconrmation number and

write it on the tag for theanimal to be registered,even if registering at an in-person station.

Special rules Registration of all

deer and bear remainsmandatory in Wisconsinand is the responsibility ofthe individual hunter. It isnot an option.

Hunters will receive a10-character conrmationnumber that must be writ-ten on the carcass tag at-tached to the deer or bearbeing registered. This willindicate to a conservation

warden, wildlife biologistor meat processor thatthe animal has been prop-erly registered. To prevent

smearing, use a perma-nent marker or ballpointpen to write the conrma-tion number on the tag.

The carcass tag withconrmation number writ-ten on it must be retainedby the hunter until themeat is consumed.

All deer and bear mustbe registered by 5 p.m. theday after the animal wasrecovered and tagged.

- Although all registra-tion is electronic, the de-partment may still requiretissue sampling in somecases.

Registration stationsSince the 1950s, in-

person registration sta-tions have aided Wisconsinhunters in registering theirharvests. Local businesseshave always been a corner-stone of the hunting expe-rience and are encouragedto continue offering regis-tration services. The tra-ditions of registration sta-tions do not need to end.

In 2015, any businesscan serve as an in-personregistration station.

SEE REGISTRATION, PAGE 11


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THE SHAWANO LEADER 11SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2015 DEER HUNTING

FYI

You will need to have the following information

in order to successfully register your deer us-

ing electronic registration:

DNR customer ID number;

Weapon type you used to harvest your deer;

Date of kill;

County of kill;

If your deer was harvested in a Tribal Unit;

Deer Management Zone of kill;

Land type of kill (public or private);

If you harvested a buck or an antlerless deer;

If your deer was harvested in a CWD-af -

fected area;

If you harvested an adult deer or a fawn, and

if you harvested a fawn, whether it was a doe

fawn or a buck fawn;

If you harvested a buck, if it had spiked or

forked antlers;

Most importantly, upon successfully regis-

tering your deer using electronic registration,

you will receive a conrmation number which

must be written on the carcass tag afxed to

the animal in order to complete the registration

process. Failure to do so is a violation.

REGISTRATIONFROM PAGE 10

Crossbow Q&AQ Which license is

required to hunt with acrossbow?ATo hunt with a cross-

bow during the crossbowdeer season, a hunter

must purchase a cross-bow-specic license.However, if hunters wishto hunt with both a cross-bow and a bow, they mustpurchase the crossbow orbow license and the bow/crossbow upgrade. Therst license will be sold atthe regular price and thesecond will be just $3.

QWhat tags will a hunt-er receive with a crossbowlicense?

A Hunters receive oneBow Buck Deer CarcassTag valid in any unit state-

wide and one FarmlandZone Antlerless Deer Car-cass Tag specic to theFarmland Zone, countyand land type specied atpurchase. Hunters maypurchase a $3 upgrade

which authorizes the useof both crossbow and ver-tical bow to ll the Bow

Buck Carcass Tag andFarmland Zone AntlerlessDeer Carcass Tag (specif-ic to the Farmland Zone,county and land type spec-ied at purchase). How-ever, the purchase of anupgrade (or both licenses)does not come with a sec-ond set of tags.

Q If someone wantsto hunt with a crossbow,do they need to purchaseboth an archer license and

a crossbow license?A No. To hunt with a

crossbow during the cross-bow deer season, a huntermust purchase a cross-bow-specic license. How-ever, if a hunter wishes tohunt with both a bow anda crossbow they must pur-chase both an archer and acrossbow license. The rst

license will be sold at theregular price and the sec-ond will be just $3.

Q If someone wants tohunt with a bow or cross-bow during a rearm (in-

cluding muzzleloader)season, do they need topurchase an archer orcrossbow license?ANo. Anyone who pos-

sesses a regular (gun)deer license can use anylegal rearm, bow or cross-bow to hunt deer with thatlicense during any seasonopen to hunting deer witha rearm.

Q If someone purchas-es both an archer and a

crossbow license, whattags will they receive?A With the purchase

of both licenses, hunterswill receive one Bow BuckDeer Carcass Tag validin any unit statewide andone Farmland Zone Ant-lerless Deer Carcass Tagspecic to the FarmlandZone, county and landtype specied at purchase.These tags may be lled

using either weapon. Thepurchase of both archerand crossbow licensesonly authorizes the use ofboth weapons and hunters

will not receive a secondset of tags.

QCan junior deer hunt-ers hunt with a crossbow?A Yes, but they must

purchase a crossbow-spe-cic junior deer huntinglicense to use a crossbowduring the crossbow deer

seasons. Youth huntersdo not need a crossbow li-cense to hunt with a cross-bow during a rearm deer

season if the youth has agun deer license, whichalso allows hunting with abow or crossbow during arearm deer season underthe lesser-weapons rule.

QDo Conservation Pa-tron licenses allow cross-bow use?A Yes. A crossbow li-

cense is included with theConservation Patron li-cense.

QCan disabled huntersor hunters over the age of65 hunt with a crossbowusing a regular archer li-cense?ANo, all hunters wish-

ing to hunt with a cross-

bow, including the disabledand those over 65 yearsof age, must purchase acrossbow-specic license.Disabled hunting permitsno longer authorize cross-bow use. The law that for-merly allowed crossbowuse in these cases was re-pealed by the legislature in2014.

Q Are there specictransportation require-

ments relative to cross-bows?A Crossbows that are

not cocked do not need tobe cased during transpor-tation, whether it is in oron a vehicle, ATV, UTV,snowmobile or other mo-torized vehicle. A cockedcrossbow can be placed inor on any of these vehiclesand transported only if it isrst unloaded (arrow/boltremoved) and the cocked

crossbow is encased in acarrying case.

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To be designated as a station, partici-pating businesses need only to providea phone or computer to hunters for thepurpose of registering their animals.

The department will list a participat-ing business on the DNR website if thatbusiness noties the DNR of its intent tooffer registration options.

To have your business name listed onthe website, call Adam Murkowski (608-261-7588) or Christine Priest (608-264-6023).

The local in-person registration sta-tions listed on the DNR website as ofSept. 25 were Longbranch Saloon, W.11218 Grunewald St., Gresham; Lakev-

iew Quick Mart (BP station), 417 S. War-rington St., Cecil; and Vees Start Camp-site, N9126 County Road D, Bowler.

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