Registered: Sep 2009
Location: Monticello, Wi
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The WI Conservation Congress is having its annual meeting on April 8 in every County of the State. Currently WI does not have a legal method for retrieving a hunting dog from land where you don't have permission to be. I'd like to see a proposed method voted on in each County on 4-8-13. Do you have any suggestions for the resolution? What has worked in other States? My understanding is that currently a dog on land where you do not have permission is considered to be free roaming "At Large" and not under the owners control even though it might have a GPS and training collar on it.
Please provide any information that you can from other States that we might use in Wisconsin.

THANKS

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Would be nice just to cover our butts!

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Here is how it is written in Minnesota, hope this helps.

• A person on foot may, without permission, enter private land without a firearm to retrieve a hunting dog. After retrieving the dog, the person must immediately leave the premises. This exception does not authorize the taking of the wild animal.

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Location: Leadmine, Wisconsin
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Originally posted by Kler Kry
The WI Conservation Congress is having its annual meeting on April 8 in every County of the State. Currently WI does not have a legal method for retrieving a hunting dog from land where you don't have permission to be. I'd like to see a proposed method voted on in each County on 4-8-13. Do you have any suggestions for the resolution? What has worked in other States? My understanding is that currently a dog on land where you do not have permission is considered to be free roaming "At Large" and not under the owners control even though it might have a GPS and training collar on it.
Please provide any information that you can from other States that we might use in Wisconsin.

THANKS

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where will the sauk co. meeting be held and can anyone go? and time thanks Ken

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Location: Edgar, Wis
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Were will it be for Marathon, Wood and Portage counties. Will get the word out among the other houndsmen in this area!

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Originally posted by Brandon Gudgeon
I like how Minnesota has it written. Some District Attorney's adopt their views, but us Wisconsinites do need something in black and white.

I do "at large" is arguable with tracking devices on hunting dogs. Pretty sure in court, houndsman will win the "at large" argument most of the time. Again, we do need something adopted into our laws so we don't have to rely on "in most cases" type scenarios.

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The listing of the Conservation Congress April 8 Meeting schedule is on the web site: dnr,wi.gov/, under Conservation Congress section LEARN tab, all County locations are listed. It also explains under this section how you can submit a resolution from your County to address this issure.
I plan to combine the ideas from this post into a resolution and submit it as a resolution from Green Co.
If we start the process now it will be two years before it makes it through the whole process.
I like the Mn. procedure. It is short and direct and addresses the need of getting the dog as quickly as possible which is in the best interest of all parties involved.

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This is how it is listed in the current regulations.


Dogs
• Dogs are considered private property and are protected by law.
• Owners may be held responsible for damage caused by their dogs while hunting or for dogs
running at large.
• It is illegal to allow a dog to run at large, however, a dog that is actively engaged in a
legal hunting activity, including training, is not considered to be running at large if the
dog is monitored or supervised by a person and the dog is on land that is open to public
hunting or on land for which the person has obtained permission to hunt with or to train
a dog.

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Originally posted by Jake Appel
This is how it is listed in the current regulations.


Dogs
• Dogs are considered private property and are protected by law.
• Owners may be held responsible for damage caused by their dogs while hunting or for dogs
running at large.
• It is illegal to allow a dog to run at large, however, a dog that is actively engaged in a
legal hunting activity, including training, is not considered to be running at large if the
dog is monitored or supervised by a person and the dog is on land that is open to public
hunting or on land for which the person has obtained permission to hunt with or to train
a dog.

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Please not Jerry Moll's post on Illinois Right to Retrieve Bill
Illinois is ahead of Wisconsin on this issue.

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In Michigan, we can retrieve our dogs unless the land owner or represntative tells us we can not retrieve our dog(s). Then we must contact a LEO for help.

I will post the actual language tomorrow for you. I am getting ready to hit the woods tonight.

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Location: wisconsin
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This year while coyote hunting in Lincoln county wi. We were hunting on private land that we had permission to hunt on and the dogs lost the track,a house dog was barking across the highway that the dogs heard and they ran into the guys yard,the land owner caught the dogs and wrote down the information on the collar before giving the dog to their owner. The owner of the dogs was right there trying to catch his dogs before they got on the land owners land but was unable to do so.The land owner then called law inforcement, when law inforcement arrived he gave the owner of the dogs a 263.00 fine on 3 different charges I don't know what all the charges were but one was dogs running at large . The owner of the dogs called the Wi bear hunter assc. they told him that there is laws in wi.that do not allow hunting dogs to be on private land without permission and are subject to fines but not all countys adopt it as a county ordinance

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Number (4) is the section of interest.

NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 451 of 1994
324.73102 Entering or remaining on property of another; consent; exceptions.
Sec. 73102. (1) Except as provided in subsection (4), a person shall not enter or remain upon the property
of another person, other than farm property or a wooded area connected to farm property, to engage in any
recreational activity or trapping on that property without the consent of the owner or his or her lessee or agent,
if either of the following circumstances exists:
(a) The property is fenced or enclosed and is maintained in such a manner as to exclude intruders.
(b) The property is posted in a conspicuous manner against entry. The minimum letter height on the
posting signs shall be 1 inch. Each posting sign shall be not less than 50 square inches, and the signs shall be
spaced to enable a person to observe not less than 1 sign at any point of entry upon the property.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (4), a person shall not enter or remain upon farm property or a
wooded area connected to farm property for any recreational activity or trapping without the consent of the
owner or his or her lessee or agent, whether or not the farm property or wooded area connected to farm
property is fenced, enclosed, or posted.
(3) On fenced or posted property or farm property, a fisherman wading or floating a navigable public
stream may, without written or oral consent, enter upon property within the clearly defined banks of the
stream or, without damaging farm products, walk a route as closely proximate to the clearly defined bank as
possible when necessary to avoid a natural or artificial hazard or obstruction, including, but not limited to, a
dam, deep hole, or a fence or other exercise of ownership by the riparian owner.
(4) A person other than a person possessing a firearm may, unless previously prohibited in writing or orally
by the property owner or his or her lessee or agent, enter on foot upon the property of another person for the
sole purpose of retrieving a hunting dog. The person shall not remain on the property beyond the reasonable
time necessary to retrieve the dog. In an action under section 73109 or 73110, the burden of showing that the
property owner or his or her lessee or agent previously prohibited entry under this subsection is on the
plaintiff or prosecuting attorney, respectively.
(5) Consent to enter or remain upon the property of another person pursuant to this section may be given
orally or in writing. The consent may establish conditions for entering or remaining upon that property.
Unless prohibited in the written consent, a written consent may be amended or revoked orally. If the owner or
his or her lessee or agent requires all persons entering or remaining upon the property to have written consent,
the presence of the person on the property without written consent is prima facie evidence of unlawful entry.
History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995;¾Am. 1998, Act 546, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999.
Popular name: Act 451
Popular name: NREPA
Popular name: Recreational Trespass Act
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Location: nw wisconsin
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This is something we all have issues with, a few bad apples make it hard for the rest of us. Most people in my area hate hound hunters, It would be nice to be able to get a dog back without being screamed at or feeling like your tresspassing. We always try to get permission first but if no ones home or no answer we just go get our dogs. if it happens. Ill be at my countys meeting for sure.

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iowa is

under iowa law a person is not trespassing when they enter another's property for the sole purpose of retrieving their property which has accidentally or inadvertently strayed onto the property.
provided that the person takes the most direct and accessible route to and from the property in a quick manner without interfering with the owner's use of the property
see iowa code section 716.7

and

it is a criminal offense to injure or kill a dog in the state of iowa the unjustified killing of a dog may result in imprisonment up to two years ,up to a six thousand two hundred and fifty dollar fine or both
see iowa code section 717b.2

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Does the WI. Wildlife Federation have anything going on this problem?

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As big as it is and as many members as it has I am really surprised they have not done something to get a law passed on this issue. In my opinion they should be pushing to get one every chance they have and it should be a number one priority.

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Registered: Jul 2006
Location: East Central Wisconsin
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The WiWF has a hunting dog committe, they have talked about this for years. and are looking for committe members

hey, just a reminder, i retired from going to meetings over a year ago. just cannot afford to pay the way any more,

if someone wants to pick up the flag, i'll help coach you.

write up a resolution for the Federation and i'll get it to them for you, or help any way i can.

this is long time over do, just don't expect me to do it for you.

you want somthing done..... get involved

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I cannot beleive in wisconsin we donnot have a right to retreive as all the states around us do. Thanks for bringing to our attention Kenny.

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Thanks to everyone for their contributions to this thread. It appears that all the States surrounding WI have a policy in effect.
Please plan to attend the Spring Conservation Congress Meeting on Monday, 4-8-2013. There will be alot of new faces attending this. The wolf harvest season is bringing out alot of opposition.
We must stay united if we are to preserve our second amendment rights and can continue to hunt, fish, and trap.

Send me your e-mail lf you would like a copy of the Dog Retrieval Resolution that will be submitted in Green Co.

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Originally posted by Eric J
As big as it is and as many members as it has I am really surprised they have not done something to get a law passed on this issue. In my opinion they should be pushing to get one every chance they have and it should be a number one priority.

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Green 230113 Retrieval of hunting dogs from property without landowner permission 40 17 PASS
Iowa 250113 21 4 PASS
Lafayette330113 35 2 PASS
Rock 540313 46 6 PASS

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