Wis. Admin. Code § NR 20.05(2): “No person may…[p]ossess or control any firearm, gun or similar device at any time while on the waters, banks or shores that might be used for the purpose of fishing.”
Guess the intent of this was to prevent fishermen from dispatching fish with a firearm. What they did was effectively prohibit any firearm near any water. Considering you are never more than a stones throw from water in this state they inadvertently banned firearms statewide. This is currently being challenged in court and WI residents will continue to either knowingly or unknowingly ‘not comply’.
I’m planning two fall canoing/hunting trips this fall. The cool fall mornings, the smell of the leaves, the smell of burnt gunpower after a successful hunt, paddling through the colors and leaves floating on the water…dang. If just doesn’t get better than that.