Horicon Zone
When a Canada goose is killed and before it is carried by hand or transported in any manner by any person, the hunter who killed the goose must:
- Validate the carcass tag by tearing or cutting out notches on the carcass tag. This designates the month, day and time of kill. Failure to follow this validation procedure invalidates the carcass tag.
- Completely attach the tag (utilizing its own adhesive) to the neck or leg of the goose.
Canada Goose Transportation Restrictions
- You may only transport Canada geese in a motor vehicle in such a manner that the tag attached to the Canada goose cannot be handled by any occupant of the vehicle.
- You must keep the tag attached to the Canada goose until it reaches your home.
Special Horicon Zone Restriction
You may not hunt waterfowl from any road or railroad including their respective rights-of-way. Note: Railroad rights-of-way are private property and trespass is prohibited unless permission is granted by the owner.
The area shown on the map above is a specific area located within the Horicon Zone. This separate area has additional rules of its own.
Blind Restrictions
The following rules apply to the hunting of any species of geese during the regular goose season on any land in the Horicon Intensive Management Subzone.
While hunting as described above, you may not:
- Hunt geese, except from blinds, in the Horicon Intensive Management Subzone. Hunters with a Class A disabled hunting permit may hunt outside of, but within 20 feet of a blind.
- Hunt from a blind which is occupied by more than one other hunter (limit of two hunters per blind).
- Hunt from any blind placed within 200 yards of any other hunter-occupied blind.
- Hunt from any blind placed within 100 yards of the boundary of the property on which such blind is located.
- Place any blind within 75 yards of the Horicon Wildlife Refuge.
In this special goose subzone, a blind is any framed enclosure or pit camouflaged to provide concealment. A blind may not be more than 15 feet in its greatest dimension. Note: Crippled geese may be pursued on foot or by boat with the aid of a dog and shotgun after being shot from your blind, provided you do not enter the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge.
