Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Conservation Department
Summary
Shooting preserves have been defined as "any land on which a man is given special permission to hunt" (Schorger, 1955) and, more explicitly, as "privately owned and operated areas on which pen-reared game is released for hunting" (Dickey, 1957). Neither definition mentions that shooting preserves must be licensed by the state in which they exist, and must comply with specific state regulations. Essentially, then, shooting preserves are privately owned areas, licensed by the state, on which some form of liberalized hunting of pen-reared game is permitted.