SB586,,333329.184 (3) (c) Type of hunting authorized. A Class A bear license authorizes hunting with a firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow.

SB586,,353529.185 (6) (a) 1. A firearm or airgun, as authorized under par. (b), a bow and arrow, or a crossbow.

SB586,,373729.185 (6) (b) Firearms and ammunition. A wolf harvesting license authorizes hunting with a rifle, a muzzle-loading firearm, a handgun, a shotgun that fires slugs or shotshells, an airgun, and any other firearm that is loaded with a single slug or ball. A wolf harvesting license authorizes hunting with shot that is larger than size BB.

SB586,,393929.193 (2) (cr) 4. A person holding a current resident or nonresident deer hunting license and a Class D permit may hunt deer of either sex with a firearm or airgun only during a special season established by the department that is open for hunting deer with firearms by disabled persons who hold a permit under this section.

SB586,,414129.193 (2) (d) Assistance. 1. A holder of a Class A or Class B permit may be accompanied by a person who is not eligible to apply for a Class A or Class B permit. The accompanying person may not hunt or carry a firearm, airgun, bow, or crossbow unless that person has been issued the appropriate approval to do so. The assistance rendered by an accompanying person who has not been issued the appropriate approval is limited to field dressing, tagging, and retrieving game for the permit holder.

SB586,,42422. A holder of a Class C permit shall be accompanied by a person who is not eligible to apply for a permit under this section. The accompanying person may not hunt or carry a firearm, airgun, bow, or crossbow unless the person has been issued the appropriate approval to do so. The assistance rendered by an accompanying person may include sighting the firearm, airgun, bow, or crossbow, identifying the game, and field dressing, tagging, and retrieving game for the permit holder.

SB586,,43433. A holder of a Class D permit may use an adaptive device, as authorized by the department by rule, to facilitate the use of a firearm or an airgun and may be accompanied by a person who is not eligible to apply for a permit under this section. The accompanying person may not hunt or carry a firearm, airgun, bow, or crossbow unless that person has been issued the appropriate approval to do so. The assistance rendered by an accompanying person who has not been issued the appropriate approval is limited to field dressing, tagging, and retrieving game for the permit holder and any other assistance authorized by the department by rule.

SB586,,454529.211 (2) Authorization. A nonresident deer hunting license authorizes the hunting of deer with a firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow.

SB586,,474729.311 (1) No person may hunt waterfowl or coots with any firearm or airgun using any shotshell classified by the federal government as toxic or harmful to wildlife or the environment.

SB586,,494929.312 (2) The department may not promulgate or enforce a rule that prohibits a person from sighting a firearm or airgun on land owned or leased by that person or a member of that person’s immediate family during the 24-hour period prior to the opening date for hunting deer with firearms in any area where there is an open season for hunting deer with firearms.

SB586,,515129.314 (3) (a) Prohibition. No person may use or possess with intent to use a light for shining deer, elk, or bear while the person is hunting deer, elk, or bear or in possession of a firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow.

SB586,,535329.324 (1) (b) “Group deer hunting party” means 2 or more hunters hunting in a group all using firearms or airguns, each of whom holds an individual license to hunt deer.

SB586,,555529.324 (1) (d) “Youth deer license” means a license that is issued by the department to a person who is under the age of 18 and that authorizes the hunting of deer with a firearm or airgun.

SB586,,575729.341 (1) Any person who, while hunting any wild animal or bird, discharges a firearm, airgun, or arrow, and by that discharge injures or kills another person, shall immediately give his or her name and address to the injured person, render assistance to the injured person and obtain immediate medical or hospital care for the injured person, and immediately report the injury or death to the sheriff or police of the locality in which the shooting took place.

SB586,,595929.345 Hunting, fishing or trapping accident; failure to report. (1) Every person who has caused or been involved in an accident in which a person has been injured by discharge of a firearm, airgun, or arrow while hunting, fishing, or trapping, or inflicted an injury upon himself or herself with a firearm, airgun, or with an arrow while hunting, fishing, or trapping, shall render a report to the department at any of its field offices within 10 days after the injury unless the person is physically incapable of making the required report, in which event the person or persons involved in the accident shall designate an agent to file the report within the specified time.

SB586,,6060(2) Any person who is involved in an accident with a firearm, airgun, or arrow while hunting, fishing, or trapping, and who fails to submit the report required by this section, shall forfeit not more than $50. In addition, the court may revoke any license issued to the person under this chapter and may further provide that no license shall be issued to the person under this chapter for a fixed period of time specified by the court.