| Wisconsin State Assembly passed Bill 179. | | | | physically challenged persons and communicate |
| This bill reads "relating to: being | | | | them to the Department. |
| physically in possession of a firearm, bow, | | | | |
| or crossbow while hunting captive deer or | | | | - To advance research and design, policy and |
| other captive wild animals. This bill is | | | | legislative changes to improve accessibility |
| intended to stop the surge of Internet | | | | of agency programs and properties. |
| hunting in Wisconsin. | | | | |
| | | | - To communicate with individuals and other |
| A Texas businessman owns a web site that | | | | organizations and agencies with similar |
| allows people to shoot game animals on his | | | | purposes in a collaborative process to |
| ranch. This is done with specially mounted | | | | improve accessibility |
| cameras on rifles. The "hunter" can view the | | | | |
| entire process online and tell the person | | | | The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
| holding the rifle to shoot live game on his | | | | is also part of a nationwide program named |
| ranch. He claims the site was intended for | | | | "Open the Outdoors". "Open the Outdoors" is a |
| disabled people so that they can also enjoy | | | | nationwide effort to provide disabled |
| hunting and target shooting. | | | | individuals with a user-friendly means of |
| | | | accessing recreation opportunities. |
| Generally in Wisconsin, disabled persons are | | | | |
| given the opportunity to hunt and enjoy the | | | | The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
| outdoor experience. The Wisconsin Department | | | | is committed to providing greater access and |
| of Natural Resources objective is to provide | | | | more programs for persons with disabilities. |
| a variety of hunting, fishing, and | | | | The intent is to make it easier for disabled |
| recreational use permits designed to help | | | | individuals to hunt, fish and pursue other |
| people with disabilities enjoy the state's | | | | outdoor activities. |
| natural resources. | | | | |
| | | | Source: Wisconsin Department of Wisconsin Web |
| Wisconsin's Disabled Advisory Council for the | | | | Site. |
| Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has | | | | |
| 4 main objectives. | | | | Supporters of this bill include sportsmen who |
| | | | believe hunting is being outdoors and being |
| - To advise the Department of Natural | | | | an actual part of the hunting experience and |
| Resources on matters pertaining to the | | | | that using the Internet isn't hunting at all. |
| accessibility of all department programs and | | | | |
| services by physically challenged persons. | | | | At this time, at lease 14 other states are |
| | | | working on similar legislation for preventing |
| - To identify and evaluate needs of | | | | Internet hunting. |