Legally blind hunters may use laser sighting devices to take game, subject to all other regulations, with a firearm or crossbow if all the following conditions are met:
The person is accompanied by a sighted person who is at least 18 years of age;
The sighted person possesses proof of a current or previous hunting license (other than an apprentice license) or proof of successful completion of a hunter safety class;
The legally blind person possesses the appropriate hunting license and proof of impairment in the form of a Secretary of State ID card.
No permit is necessary for this accommodation.
Permits for Hunters with Disabilities
A person with a disability may apply for a crossbow permit. A physician can automatically certify a hunter as eligible for a crossbow permit if the hunter:
has an amputation involving body extremities required for stable function to use conventional archery equipment, or,
has a spinal cord injury resulting in permanent disability to the lower extremities, leaving the applicant permanently non-ambulatory, or
has a permanent wheelchair restriction.
If none of the above criteria apply, physicians, physical therapists or occupational therapists can certify hunters who fail:
a functional draw test that equals 35 pounds of resistance and involves holding it for four seconds, or
a manual muscle test involving the grading of shoulder and elbow flexion and extension, or
an impaired range-of-motion test involving the shoulder or elbow.
In addition, a physician can recommend a crossbow permit for other permanent disabilities, such as neuromuscular conditions. For more information and an application, contact 517-373-1204.
A person with a permanent disability who has the full use of only one arm may apply for a modified bow permit. This permit allows modifications to a compound bow, including the addition of an overdraw lock device. This modification may not convert a compound bow into a crossbow For more information, go to www.pcba-inc.org/.
A person who, due to injury, disease, amputation or paralysis, is permanently disabled and unable to walk, may apply for a permit to hunt from a standing vehicle. This permit allows a person to hunt, and shoot from, a parked motor vehicle or ORV. Subject to all other regulations, this permit also entitles the holder to take a deer of either sex under any valid deer license.
A person who meets one of the eligibility requirements below may hunt deer on private land in a special season from Oct. 15-18, 2009:
Persons who have been issued permits to hunt from a standing vehicle.
Persons who are legally blind.
Veterans who have a 100% disability or are classified as individually unemployable by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
Hunters with other permanent disabilities may apply to the DNR Resource Deputy for a permit to use a laser sighting device with a firearm or crossbow to take game. Subject to all other regulations, a permittee may take game with the use of a laser sighting device only if accompanied by a person who is at least 18 years of age who is licensed to hunt the same game (other than an apprentice license). For application information, please call 517-373-0046.
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