The rule is dangerously overbroad, and your input to BLM is needed before February 5, 1997. Any of these are facts which would subject the hunter to criminal liability.
Hunters frequently hunt in groups.
The second problem with the rule is that there is no exception for self-defense. Tell them to eliminate the portions of the proposed rule which seek to restrict the discharge or possession of a firearm, and to add to any rule a self-defense exemption. We have made the text of the rule available on our Website. You can subscribe to our E-mail Alert Network directly. If you subscribe by state, you will receive federal alerts plus those which are specific to your state of residence.