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As a long-time search and rescue volunteer, this passage sounds really problematic:

> Another section prohibits hunters from using artificial lights of any kind while carrying a firearm or other weapon

I absolutely understand why we don't want people using lights to attract animals while hunting. But failing to carry a headlamp or other light source when you might be out in the woods after dark would easily lead to more people needing assistance.

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Laws like this stem from an attempt to ban the use of flood lights to stun deer and thus make a shot easier. Like much firearms legislation it's still intentioned but leads to absurd scenarios.

Or simple lights that disrupts sleep in the forest.

Using red light would give hunters the ability to see where they are going and limit the impact on nighttime wildlife.

https://www.sepco-solarlighting.com/blog/why-wildlife-friend...

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