It is unlawful for any person, while hunting or taking wild animals or wild birds as those terms are defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-129 and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-130, to discharge a firearm:

(1)        Carelessly and heedlessly in wanton disregard for the safety of others; or

(2)        Without due caution or circumspection, and in a manner so as to endanger any person or property;

and resulting in property damage or bodily injury. (1991, c. 748, s. 1.)