Rifle zones.

[tangle tooth]

      I seem to recall a couple or three years ago,there was a rumor of deer rifle zones in most of Minnesota. There were  some restrictions and other rules of course but, what ever happened to this potential season?

[LPS]

They are still debating it.  Comes up every year now.

[Pulleye16]

They’ll have to change it soon…all the current rifle hunters will need to hunt down south since the wolves took over the northern portion. 🤣

[glenn57]

I personally don't see how that's going to come to be,  it's a safety thing in my mind!

[LPS]

It originally did not start as a safety thing.  They started the shotgun thing so they could keep the deer harvest down.  Now they are bringing safety up as some want to keep it shotgun only.  Yet you can hunt predators and target shoot all you want with rifles. 

[Steve-o]

You can shoot rifles all over Wisconsin.

[Pulleye16]

You can shoot rifles all over Wisconsin.

and MO...and I believe Iowa as well...and the Dakota's?

[Steve-o]

Our MN gubmint thinks we need a law for everything.

[tangle tooth]

       I'm not sure it would make a big difference to many people. I might get back in to deer hunting if I could dust off my .30-30.

      Would it change your hunting?

[Bobberineyes]

It originally did not start as a safety thing.  They started the shotgun thing so they could keep the deer harvest down.  Now they are bringing safety up as some want to keep it shotgun only.  Yet you can hunt predators and target shoot all you want with rifles.

That's pretty much what they said in the article I read. But they did mention the rifle would would be more dangerous at certain angles in farm land.

[glenn57]

It originally did not start as a safety thing.  They started the shotgun thing so they could keep the deer harvest down.  Now they are bringing safety up as some want to keep it shotgun only.  Yet you can hunt predators and target shoot all you want with rifles.

That's pretty much what they said in the article I read. But they did mention the rifle would would be more dangerous at certain angles in farm land.

onewould think thats a no brainer.......from my point of view anyway.
how far does a slug travel before it falls to the ground.vs as high powered rifle bullet????

[Bobberineyes]

I have no idea what the predator hunters are shooting,  .223? Maybe someone can come up with a chart on how far these rifles shoot, vs slug..

[Leech~~]

It originally did not start as a safety thing.  They started the shotgun thing so they could keep the deer harvest down.  Now they are bringing safety up as some want to keep it shotgun only.  Yet you can hunt predators and target shoot all you want with rifles.

That's pretty much what they said in the article I read. But they did mention the rifle would would be more dangerous at certain angles in farm land.

onewould think thats a no brainer.......from my point of view anyway.
how far does a slug travel before it falls to the ground.vs as high powered rifle bullet????

When I'm driving around in areas of the slug zone. I'm forever asking myself, how in the world is that guy going to hit a Deer with a slug from that stand across this field??