Board votes to exempt county from bill that would allow rifles for deer hunting - Albert Lea Tribune

Board votes to exempt county from bill that would allow rifles for deer hunting - Albert Lea Tribune

The Freeborn County Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 Tuesday to exempt Freeborn County from a bill that would eliminate the state’s shotgun zone for deer hunting.  After more than 80 years with the current law in place that restricts the kind of firearms deer hunters can use, the bill would allow people to hunt in any part of the state with any legal firearm, including rifles.  Currently hunters are limited to using only shotguns with slugs, muz…