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Deer hunters can pick up their rifles in southern Minnesota
- Deer hunters in southern Minnesota can now use rifles instead of shotguns in the upcoming firearms deer season.
- State Senator Steve Drazkowski stated that the exclusion of rifles dates back to 1942 due to concerns over deer overpopulation and chronic wasting disease.
- Drazkowski referenced a study from the Pennsylvania General Assembly regarding firearm safety in hunting.
- Drazkowski noted that Minnesota is one of the last states to maintain a 'shotgun-only' rule for deer hunting, which has now been repealed.
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Deer hunters can pick up their rifles in southern Minnesota
ROCHESTER — Deer hunters in southern Minnesota can start grabbing their rifles, leaving the shotgun in the gun cabinet, during the next firearms deer season. State Sen. Steve Drazkowski, R-Mazeppa, said the zone excluding rifles from deer hunting in southern and western Minnesota extends back to 1942, when different gun technology and different reasons existed. Drazkowski said the deer population in the early 1940s was small, and the rifle exclu…
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