Local hunters debate rifles for deer hunting in Clay County

Local hunters debate rifles for deer hunting in Clay County

MOORHEAD — Area residents are split on whether deer hunters in Clay County should be able to use rifles or not. Glyndon resident Brian Winter is concerned about how far rifles carry, he told Clay County Commissioners during a public hearing on Tuesday, April 7. The discussion came on the heels of a new law that went into effect Jan. 1, which eliminated the shotgun-only zone in Minnesota. Most of Clay County was included in the shotgun zone. “If…