I think your handgun and rifle public land are reversed
Your states minimum caliber for big game?
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Ga has a minimum 22cal centerfire rifle for big game . 22cal centerfire pistol for big game. 45cal muzzleloader for big game and turkey .
The pistol law changed a few years ago, from handgun with 6" or longer barrel capable of producing 500ft lbs at 100yds, to any 22 cal or larger centerfire. With means a person could legally go in the woods with a 25acp pocket pistol and shoot AT deer if they wanted to. I thought the old pistol law was unnessasarily complicated and nearly impossible to enforce, but the new one is just lazy .
The pistol law changed a few years ago, from handgun with 6" or longer barrel capable of producing 500ft lbs at 100yds, to any 22 cal or larger centerfire. With means a person could legally go in the woods with a 25acp pocket pistol and shoot AT deer if they wanted to. I thought the old pistol law was unnessasarily complicated and nearly impossible to enforce, but the new one is just lazy .
Hopefully you are able to get suppressors legalized. I think that this is one of the most invasive laws in the US.
Rifles chambered for cartridges that fire a bullet of .357-inch diameter or larger, have a minimum case length of 1.16 inches, and have a maximum case length of 1.8 inches are legal to use only during the deer firearms, youth, reduction zones from Nov. 14-Jan. 31 (in zones where local ordinances allow the use of a firearm), and special antlerless seasons. These rifle cartridges can be used on public and private land.
Handguns, other than muzzleloading handguns, must have a barrel at least 4 inches long and must fire a bullet of .243-inch diameter or larger. The handgun cartridge case, without the bullet, must be at least 1.16 inches long. There is no maximum cartridge length for those used in handguns. Full metal-jacketed bullets are not permitted. The handgun must not be a rifle that has a barrel less than 18 inches. A rifle with a barrel less than 18 inches is not considered a handgun.
Copy and pasted direct from Indiana DNR
WILLR
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PA. centerfire .rifles .hand guns. and shotguns with al lead bullet or a bullet designed to expand on impact, NO BUCK SHOT!!!! CHECK THE COUNTY YOU WILL BE IN SOME COUNTIES DO NOT ALL RIFLES AND HAVE SPECIAL REGULATIONS . EXAMPLE PHILADELPHIA AND ALLEGHENY
SSgt G Cody
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One small correction about North Carolina's Big Game hunt restrictions: North Carolina- Centerfire, .223 or larger, 40 cal. min ML. Hard to find in Restriction Book.
Mississippihunting
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Mississippi
Primitive Weapons season
single or double-barreled muzzleloading rifles of at least .38 caliber; OR single shot, breech loading, metallic cartridge rifles (.35 caliber or larger) and replicas, reproductions, or reproductions of those type rifles with an exposed hammer; OR single or double-barreled muzzleloading shotguns
Gun season
There are no caliber or magazine capacity restrictions on firearms.
MagnumManiac
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In my state (Victoria) in Australia, we have 3 distinct minimums for deer.
Hog deer, minimum is 6mm. Fallow deer, minimum is 6mm also and Red deer/Sambar deer is minimum 27 cal.
We have other deer like Rusa which have bred with Sambar and they have a 27 cal minimum as well.
We also cannot hunt deer unless we possess a Game License in my state, even interstate hunters have to have one.
We don't have seasons on Fallow, Reds or Rusa/Sambar deer, they can be hunted all year, but we do on Hog deer, it is the whole of April from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset for each day of the month. We get 2 tags, a hind and a stag.
I have been on public land dozens of times and only seen a handful of deer, they are very small and elusive. On private land I have filled both tags each time I have gone.
These small deer are the hardest deer I have ever hunted. A blind works, but a tree stand is where it all comes together.
Cheers.
Hog deer, minimum is 6mm. Fallow deer, minimum is 6mm also and Red deer/Sambar deer is minimum 27 cal.
We have other deer like Rusa which have bred with Sambar and they have a 27 cal minimum as well.
We also cannot hunt deer unless we possess a Game License in my state, even interstate hunters have to have one.
We don't have seasons on Fallow, Reds or Rusa/Sambar deer, they can be hunted all year, but we do on Hog deer, it is the whole of April from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset for each day of the month. We get 2 tags, a hind and a stag.
I have been on public land dozens of times and only seen a handful of deer, they are very small and elusive. On private land I have filled both tags each time I have gone.
These small deer are the hardest deer I have ever hunted. A blind works, but a tree stand is where it all comes together.
Cheers.
Rabid Fish
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Southern Michigan, rifles chambered in straight walled cartridges .35 cal or larger. There is a minimum & maximum length. It translates to anything between 38 Special & .460 S&W. For pistols, .35 cal and up. Whatever you can handle.
Move if you can!
That is bat crap crazy and wrong. Why all cops instantly check and search all social media. Many daily looking for DA's. The 6.5 sucksmoor club kept that under wraps!!
WildRose
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In Texas all Centerfire rounds are legal.
I'm another Texan has replied but for game animals in Texas 22 caliber CENTERFIRE is the minimum legal. No exotics and non game species there is no restrictions that I am aware of.
