Lansing — Michigan deer hunters entering the first regular firearms season under sweeping new regulations are facing a choice that wasn’t necessary in previous years: Which rifle should they use?
The elimination of the Limited Firearms Deer Zone in the Lower Peninsula now allows hunters to use all legal firearms statewide, including rifles chambered for bottleneck cartridges.
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