There has been a change in what constitutes a legal deer rifle in Ohio.

From the ODNR Website:

Straight-walled cartridge rifles in the following calibers: New this year! All straight-walled cartridge calibers from a minimum of .357 to a maximum of .50. Shotguns and straight-walled cartridge rifles can be loaded with no more than three shells in the chamber and magazine combined.

 

Previously, there had been a laundry list of cherry-picked chamberings that look like somebody had gone through their closet and picked what they thought might kill a deer. This is a good sign. Ohio went three years under the previous rule with no ill effects to the herd and no circular firing squad among the hunters. Time to move it up a notch. Good work, ODNR!

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