I am not a fan of the Michigan game commission at all. From what I see is appointments of friends of the governor or his friends set on it.
At one time I could fathom the shot gun only rule in congested areas of Michigan back in the day of smooth bore shot guns and foster type slug pretty much limited to 100 yards at best.


Today with muzzle loaders that shoot with a guarantee of being accrete to 200 yards and slug guns with rifled barrels (rifled barrels, would those not be a rifle really?) with 3 inch ammo, also good out to a couple hundred yards.


My 30-30, 32 Winchester special, friends 35 Remington all fit into that 200 yard at best category so I think the game commission should have hunters setting on that board who know about shooting the different shot gun, muzzle loader & pistol deer game loads make the rules.


As for semi auto rifles, there are 6 of us who hunt a lot of coyotes. All of us except Dean uses a single shot or bolt action rifle. For 2015 we all racked up double digit kills. Dean how ever with his semi auto rifle has doubled what the other highest count guy got.
He just about every time we are out gets doubles, but that is what he built his rifle to do score doubles on coyotes.


Al