xeniabuck

I am from Illinois, and everybody probaly knows they do not allow rifles during any deer season. I am planning on going to college this semester and becoming a conservation officer when I get the oppurtunity. Only thing is, Illinois hardly ever hires, and I can't just sit and wait. I do not want to move a state that allows rifle hunting. What other states only allow shotguns during the season ?

jimmy the foot

new york, but if your in the Adirondacks or the southern portion you are allowed to use rifle also. i got a A.S.S in environmental conservation at finger lakes community college here in new york. loved every second of it but couldn't find a job so i work at a hospital now but still spend most of my time in the woods. good luck with your degree and hope you bag a slob this year.


THE FOOT

buckwild eb

what do you have against rifle hunting?

tj_cubin

i wouldnt base you decision on where to move on whether they allow rifle hunting.

sshhh, i dont need to hear that kind of talk!! im just going into natural resources at Morrisville State. They have some great internship connections, and i will have a leg up having a computer information systems degree as well, so there is some hope for me.

xeniabuck

Rifle hunting I just never enjoyed. I've been in rifle hunting in Missouri 4 times, and killed a deer each time. The feeling is not the same as getting a deer close up with a bow or shotgun and taking it. I'm not saying I'm against rifle hunting, but myself, I will never do it over shotgun or bow hunting.

Bionicrooster

Delaware and New Jersey are both Shotgon only. Delaware is a great little state with some real nice deer, plus awesome fishing and waterfowl hunting. New Jersey is..... well, its New Jersey.

mauser06

i hunt close quarters deer with a rifle...i havent killed one or had a shot at one out of todays shotgun range...most 25-50yds......im kinda kinda going to school for the same thing.....bt my school is one of 2 in the nation that offer a 4yr degree with a national park ranger training program...so my major is park and resource managment with a focus on law and the park ranger training...iplan to become a national parkranger....but with the degree and classes gameor fish commissioner ect is another option...i kinda want to start off as a park ranger.....and when i retire become agame warden.......who knows.....i gota make it throughfirst lol.........

Paul L Mohr

Michigan, Ohio and I think Indiana are all shotgun states. And some states like michigan are both shotgun and rifle depending on where you are located in the state.

Paul

Steve F.in MD

You do have the choiceof using a shotgun even in a state that allows rifles. Sounds like a not too well thought out reason to pick a place to live.

lovethebigguns

Indiana is shotgun only, no rifles.