Bill > HF623

This bill eliminates the existing "shotgun zone" in Minnesota, which previously restricted deer hunting to only shotguns, muzzle-loading long guns, and handguns in a specific geographic area. The new legislation allows all legal firearms to be used statewide during the regular firearms deer season, effectively removing the prior geographical restrictions on firearm types for deer hunting. By repealing Minnesota Statutes section 97B.318, the bill removes the detailed boundary description that previously defined the shotgun use area, which stretched across multiple counties in central and northwest Minnesota. The change means hunters will now have more flexibility in choosing their hunting firearms throughout the entire state during the regular firearms deer season, simplifying hunting regulations and potentially providing hunters with more options for taking deer.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0623&ssn=0&y=2025