Legal Methods for Hunting Big Game
The equipment you may use depends on the big game being hunted.
- Bear, Deer, and Elk:
- Rifles and handguns using centerfire ammunition
- Shotguns, including muzzleloading shotguns, using ammunition loaded with a single round ball or slug
- Muzzleloading rifles and handguns that are .36 caliber or larger
- Longbows, recurve bows, compound bows, and crossbows
- Turkey:
- Shotguns with ammunition that are loaded with No. 4 shot or smaller
- Longbows, recurve bows, compound bows, or crossbows