Legal Equipment for Hunting Game Birds
Firearms
When hunting game birds, except blue grouse, ruffed grouse, and wild turkey, the legal firearms are a centerfire or muzzleloading shotgun that:
- Is not larger than 10 gauge and…
- Is plugged to admit no more than one shell in the chamber or two shells in the magazine.
When hunting wild turkey, the legal firearms are:
- Any shotgun
- Any centerfire firearm
- A .17 HMR (Hornaday Magnum Rimfire) or larger rimfire firearm with an overall cartridge length greater than one inch
- Any muzzleloader
Archery Equipment
When hunting game birds, it is legal to use any archery equipment.