This sounds like a loaded phrase, like "assault rifle". I'm originally from the northwest (WA state, NOT the Chicago area!). Out there the standard deer rifle would be a 30-06. Yet when I mentioned I may be looking for a 30-06 deer rifle, I'm told I may not use one in Indiana because it is a "high-powered rifle".
The gun shop where I first learned this is a reputable place and I did not doubt them, but my curiosity led me to the state website to confirm it. My jaw is still on the floor. How COULD anyone think that a 30-06, or .308, or .300 Win Mag, etc., are in any way inappropriate for deer hunting? I was raised differently.
I know that long-time Hoosiers will not find this as strange as I do. But I have questions:
1) How did this policy ever come about?
2) Is anyone aware of an effort to correct (I mean change) the rules?
If not, I really don't want to hunt here. That would be like packing in CA where your bullets aren't allowed to be in the gun!
The gun shop where I first learned this is a reputable place and I did not doubt them, but my curiosity led me to the state website to confirm it. My jaw is still on the floor. How COULD anyone think that a 30-06, or .308, or .300 Win Mag, etc., are in any way inappropriate for deer hunting? I was raised differently.
I know that long-time Hoosiers will not find this as strange as I do. But I have questions:
1) How did this policy ever come about?
2) Is anyone aware of an effort to correct (I mean change) the rules?
If not, I really don't want to hunt here. That would be like packing in CA where your bullets aren't allowed to be in the gun!