(UPDATE) New Firearm Option for Illinois Deer Hunters

Starting January 1st, deer hunters in Illinois will have a new option for the type of firearm they use.

House Bill 4386 authorizes the use of single-shot centerfire rifles, guns that can fire only a single round of ammunition that contains primer in the center of the cartridge and not in the rim of the cartridge.

(A note that administrative rules are still being developed to accomodate the new law, so double check with IDNR before your next hunting adventure)

Before, only shotguns, handguns and muzzleloading rifles were allowed for deer hunting.