Summary


The proposed rule amendment would allow the use of revolvers for taking resident game birds, crows or game mammals; prohibit the use of full metal jacket ammunition and muzzleloading guns of less than .40 caliber firing a single ball and 20 gauge firing two or more balls for taking bear; require broadheads used on arrows or bolts for taking deer, turkey or bear to have at least two sharpened edges and be at least 7/8 inches wide; prohibit the taking of cub bear or bear with one or more cub bear; prohibit the waste of any game and provide a definition of waste; prohibit the take of bear if a hunter or the bear is less than 100 yards from a game feeding station; and prohibit the use of processed foods at game feeding stations except foods specifically produced or marketed for deer or swine. Additionally, the proposed rule amendment would provide non-substantive technical changes, such as grammatical corrections, language standardization, or clarification of existing provisions.