Hunting instructor looks forward to seeing uptake of centerfire rifles in Illinois

By Zeta Cross, The Center Square | December 26, 2023
In this April 9, 2013 photo, a white tailed deer moves through the Shawnee National Forest near Belknap, Ill. | AP Photo/Seth Perlman

For the first time in modern Illinois history, deer hunters were allowed to use single-shot centerfire rifles in 2023 during deer firearm season. Hunting instructor Dan Stephens, a recruiter with Illinois Learn to Hunt, said that preteen hunters and folks with shoulder issues are two groups who are prime buyers for the now-legal-for-hunting centerfire rifles.…

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