3/29/17
by News Department on 03/29/17PGC rules NO semi-auto rifles...
Rifle deer hunting season ended in December, but talks about the sport are being brought back up.
On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Game Commission made a last-minute change and decided not to legalize semi-automatic rifles for hunting big game like deer, black bear, elk, and turkey.
Last November, Governor Wolf lifted the ban on semi-automatic rifles for hunting. The Game Commission gave preliminary approval to use semi-automatic rifles for big and small game back in January, but after further review, officials decided to only legalize the semi-automatic guns for small game.
Rifle season begins again in the fall.
