It took three years, but rifles will now be allowed for gun hunting seasons, unless prohibited by local ordinances. Hunter's safety was the biggest factor when considering this change. See this article from the
Wisconsin DNR to learn more.
MADISON -- Three years after the idea was first proposed in a citizen resolution during voting at Wisconsin Conservation Congress spring meetings, rifles will be allowed statewide for firearm deer hunting as of Nov. 1, 2013 – unless a local municipality has enacted a more restrictive ordinance
“Hunters are strongly urged to check with the local officials to see if rifles will be allowed for the November nine-day gun-deer hunt,” Scott Gunderson, assistant deputy secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, said of the law change which will not be in effect when the youth gun-deer hunt is held on Oct. 5-6.
Gunderson said this law change has attracted much public debate in the three years since it was first suggested.
Full Story Rifles OK’d for hunting statewide, unless local -ordinances say otherwise
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