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2023 - 2024 Pistol Laws & Regulations


Only persons 21 years old or older are eligible for a Class A-1 license. A Class A-1 license entitles the licensee to hunt with a pistol having a barrel at least 4 inches in length. While hunting, the licensee shall carry the pistol outside his outer clothing, in an unconcealed and easily visible place. A pistol may be used only during established hunting seasons; except during muzzleloading sea- son. It is legal to hunt groundhogs in open fields with a pistol. It is illegal to:
  • take migratory game birds with a pistol.
  • hunt between 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise with a pistol larger than .22 caliber.
  • hunt bear, deer, or wild boar with a pistol using a straight-walled case of less than .357 magnum cartridge or a bottle-necked case of less than .24 caliber.
  • hunt bear, deer, or wild boar with a muzzleloading pistol of less than .38 caliber.

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