The Clusterbuck Podcast Episode 1 | New Illinois Rifle Law Breakdown, straight wall cartridges.

Hunter Zeigler, Nico Gualdoni, Allen Montgomery, and Jordan Blankenship discuss the New Illinois Rifle Season.

According to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources

"Effective Jan. 1, 2023, the legal calibers for single-shot rifles are:

a bottleneck centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger with a case length not exceeding one and two-fifths inches, OR
a straight-walled centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger.
Both must be available as a factory load with the published ballistic tables of the manufacturer showing a capability of at least 500-foot pounds of energy at the muzzle.
Full-metal jacket bullets may not be used to harvest deer.

These caliber specifications are the same that hunters may be familiar with for handgun deer hunting in previous years. The barrel of a handgun shall be at least 4 inches."

You can find all the new rules and regulations on IDNR's website. A super useful "Legal Cartridges" pdf is available. The list isn't exhaustive but does give hunters a solid breakdown and plenty of choices.

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