04-26-2004, 02:38 PM
[#660000][size 4]Here are the regs from the Big Game Proc. It looks like the .25 cal. Restriction is only for handguns. I hunt deer with a guy that will only use his .22-250 and has never had any problems with it on deer. Of course he is an excellent shot and gets in a lot of practice through the year.[/size][/#660000]
[#660000][size 4]VII. Firearms and archery equipment[/size][/#660000]
A. Prohibited Weapons
R657-5-8
(1) A person may not use any weapon or device to take big game other than those expressly permitted in this proclamation.
(2) A person may not use:
(a) a firearm capable of being fired fully automatic; or
(b) any light enhancement device or aiming device that casts a beam of light.
B. Rifles and Shotguns
R657-5-9
(1) The following rifles and shotguns may be used to take big game:
(a) any rifle firing centerfire cartridges and expanding bullets; and
(b) a shotgun, 20 gauge or larger, firing only 00 or larger buckshot or slug ammunition.
C. Handguns
R657-5-10
(1) A handgun may be used to take deer and pronghorn, provided the handgun is a minimum of .24 caliber, fires a centerfire cartridge with an expanding bullet and develops 500 foot-pounds of energy at the muzzle.
(2) A handgun may be used to take elk, moose, bison, bighorn sheep and Rocky Mountain goat provided the handgun is a minimum of .24 caliber, fires a centerfire cartridge with an expanding bullet and develops 500 foot-pounds of energy at 100 yards.
[#660000][size 4]VII. Firearms and archery equipment[/size][/#660000]
A. Prohibited Weapons
R657-5-8
(1) A person may not use any weapon or device to take big game other than those expressly permitted in this proclamation.
(2) A person may not use:
(a) a firearm capable of being fired fully automatic; or
(b) any light enhancement device or aiming device that casts a beam of light.
B. Rifles and Shotguns
R657-5-9
(1) The following rifles and shotguns may be used to take big game:
(a) any rifle firing centerfire cartridges and expanding bullets; and
(b) a shotgun, 20 gauge or larger, firing only 00 or larger buckshot or slug ammunition.
C. Handguns
R657-5-10
(1) A handgun may be used to take deer and pronghorn, provided the handgun is a minimum of .24 caliber, fires a centerfire cartridge with an expanding bullet and develops 500 foot-pounds of energy at the muzzle.
(2) A handgun may be used to take elk, moose, bison, bighorn sheep and Rocky Mountain goat provided the handgun is a minimum of .24 caliber, fires a centerfire cartridge with an expanding bullet and develops 500 foot-pounds of energy at 100 yards.