Shotgun zone elimination for taking deer

Minnesota Senate File 660 eliminates the "shotgun use area" restriction for deer hunting. The bill repeals the existing law that limited hunters in specific northern Minnesota areas to shotguns only during the regular deer season, and instead allows all legal firearms statewide during that season. This directly affects deer hunters across Minnesota, removing geographic restrictions that previously required hunters in certain regions to use only shotguns. The key change is a statewide policy shift from restricted firearm use in defined zones to uniform access to all legal firearms during the regular deer hunting season.