Elk - Firearms

Allowed Methods

• Centerfire pistols, revolvers, or rifles using expanding-type bullets such as lead or copper
• Shotguns (including .410) with slugs only
• Air-powered guns, .40 caliber or larger, charged only from an external high-compression power source (external hand pump, air tank, or air compressor)
• Muzzleloading or cap-and-ball firearms, .40 caliber or larger and capable of firing only a single projectile at one discharge. In-lines and scopes are allowed.
• Multiple-barreled muzzleloading or cap-and-ball firearms and/or muzzleloading or cap-and-ball handguns, including revolvers, .40 caliber or larger, are allowed and may be carried in addition to a muzzleloading or cap-and-ball rifle.
• Longbows, compound bows, and recurve bows of any draw weight. Hand-held string-releasing devices, illuminated sights, scopes, and quickpoint sights are allowed.
• Crossbows
• Atlatls

Prohibited Methods

• Self-loading firearms with capacity of more than 11 cartridges in magazine and chamber combined
• Ammunition propelling more than one projectile at a single discharge (such as buckshot)
• Full hard metal case projectiles
• Fully automatic firearms
• Any sighting device that casts a beam of light on the game
• Electronic calls or electronically activated calls
• Night vision equipment
• Use of bait
• Use of dogs
• Hunting elk from a boat with a motor attached
• Hunting elk while they are in a stream or other body of water
• Hunting within any area enclosed by a fence greater than seven feet (7’) in height
• Additional methods may be prohibited by local ordinances