Limits are 1 per day - 3 per season. With only moderate hunting pressure, mature bucks of 200 pounds or more are killed every year, deer like these cannot be over-gunned. For most shooting situations, a scoped rifle of substantial caliber, shooting heavy bullets, is our recommendation. Light, fast, flat shooting loads offer no advantage and can be counter productive in the heavy woods you will be hunting. Shoot the heaviest bullets available for your respective rifle for best results.
Heavy woods hunting sometimes requires picking small targets and a scope is invaluable.
Black powder hunting is permitted during the regular firearms season. A muzzle loading rifle or musket firing a 40 caliber bullet is the minimum requirement. Turkey hunting is with shotguns only. 10 and 12 gauge magnums with full chokes are in order. Guns should be patterned to determine the best load performance at 35 yards.