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Committee advances bill to legalize sabots for muzzleloader season
Summary
Representative Ron Mendai, presenting House Bill 128, told the Senate Resources & Environment Committee the measure would move a current Fish and Game rule into statute to allow the use of sabots in muzzleloader-only seasons.
Representative Ron Mendai, presenting House Bill 128, told the Senate Resources & Environment Committee the measure would move a current Fish and Game rule into statute to allow the use of sabots in muzzleloader-only seasons.
"It's a pretty simple bill. You can see what it does. It's very short," Mendai said, adding that sabots are more accurate and can improve terminal performance when harvesting game.
The bill would remove a Fish and Game administrative rule (ID rule 406703 as cited in testimony) that currently prohibits sabots during muzzleloader-only seasons, and instead make the allowance explicit in statute. Proponents said sabots—plastic sleeves that improve the seal and spin of a…
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