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Committee advances House Bill 128 to allow certain modern muzzleloader projectiles
Summary
The committee approved House Bill 128 to permit sabots (modern muzzleloader projectiles) for muzzleloader-only hunts; the Fish and Game Commission opposed the bill and witnesses debated technology, ethics and rulemaking process.
The Resources and Conservation Committee voted to send House Bill 128 to the House with a due-pass recommendation after a lengthy discussion about muzzleloader technology, hunter ethics and the Fish and Game Commission’s rulemaking process.
Representative Ron Mendy (District 5), the bill sponsor, described his experience hunting with muzzleloaders and said sabots provide greater accuracy and terminal performance for elk-sized game. “I love the idea of muzzleloading,” he said, and added that sabots “are extremely accurate” and can improve…
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