Hunting season this year?

[patocazador]

The Florida FWC has made deer hunting with air rifles legal starting this fall. I've never even seen an air rifle above .22 caliber. I'll bet there will be an increase in wounded deer.

 

[Buck Conner1]

The Florida FWC has made deer hunting with air rifles legal starting this fall. I've never even seen an air rifle above .22 caliber. I'll bet there will be an increase in wounded deer.

The largest being offered by Benjamin is .50 caliber and it hits hard (have shot a friends). 

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Benjamin .50 caliber​

There are at least a half dozen makers offering .50 calibers today.

 

[dbowling2]

I have about 20 different air rifles but mainly hunt with a RWS 48 .22, BSA Lightning XL .22 and a Beeman R-9 .22. Have killed a ton of squirrels with them over the years.
 Air rifles for deer are just as effective as a muzzleloader if the distance is kept 50 yds and under, some air guns shoot 600-800 ft lbs with a conical slug of pure lead which is plenty thru the lungs.
 As long as people don't get stupid shouldn't be a problem but we all know how that goes, there are guys who hunt who cant kill them cleanly with a .50 BMG.

 

[NWTF Lobo]

April here in Michigan is turkey huntin time, I look forward to that every year with my flintlock fowlers

Sometimes it snows here in April but that don't stop a dedicated  turkey hunter