They are silly. If we were to go down the road of energy being the main component of what is allowed for harvesting game on the conservation estate, you would need to look at your ballistics chart and not shoot at deer past a certain distance. It was clearer when they simply restricted it to center fire rifles. Goats are covered under an open area hunting permit, and a .22 Hornet is perfectly sufficient for shooting them. As well as deer when used sensibly. I don't know who came up with that idea.
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