And using a rifle in many states and areas within states would land your butt in jail. I have 75 acres in Coventry NY (a little outside of Binghamton) and we must use shotguns. But, travel a little further north and you enter "rifle country" where you can use either a shotgun or a rifle.
And for fun, my uncle will hunt deer with a handgun sometimes!
Lemme get this straight, NY State has shotgun only areas? Who drafted that legislation and why? In Texas, it is just a big no-no to hunt large game with a shotgun. Last time that I checked our hunting laws, we do not have any such zones where certain types of firearms are restricted for hunting purposes. On the other hand, spotlighting deer is a straight ticket to jail.