R657-5-48. Handgun-Archery-Muzzleloader-Shotgun-Only Hunt

  (1) The division may establish Handgun-Archery-Muzzleloader-Shotgun-Only hunts for any big gamespecies.

  (2) An individual may only use the following weapons on a handgun-archery-muzzleloader-shotgun-only hunt:

  (a) a legal handgun for the species being hunted, consistent with R657-5-9 and Subsection (5), with no attached scope;

  (b) legal archery equipment consistent with R657-5-11;

  (c) a legal muzzleloader consistent with R657-5-10, with no attached scope; or

  (d) a legal shotgun consistent with R657-5-8, with no attached scope.

  (3) A person who has obtained a Handgun-Archery-Muzzleloader-Shotgun-Only permit may take one animal of the big game species identified on the permit.

  (4) A person who has obtained a Handgun-Archery-Muzzleloader-Shotgun-Only permit may only hunt under that permit during the season dates and within the boundaries identified on the permit and in the guidebooks of the Wildlife Board for taking big game.

  (5) In addition to the requirements in R657-5-9, a handgun used to take a big game animal in a Handgun-Archery-Muzzleloader-Shotgun-Only hunt must:

  (a) have no more than a single barrel 15 inches or less in length, including the chamber;

  (b) have a single rear handgrip without any form of a:

  (i) fixed, detachable, or collapsible buttstock;

  (ii) apparatus or extension behind the rear grip capable of being used to steady the handgun against the body while firing; or

  (iii) vertical foregrip; and

  (c) be no more than 24 inches in overall length.

  (6) A Handgun-Archery-Muzzleloader-Shotgun-Only hunt is not a centerfire rifle hunt for purposes of Section 23-20-31 or R657-5-49.