Bolt actions for Minnesota whitetails

A bolt action is the plain, dependable answer for Minnesota whitetails. It keeps working when wet snow arrives on the second weekend of the November season, and a stainless barrel in a synthetic stock will not mind a week in an unheated shack. For the big woods, a short .308 with a low-power scope is hard to beat. On field edges from Mankato west, 6.5 Creedmoor, .270 and 7mm-08 reach across a picked bean field. Hunters in the former southern shotgun zone should know the rules changed recently; check the DNR regulations for your county before buying a rifle for that ground. Pick a bolt handle you can work with mittens. Bolt rifles need no state permit, only the federal check at the Minnesota FFL we ship to. More in Minnesota deer rifles.