Hundreds speak at Clay County public hearing as board weighs keeping shotgun-only deer zones or allowing rifles Nearly 40 written comments and dozens of residents testified at an April 7 public hearing in Clay County on whether to keep shotgun-only deer hunting zones, carve the county at a highway, or take no action and allow rifles per a 2025 state law; commissioners will review comments and decide by the DNR deadline.

Clay County residents passionately debated whether to maintain shotgun-only zones or embrace rifles for deer hunting, with strong opinions on both sides of the issue.

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