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The ability to use rifles in more areas of southern Minnesota gives deer hunters additional options. It also makes one responsibility more important than ever: Every hunter must know where the bullet can travel before pulling the trigger. Southern Minnesota hunting properties often include open fields, river bottoms, shelterbelts, roads, homes, farm buildings, livestock and neighboring hunters. A deer may be clearly visible while the area behind it is not safe. A rifle's greater effective range can be useful, but it also increases the importance of planning shooting directions, identifying backstops and understanding the property before opening morning. The firearm...