Black powder (or synthetic substances such as "pyrodex" which are approved for competitive muzzle-loading meets by the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association) is the only powder to be used during this season.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Register no. 1571 (April 10, 2026), pp. 109-112 = 321 CMR pages 43-46: the text of 321 CMR 3.02(4), Hunting and Tagging of Deer, as filed by the Division of Fisheries & Wildlife under the Notice of Compliance at pp. 107-108 of the same issue and effective 12/19/25. Reproduced by the Massachusetts State Library, archives.lib.state.ma.us, handle 2452/886198.
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lead projectile, or by means of a bow and arrow. black powder (or synthetic substances
such as "pyrodex" which are approved for competitive muzzle-loading meets by the
national muzzle loading rifle association) is the only powder to be used during this
season. primitive firearms may have smooth or rifled bores and shall not contain more
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