“I don’t think it flies well with the public," said Doug Allman with the Indiana Deer Hunters Association.
Speaking to WFPL as an individual, he said he does not support using high-powered rifles for deer hunting.
"I think there are concerns. I’m concerned even as a hunter that’s out there in the field with the potential of being in the line of fire," he said.
While acknowledging that people being shot by hunters is a rare occurrence, Allman said there may be some property owners who limit access because of the distances high-powered rifles can shoot.
The Indianapolis Star reports many hunters oppose high-powered weapons that can fire a bullet over longer distances because they would give an unfair advantage over deer.
Proponents of the rule say it would be just as safe to use high-powered rifles to hunt deer as the weapons currently used, the report said. They also say it would give deer hunters more options.
There will be a public hearing and the matter will be decided in 2015, said Allman.