Very true, I'm surprised a Mississippi boy like you knew that It's just the bottom two tiers of counties that are allowed to use rifles, I'm pretty sure. It could be the bottom three tiers. That's way south of me either way. And I never did get that part about the January antlerless-only season getting to use rifles. It's a very quiet season, not many hunters out. Perhaps thats way, maybe a test or something to see how well it goes over.
Nathan