# Hunting Shotgun Sight Legality

**URL:** <https://njgunforums.net/t/hunting-shotgun-sight-legality/5294>\
**Category:** Hunting/Fishing\
**Created:** [November 2, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/hunting-shotgun-sight-legality/5294 "2026-11-02T19:44:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chief\_AV10](https://njgunforums.net/user_avatar/njgunforums.net/chief_av10/32/10847_2.png) [@Chief\_AV10](https://njgunforums.net/u/Chief_AV10)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/hunting-shotgun-sight-legality/5294/1 "2026-11-02T19:44:09Z")

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Looking to get into hunting for the first time this year. I was planning to use a 12ga shotgun with slugs during the appropriate seasons and the regs state the following:

"Telescopic sights permitted.

Shotgun must have an adjustable open iron or peep sight or a scope affixed if hunter is hunting with, or in possession of, slugs.

Prohibited: any sight or device that casts a beam of light upon the deer."

Would a red dot be good to go or would I need to get a scope?

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**Author:** ![scorpio64](https://njgunforums.net/user_avatar/njgunforums.net/scorpio64/32/6025_2.png) [@scorpio64](https://njgunforums.net/u/scorpio64)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/hunting-shotgun-sight-legality/5294/2 "2026-11-02T19:56:37Z")

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A red dot is more than enough for deer distances, however a low power scope may help if you wear glasses. Laser aiming devices are verboten.