Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Ed Brooks on May 22, 2013, 04:01:18 pm

Title: Whats legal in your State for arrows/heads (highlights)
Post by: Ed Brooks on May 22, 2013, 04:01:18 pm
I was thinking this may be interesting to see what the states list as lawful to hunt big game with.

From Washington State DF&WL

Broad head must be unbarbed, at least 7/8” wide with two cutting edges, & completely closed at the back end, (they do not mention arrowhead materials, so stone and bone are in)

It is unlawful to hunt big game with a retractable broadhead.

Arrow must be at least 20” long and have a 6 grain per pound of draw weight. (40lbs draw at 28” min) with a minimum of 300 gr arrow wt. (you do the math Washington didn't)

Happy Hunting!

Title: Re: Whats legal in your State for arrows/heads (highlights)
Post by: seabass on May 22, 2013, 06:23:41 pm
ohio has the 7/8 width,two cutting edges.stone points are legal,but not barbed.40# draw minimum.pretty close to your state regs.
Title: Re: Whats legal in your State for arrows/heads (highlights)
Post by: bubby on May 22, 2013, 06:32:14 pm
Ca is 7/8" stone is o.k. and the bow must cast a hunting weight arrow 120 yds
Title: Re: Whats legal in your State for arrows/heads (highlights)
Post by: Olanigw (Pekane) on May 22, 2013, 06:34:43 pm
The VT fish and game law digest states that broadheads must be 7/8" wide and the bow must have a draw weight of 35# or more.
Title: Re: Whats legal in your State for arrows/heads (highlights)
Post by: TRACY on May 22, 2013, 10:49:10 pm
Indiana is chert,flint and obsidian points of no specific size or weight. There is a 35lb minimum draw weight on bows to be legal.


Tracy
Title: Re: Whats legal in your State for arrows/heads (highlights)
Post by: turtle on May 23, 2013, 12:48:32 am
ohio has the 7/8 width,two cutting edges.stone points are legal,but not barbed.40# draw minimum.pretty close to your state regs.

Ohio lowered the minimum  broadhead width to 3/4 a couple of years ago.
Title: Re: Whats legal in your State for arrows/heads (highlights)
Post by: Pappy on May 23, 2013, 07:39:24 am
Don't know about Tennessee,never ask and never been ask in 40 + years of bowhunting I have never had equipment checked,been checked for Lic. and Orange in gun season but they have never ask about my equipment,well once     a warden ask if I really hunt with that stuff. ;) ;D ;D I have heard no barbs/stone is OK and must launch an arrow 100 yards  :-\ guess I should read the regs but the last time I looked it would take a Philadelphia lawyer to understand all of it. :o :-\
   Pappy
Title: Re: Whats legal in your State for arrows/heads (highlights)
Post by: Slackbunny on May 23, 2013, 12:36:24 pm
In New Brunswick, broadheads must be 20mm (3/4 inch) wide minimum. Also:

Quote
• Arrowheads and arrow shafts or bolts and
bolt shafts used in hunting cannot be
barbed, coated with poison, equipped with
rippers or designed to explode.
• Arrows or bolts tipped with small game field
points may be used while hunting small game.

Not sure what "rippers" are, and no mention of stone or bone points. I wonder if the serations on stone points count as rippers?

Also it is unlawful to possess a bow with a draw weight less than 20kg in a resort of wildlife, even if you aren't hunting.
Title: Re: Whats legal in your State for arrows/heads (highlights)
Post by: Parnell on May 23, 2013, 01:03:51 pm
In Florida it's pretty much anything goes - material wise, bevels, barbs.  Just needs to be 7/8".
Title: Re: Whats legal in your State for arrows/heads (highlights)
Post by: Patches on May 23, 2013, 06:42:54 pm
A question for people in states that do not allow barbed points:  Does the regs say that applies to bowfishing tackle too?
Title: Re: Whats legal in your State for arrows/heads (highlights)
Post by: Patches on May 23, 2013, 07:04:13 pm
I just looked up Missouri's regs.  No minimums on draw weight or broadhead size, or what the broadhead is made from. 
Title: Re: Whats legal in your State for arrows/heads (highlights)
Post by: Ed Brooks on May 23, 2013, 07:11:15 pm
Patches, in Washington it says no barb for big game, I will have to look to see if we can even bow fish here.
Title: Re: Whats legal in your State for arrows/heads (highlights)
Post by: Trapper Rob on May 24, 2013, 02:37:58 pm
I ask the warden here in PA he said as long as it's 7/8in cutting edge.
Title: Re: Whats legal in your State for arrows/heads (highlights)
Post by: bubby on May 24, 2013, 06:22:25 pm
bow fishing you need a fishing license and barbs are cool
Title: Re: Whats legal in your State for arrows/heads (highlights)
Post by: Buckeye Guy on May 27, 2013, 08:24:34 pm
Bow fishing is fishing not hunting so different regs in OHIO
Most every thing goes for bow fishing except dynamite !!
Title: Re: Whats legal in your State for arrows/heads (highlights)
Post by: seabass on May 27, 2013, 09:07:15 pm
you just need a fishing licsense in Ohio for bowfishing.you kind of need the barbs.i got checked out once by the state,they said i was good to go and wished more people did it.i slayed the carp this long weekend.i got three yesterday,probably weighed fifty pounds together.