$1000+ to be cold and wet for five days.

[peternap]

Now legal in PA, not NY.  There is usually a special season for archery in most states.  It is earlier and has less restrictions than gun, because of the added difficulty.  Crossbows have not always been considered as archery because they are not as difficult as a bow.  It has been one of the more debated topics for fair chase in my states.

That argument started with stick bow hunters vs compound, now it's compound vs crossbow...same thing with conventional sidelock muzzle loaders vs inline.

The very real truth is that crossbows are a lot harder to use. They can't be tuned so there is a ton of experimentation to get just the right fletching with just the right amount of offset combined with just the right broadhead.

When you're finished, you can't shoot any farther or faster than a compound and you're saddled with a heavy awkward weapon.

[Redoverfarm]

CF it is the same here in WV that there has to be a disability to prevent you from using a compound/recurve.  But I would imagine that it will be like the handicap parking if they are not careful and you will be able to get a special permit even if you have an ingrown toenail.   Some that have those are no more disabled than me.

[peternap]

It's easy now. There is an additional license needed for crossbows along with the regular hunting license. No additional license is needed during the regular season.
Property owners are exempt from licensing so I don't need any of them.

[Redoverfarm]

Peter what about the farm.  Here you have to be a resident landowner to be exempt.  Same applies to other members of the household.

[peternap]

Peter what about the farm.  Here you have to be a resident landowner to be exempt.  Same applies to other members of the household.

Not here John, just a land owner and his immediate family or if owned by a Corporation, members of the board and their families.

Resident or non-resident landowners, their spouses, their children and grandchildren and the spouses of such children and grandchildren, or the landowner's parents, resident or nonresident, do not need a license to hunt, trap or fish (on inland waters) within the boundaries of their own lands.

[rick91351]

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Not here John, just a land owner and his immediate family or if owned by a Corporation, members of the board and their families.

Resident or non-resident landowners, their spouses, their children and grandchildren and the spouses of such children and grandchildren, or the landowner's parents, resident or nonresident, do not need a license to hunt, trap or fish (on inland waters) within the boundaries of their own lands.

Not so in Idaho