Whtaillgnd1, Nope not illegel. I had to take a test givin by the DEC. check "deer search inc." for more info. The deer was @ 35yrds. "my max" and the deer took a step @ the shot. The bows an SQ32 shooting axis 31" @ 267 fps with vortex heads. They made a hell of a hole, 2.5 " cutting blades.