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09-22-2002 | 03:46 PM
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Boone & Crockett
Joined: Oct 1998
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From: Hughesville, PA USA
RE: Bow Regulations
There are no laws regarding the ownership of bows in the state of PA. There are however laws regulating their use for hunting tools.
As written:
ARROW, A projectile shot from a bow with an overall length exceeding the brace height of the bow with fletching designed only for guidance at teh aft end and a broadhead mounted on the fore end. No electronic device shall be part of or attached to the arrow. No device, materal or system capable of causing damage or injury to the animal in excess of that inflicting by the cutting edges of the broadhead shall be part of or attached to any arrow.
BOW, a device for launching an arrow, which derives it's propulsive energy solely from the bending and recovery of two limbs. The energy used to propel the arrow may not be derived from another source. These limitations shall not exclude the mechanical leverage advantage provided by the eccentric wheels or cams so long as the energy stored in the bent limbs of the bow is the sole result of a single, continuous and direct pulling effort by the shooter. No track, trough, bow at full or partial draw shall be attached to the bow. The bowstring must be drawn, held and released as a direct and conscious action by the shooter. Relesae shall be accomplished by either relaxing the tension of the fingers or triggering the release action of a manually held release aid. Bow shall have a peak draw weight not less than 35 pounds.
BROADHEAD, Shall have an outside diameter or width of at least 7/8 inch with no less than two cutting edges. Cutting edges shall be in the same plane throughout the length of the cutting surface. Broadheads shall not exceed three inches in length measured form the tip of the broadhead to the point that fits against the arrow shaft.
Boils down to a bow at least 35 lbs or more draw weight, no draw locs, crossbows or devices holding the bow at full or half draw. A arrow that is longer than the brace height of the bow, no bolts, tipped with a adequate razor sharp broadhead.
<font color=blue>Good Luck and Good Shooting</font id=blue>
<font color=red>Rob</font id=red>
As written:
ARROW, A projectile shot from a bow with an overall length exceeding the brace height of the bow with fletching designed only for guidance at teh aft end and a broadhead mounted on the fore end. No electronic device shall be part of or attached to the arrow. No device, materal or system capable of causing damage or injury to the animal in excess of that inflicting by the cutting edges of the broadhead shall be part of or attached to any arrow.
BOW, a device for launching an arrow, which derives it's propulsive energy solely from the bending and recovery of two limbs. The energy used to propel the arrow may not be derived from another source. These limitations shall not exclude the mechanical leverage advantage provided by the eccentric wheels or cams so long as the energy stored in the bent limbs of the bow is the sole result of a single, continuous and direct pulling effort by the shooter. No track, trough, bow at full or partial draw shall be attached to the bow. The bowstring must be drawn, held and released as a direct and conscious action by the shooter. Relesae shall be accomplished by either relaxing the tension of the fingers or triggering the release action of a manually held release aid. Bow shall have a peak draw weight not less than 35 pounds.
BROADHEAD, Shall have an outside diameter or width of at least 7/8 inch with no less than two cutting edges. Cutting edges shall be in the same plane throughout the length of the cutting surface. Broadheads shall not exceed three inches in length measured form the tip of the broadhead to the point that fits against the arrow shaft.
Boils down to a bow at least 35 lbs or more draw weight, no draw locs, crossbows or devices holding the bow at full or half draw. A arrow that is longer than the brace height of the bow, no bolts, tipped with a adequate razor sharp broadhead.
<font color=blue>Good Luck and Good Shooting</font id=blue>
<font color=red>Rob</font id=red>
