ramdino

Did I read ohio regs right. You can only hunt witha long bow, no compounds?

Andrew14

I live in Ohio and i use a compound and have never heard anything about not being able to ever. You can use compound,crossbow,or longbow.

killer243

i am pretty sure you read wrong, or got a messed up copy

buckeye

All archery tackle is legal in Ohio. Recurves, stick bows, compounds, Xbows etc...

ramdino

I believe ya'll. That did not make sense since they allow crossbows but here is the regs from the ohio dnr website
left side of page. NO mention of compounds.
BTW, Where is the best region for bucks in Ohio.

M.Magis

A compound is considered a longbow by Ohio's definitions. Basically, a vertical bow.

joe832002

have you ever hunted in ohio. 75% of people that hunt with bow in ohio use a compound.

Proff

M. Magis is correct, a compound is considered a longbow in the laws here. When we check our deer in they are checked in under longbow.

mike838

proff when i checked my deer in on the last week of archery season the lady asked me if i shot it with a compound ,longbow or crossbow. the one i checked in earlier in the year i was just asked if crossbow or longbow.i did not pay any attention at the time until this thread came up. i wonder if they might break it down a little more in the future