crossbow hunting

[olympia]

hey guys i was going thru the regs today and i noticed it says bow only season is from sept1-sept9, my question is does this include crossbows as well? i read somewhere that crossbows can be used during all of regular season, did i read right?

[Brew]

You read it right and yes you can use a crossbow during bow season.

[huntwriter]

Compound and trad. bows can be used during regular firearm season too. Bowhunters have it good here in BC, they have the longest hunting season. :) Crossbows are regarded as archery tackle in BC, and quite rightly so.

[The Dude]

Gonna keep the popcorn handy for this thread...... just in case...... :D

[olympia]

Gonna keep the popcorn handy for this thread...... just in case...... :D

what do u mean by that? i just wanted to know if i could use a crossbowor bow during the rest of the season(firearms season)

[rocksteady]

Cause this is where the debate starts that crossbows are not "bows" or "archery tackle"
then its traditional bows vs compounds vs crossbows

and the after about 6 pages of bickering back and forth, the thread gets locked :)

Yes, you can use a X-Bow during archery season, as well as during rifle season, if you prefer, to answer your original question..

[The Dude]

^^^^ What he said :D

[.300WSMImpact!]

cross bows are for old people ;)

[fearnodeer]

cross bows are for old people ;)

Must be i started with a compound and now use a crossbow, whatever.

[olympia]

haha thanks for the answer, i dont care what people say about bows/crossbows as to what is real archery or not, i just care about what mr. co thinks because he is the one who will rip you a new a-hole if your not going by the regs

[.300WSMImpact!]

Must be i started with a compound and now use a crossbow, whatever.

I love the fact that cross bows can be used in BC, it gives me hope I can get my Dad to come hunt elk with a bow he is 65 and i dought he would be able to use a compound