Thread: Can bow (or crossbow) hunt small game in DOC open hunting areas?

Originally Posted by SiB

The permit system specifies the minimum weight for your arrow head, and may well state minimum draw weight too.

If you’re hunting with a ‘light’ bow and gear, that is under the DoC permit requirements, you’re not legal.

DoC would argue that you’re permitted to hunt wild game and thus have to have the means to achieve that. I’m not sure an assurance you promise you won’t try and hunt a deer/pig will get very far with DoC

That's interesting. A bit off topic, but not being a bow hunter, I didn't know this. Presumably the arrow and draw weight rules are about preventing unnecessary animal suffering. I'm genuinely surprised that DOC gives a stuff about this.