Welcome to the NEW Minnesota Bowhunters website
Minnesota Bowhunters Inc.
Continuing the Tradition
Welcome to the NEW Minnesota Bowhunters website
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Continuing the Tradition
We are spearheading the permanent removal of crossbows, airbows, and the like from all designated archery seasons. First impacting in 2023, Minnesota passed the full inclusion of crossbows into the archery season. We believe this was a mistake. Crossbows are not comparable in function to traditional archery equipment or modern compounds and DO NOT belong in archery seasons.
We Propose the Following:
A hunting bow for game animals shall be a longbow, flatbow, recurve bow, compound bow, or any combination of these designs.
- The bow must be a device for launching an arrow, which derives its propulsive energy solely from the bending and recovery of two limbs (includes bows with split limbs).
-The bow must be hand-drawn by a single and direct uninterrupted pulling action of the shooter. The bowstring must be moved from brace height to the full draw position by the muscle power of the shooter’s body. The energy used to propel the arrow shall not be derived from any other source such as hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, or similar devices. These limitations shall not exclude the mechanical leverage advantage provided by eccentric wheels or cams, so long as the available energy stored in the bent limbs of the bow is the sole result of a single, continuous, and direct pulling effort by the shooter.
Exceptions:
1. Bowhunters with an impairment lasting or expected to last longer than 12-months that fully prevents them from being able to meet the minimum requirements of legal archery equipment. A doctors note shall be required.
2. Individuals 14 years of age and under
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