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He says he has a special use permit, so he is good to go with a crossbow just like any other archer.
Just wondering if anybody knows if you can use a scope on a crossbow during turkey season. I know they aren't legal during big game seasons, but didn't know about turkey season. And yes I do have a crossbow permit for washington state.
That is an interesting question. A crossbow would not be legal without a permit.
Quote from: Bob33 on April 03, 2013, 05:07:13 PMThat is an interesting question. A crossbow would not be legal without a permit.Or one can be used in a firearm restricted area if you have a modern firearm tag as I understand it. Of course it makes zero sense that you cannot use a crossbow in a non firearm restricted area also, but this is just one of the many things that WDFW has done that just seems stupid to me.
Quote from: cmiller85 on April 03, 2013, 10:49:26 PMQuote from: Bob33 on April 03, 2013, 05:07:13 PMThat is an interesting question. A crossbow would not be legal without a permit.Or one can be used in a firearm restricted area if you have a modern firearm tag as I understand it. Of course it makes zero sense that you cannot use a crossbow in a non firearm restricted area also, but this is just one of the many things that WDFW has done that just seems stupid to me. A crossbow should be legal to use anytime a firearm is legal to use.
Quote from: bobcat on April 03, 2013, 10:52:02 PMQuote from: cmiller85 on April 03, 2013, 10:49:26 PMQuote from: Bob33 on April 03, 2013, 05:07:13 PMThat is an interesting question. A crossbow would not be legal without a permit.Or one can be used in a firearm restricted area if you have a modern firearm tag as I understand it. Of course it makes zero sense that you cannot use a crossbow in a non firearm restricted area also, but this is just one of the many things that WDFW has done that just seems stupid to me. A crossbow should be legal to use anytime a firearm is legal to use.All firearms are not legal for turkeys; only shotguns.
My replies have only been in response to the OP's question, which was specific to turkeys.Big game is a different discussion.Why not crossbows for turkey? Because they increase the effective killing area by 400%. A shotgun with #4 shot is good to about 50 yards; a modern crossbow can easily kill a turkey at 100 yards.
Quote from: Bob33 on April 03, 2013, 11:10:58 PMMy replies have only been in response to the OP's question, which was specific to turkeys.Big game is a different discussion.Why not crossbows for turkey? Because they increase the effective killing area by 400%. A shotgun with #4 shot is good to about 50 yards; a modern crossbow can easily kill a turkey at 100 yards.Oh ok, I can see that. I didn't realize they could take a turkey out to 100 yards. I figured they'd have about the same range as a shotgun.
I emailed the the wdfw to see if scopes were legal for turkey hunting and if iluminocks were going to pass. The response I got was this "no scopes for this year in all animal categories. We hope to have the rule changed by next year. Yes the nocks will be a go for this fall season." So I guess i got good news on one of the two.
Quote from: emac on April 10, 2013, 02:14:32 PMI emailed the the wdfw to see if scopes were legal for turkey hunting and if iluminocks were going to pass. The response I got was this "no scopes for this year in all animal categories. We hope to have the rule changed by next year. Yes the nocks will be a go for this fall season." So I guess i got good news on one of the two. Depending on how you asked the question, the answer may not be correct. Scopes are already legal in crossbows in modern firearm seasons.
There is no RCW that addresses the use of scopes on crossbows for hunters with disabilities.