VilasCo wrote:I receive email updates from the office of Senator Tom Tiffany on a weekly basis. A recent email stated assembly bill 649 was to be addressed at the February 14th senate committee meeting. The first paragraph reads:
"Under this bill, a person may hunt an animal with a high-powered air rifle or
an airbow in a season open to hunting that animal with a firearm."
below is the website address:
http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/re ... /ab649.pdf
I'm fine with them being used in firearms season and think that is the correct place for them. Heck it may be more fun/challenging to use them over a rifle, shotgun or muzzleloader and may result in less bloodshot meat. I think an airbow has much different capabilities than a crossbow. I'm not against crossbows during archery but something like this that fires an arrow with compressed air is imo best left for a firearm season but everyone has their opinion.