§ 4744 - Deer; special season for taking by bow and arrow and crossbow - Vermont Statutes

§ 4744. Deer; special season for taking by bow and arrow and crossbow

(a) For the 23 consecutive calendar days commencing on the first Saturday in October, and the nine consecutive calendar days commencing on the first Saturday after the completion of the regular deer hunting season, a person may take by bow and arrow up to two wild deer anywhere in the state, only one of which may have antlers of three inches or greater.

(b) A person holding a permit issued under section 4711 of this title which sets forth that person's inability to operate a standard bow may take by crossbow up to two wild deer anywhere in the state under this section.

(c) A person wishing to hunt with a bow and arrow under this section shall obtain a bow and arrow license as provided in section 4255 of this title.

(d) No person taking deer may carry a firearm and no deer may be taken by firearms during the season established in subsection (a) of this section except as provided in section 4743 of this title.

(e) Crossbows shall not be used or be carried by any person taking deer except under the provisions of this section. (Added 1961, No. 119; § 1 eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1979, No. 17. § 1; 1981, No. 85, § 13, eff Jan. 1, 1982; 1987, No. 10, § 2; 1987, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1989, No. 53; 1989, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, 10; 1991, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. May 27, 1992; 1997, No. 99 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 1999, No. 30, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.)