New Bill Lowers The Archery Bow Hunting Safety Zone
According to dailyrecord.com, there is a bill in New Jersey that will lower the safety zone for archery bow hunting from 450 feet to 150 feet.
Bill A-595 is a revision to the original bill 595 that says that no hunter can shoot his bow within 450 feet of a structure unless they have permission from the owner of that structure. This revision of the bill has been introduced because law makers believe that archery bow hunting is much safer than hunting with a rifle!
The problem with the bill right now is that animal protection activists are trying to sway the people of New Jersey to vote the bill down, citing that lowering the safety zone to only 150 feet will endanger more animals and humans. However, The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, and the National Safety Counsel say that archery bow hunting is one of the safest sports that we can participate in.
Personally, I dont live in New Jersey, but I really hope this bill is passed! Maybe New Jersey will set the path for other states to follow. If you read this, and you are in New Jersey, dont let those animal activists sway your vote! Lowering the safety zone will not put any more animals in danger, simply because archery bow hunters are known to be some of the safest, well trained hunters out there!
You can read the rest of the article about Bill A-595 at the link below.
http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080725/OPINION03/807250316/1096/OPINION
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It’s like anything else.
Safety is in the hands of the user, like driving.
Look beyond, judge distance.
I would admit that 150ft from a BORDER should be required. Otherwise you probably would have someone sitting fairly close to a house.
AS far as Cross Bows, I see little difference since the use of mechanical releases and even lazer sites have become so popular.