Recommended minimums
The following equipment minimums are recommended to ensure that bowhunters humanely and effectively harvest their target species.
Arrows
- all arrows must be equipped with a broadhead of not less than 25 millimetres in width
- all broadheads must have a minimum of two sharpened cutting blades.
Draw weights
All draw weights apply to peak draw weights of longbows, recurve bows and compound bows.
| Species | Minimum draw weight |
|---|---|
| Rabbits, hares, feral cats, foxes | 30 lbs (13.5 kgs) |
| Wild dog, feral goat | 40 lbs (17.5 kgs) |
| Feral pig, chital deer, fallow deer | 45 lbs (20.0 kgs) |
| Rusa deer, red deer, sambar deer, wapiti | 50 lbs (22.5 kgs) |
| California quail, partridge, pheasant, peafowl, turkey | 45 lbs (20.0 kgs) |