Legal Archery Equipment for Hunting Big Game or Trophy Game Animals

Bow and Arrow

When hunting antelope, bighorn sheep, black bear, deer, gray wolf where it has been designated as a trophy game animal, mountain goat, or mountain lion with a bow and arrow, the legal equipment is: 

• Longbow, recurve bow, or compound bow that has a draw weight of not less than 40 pounds and…
• Arrow with a fixed or expanding point broadhead cannot pass through a 7/8" solid ring.

When hunting elk, grizzly bear, or moose with a bow and arrow, the legal equipment is:

• Longbow, recurve bow, or compound bow that has a draw weight of not less than 50 pounds and…
• Arrow with a fixed or expanding point broadhead cannot pass through a 7/8" solid ring.

Crossbow

When hunting any big game or trophy game animal with a crossbow, the legal equipment is:

• Crossbow with a peak draw weight of at least 90 pounds and…
• A bolt that:
• Is at least 16" in length and…
• Arrow with a fixed or expanding point broadhead cannot pass through a 7/8" solid ring

Additional Equipment

When taking any big game or trophy game animal with any legal archery equipment, additional legal equipment includes:

• Trackable arrow technology used to assist in following up a shot, retrieving a hunting arrow, or locating a legally harvested animal, not including any electronic tracking device that is capable of transferring from a hunting arrow to an animal and/or…
• Magnifying sights, holographic sights, and rangefinding sights attached to legal archery equipment