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-As with several other of our topics around animals, our position is that it's a disagreement that we can have amongst ourselves whilst still agreeing on the need to live without damaging ecology. At the moment in the UK the debate is academic, as bow hunting is illegal. It became illegal in the sixties, mainly because it's silent, and therefore perfect for poachers - the law was introduced to benefit big landowners. It's legal in the States, and in many other countries however. And of course there are still tribes living a traditional way of life in some parts of the word, that involves hunting animals with bows. It's something they've done for tens of thousands of years.+As with several other of our topics around animals, our position is that it's a disagreement that we can have amongst ourselves whilst still agreeing on the need to live without damaging ecology. At the moment in the UK the debate is academic, as bow hunting is illegal. It became illegal in the sixties, mainly because it's silent, and therefore perfect for poachers - the law was introduced to benefit big landowners. It's legal in the States, and in many other countries however. And of course there are still tribes living a traditional way of life in some parts of the world, that involves hunting animals with bows. It's something they've done for tens of thousands of years.
  
 Bowhunting requires much more skill and perseverance than hunting with a rifle. A bowhunter needs to get within 20-30 metres of the prey, which is very difficult indeed - a deer's senses are much more finely tuned than a human's. It makes it a much more even contest. Where it's legal, you need a qualification to be able to hunt with a bow, to demonstrate competency in making a clean kill. Qualifications are offered in the UK by the [British Bowhunters' Association](http://www.britishbowhunterassociation.co.uk/), who also campaign for the re-legalisation of bow hunting. You also have to have a minimum level of power (draw weight) in your bow, and a certain weight and type of arrow (a broad-head), again to ensure a clean kill. A good bow hunter will waste nothing, and will use the [skin](/skin/skins), antlers and bones as well as the meat. Bowhunting requires much more skill and perseverance than hunting with a rifle. A bowhunter needs to get within 20-30 metres of the prey, which is very difficult indeed - a deer's senses are much more finely tuned than a human's. It makes it a much more even contest. Where it's legal, you need a qualification to be able to hunt with a bow, to demonstrate competency in making a clean kill. Qualifications are offered in the UK by the [British Bowhunters' Association](http://www.britishbowhunterassociation.co.uk/), who also campaign for the re-legalisation of bow hunting. You also have to have a minimum level of power (draw weight) in your bow, and a certain weight and type of arrow (a broad-head), again to ensure a clean kill. A good bow hunter will waste nothing, and will use the [skin](/skin/skins), antlers and bones as well as the meat.
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 ## Related topics ## Related topics
  
 +- [Flintknapping](flin:flintknapping)
 +- [Craft production](craf:craft)
 +- [Green Woodworking](grwo:green_woodworking)
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 +- [Bushcraft](bush:bushcraft)
 +- [Tree/woodland management](wodl:woodland_management)
  
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