USA

Alabama
Crossbows may be used by all hunters during archery season. For more info go to: http://www.outdooralabama.com

Alaska
Crossbows may be used for big game or small game during general season. Permitted during archery-only season for Physically Challenged. For more info go to: http://www.state.ak.us

Arizona
Crossbows may be used for big game or small game during general seasons and during H.A.M. (Handgun, Archery, Muzzle loader) and fishing. Permitted in archery season by the Physically Challenged. For more info go to: http://www.gf.state.az.us

Arkansas
Crossbows are classified and permitted as part of the state's archery deer season. Also permitted for small game, predators and fishing. For more info go to: http://www.agfc.state.ar.us

California
Crossbows may be used for big game during general firearms season. Permitted for small game. Permitted in archery season by the Physically Challenged. For more info go to: http://www.dfg.ca.gov

Colorado
Crossbows may be used for big game during general firearms season and for small game birds. Permitted in archery season by the Physically Challenged. For more info go to: http://www.wildlife.state.co.us

Connecticut
Crossbows may be used by the Physically Challenged during hunting season. For more info go to: http://www.dep.state.ct.us

Delaware
Crossbows may be used by all during the general firearms season and during archery season by the Physically Challenged. For more info go to: http://www.dnrec.state.de.us

Florida
Crossbows may be used for big game during the general firearms season, and specifically in its own "NEW"season. Permitted for small game. For more info go to: http://www.MyFWC.com/commission

Georgia
Crossbows are classified and permitted as part of the state's archery deer season for all hunters. Also permitted in all gun and general seasons. For more info go to: http://www.gadnr.org/

Hawaii
Crossbows are permitted for big game and small game on private lands only. For more info go to: http://www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/dcre/home.htm

Idaho
Crossbows are permitted during the general firearms season for big game. Permitted for small game and fishing. Permitted in archery season by the Physically Challenged. For more info go to: http://www.state.id.us/fishgame

Illinois
Crossbows are legal for 62 and over during both gun and archery season, NO PERMIT REQUIRED. Permit is required for use by the Physically Challenged during archery season. Permitted for fishing. For more info go to: http://www.dnr.state.il.us

Indiana
Crossbows may be used during the late archery season for all hunters. Permitted for fishing. Permitted for use by the Physically Challenged in the early archery season. For more info go to: http://www.state.in.us/dnr/

Iowa
Crossbows are permitted for use by the Physically Challenged during archery season. For more info go to: http://www.iowadnr.com

Kansas
Crossbows are ermitted for the Physically Challenged in archery season and for all hunters in firearms season and for all in gun season. For more info go to: http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us

Kentucky
Crossbows are permitted for part of archery season and all of general firearms season. Permitted for turkey. For more info go to: http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/fw/kdfwr.htm

Louisiana
Crossbows are classified as archery equipment and legal in all seasons for all game except migratory waterfowl. For more info go to: http://www.wlf.state.la.us

Maine
Crossbows are permitted in general firearms season for deer and bear. Permitted in archery season by the Physically Challenged. For more info go to: http://www.state.me.us/ifw/

Maryland
Crossbows may be used by all hunters for four weeks of archery season, four weeks of gun season and an entire bow season in the Suburban Deer Archery Zones (Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George's counties). Hunters 65 and older or Physically Challenged may be used during the entire archery season. For more info go to: http://www.crossbow.com/newsarticle/18 or http://www.dnr.state.md.us

Massachusetts
Crossbows are permitted for use by the Physically Challenged by permit only. For more info go to: http://www.state.ma.us/dfwele/dfw

Michigan
Crossbows may be used:
1) By any hunter age 12 and older during any hunting season in Zone 3 (southern Michigan), including the bow hunting season.
2) By anyone 50 years of age or older during the Oct. 1 - Nov. 14 bow hunting deer season statewide.
3) During any season in which a firearm may be used, for both big and small game statewide.
4) Included in the regulations are limits on the velocity of the crossbow. Crossbows used for hunting are restricted to no more than 350 feet per second.
For more info go to: http://www.michigan.gov/dnr

Minnesota
Crossbows are permitted general use during firearms season. Permitted in archery season by the Physically Challenged. Crossbows can be used by anyone during Turkey and Bear season. For more info go to: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us

Mississippi
Crossbows are permitted for use by all hunters during gun season and primitive weapons season. Permitted in archery season by the Physically Challenged. For more info go to: http://www.mdwfp.com

Missouri
Crossbows are permitted during regular firearms season and in some urban areas in archery season. Permitted for fishing. Permitted for use by the Physically Challenged in archery season. For more info go to: http://www.mdc.mo.gov/hunt/

Montana
Crossbows are permitted for regular firearms season. Permitted for small game and predators. For more info go to: http://www.fwp.state.mt.us

Nebraska
Crossbows are permitted for us by the Physically Challenged during archery and regular firearms season. For more info go to: http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/

Nevada
Crossbows are permitted for use by the Physically Challenged only. For more info go to: http://www.state.nv.us/cnr/nvwildlife

New Hampshire
Crossbows are permitted general use during firearms season. Permitted in archery season by the Physically Challenged. For more info go to: http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us

New Jersey
Crossbows are permitted for use by the Physically Challenged only. For more info go to: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw

New Mexico
Crossbows are permitted for use during archery season by the Physically Challenged. For more info go to: http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us

New York
Crossbows are extremely strict use permitted by the Physically Challenged during archery season. For more info go to: http://www.dec.state.ny.us

North Carolina
Crossbows are permitted for use by the Physically Challenged during archery season. For more info go to: http://www.enr.state.nc.us/

North Dakota
Crossbows are permitted for use by the Physically Challenged during archery season. For more info go to: http://www.gf.nd.gov

Ohio
Crossbows are classified as archery equipment and legal in all seasons for all game except migratory waterfowl. For more info go to: http://www.ohiodnr.com

Oklahoma
Crossbows are legal for all hunters 60 and older and the Physically Challenged during the state wide archery season. Oklahoma For more info go to: http://www.state.ok.us/~odwc

Oregon
Crossbows are not recognized as a legal hunting weapon for Big Game. For more info go to: http://www.dfw.state.or.us

Pennsylvania
Crossbows are legal for all hunters in both the early and late archery deer season as well as the two day archery bear season. Crossbows are also legal in all gun seasons. For more info go to: http://www.pgc.state.pa.us

Rhode Island
Crossbows are permitted for use by the Physically Challenged during archery season. For more info go to: http://www.dem.ri.gov

South Carolina
Crossbows are classified as archery equipment and legal in all seasons for all game except migratory waterfowl. For more info go to: http://www.dnr.state.sc.us

South Dakota
Crossbows are permitted for use by the Physically Challenged during archery season. For more info go to: http://www.state.sd.us/gfp/

Tennessee
Crossbows are permitted for use during archery season. For more info go to: http://www.state.tn.us/twra/

Texas
Crossbows are legal for all hunters in both the archery season and the general hunting season except in Grayson County. For more info go to: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us

Utah
Crossbows are permitted for use by the Physically Challenged. For more info go to: http://www.nr.utah.gov

Vermont
Crossbows are permitted for use by the Physically Challenged during archery season. For more info go to: http://www.anr.state.vt.us

Virginia
Crossbows are permitted for use during archery season. For more info go to: http://www.dgif.state.va.us/

Washington
Crossbows are permitted for use in archery season by the Physically Challenged. For more info go to: http://www.wdfw.wa.gov/

West Virginia
Effective January 1, 2006 qualifying Physically Challenged hunters may obtain a Class Y permit which allows the use of crossbows for hunting in established archery seasons. For more info go to: http://www.wvdnr.gov

Wisconsin
Crossbows are legal for all hunters 65 and older and the Physically Challenged during the state wide archery season. For more info go to: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us

Wyoming
Crossbows are permitted for use during any legal season for legal game. Permitted for fishing. For more info go to: http://gf.state.wy.us/

Canada

Alberta
Crossbows are permitted for use by the Physically Challenged during archery season and during rifle season only.

British Columbia
Crossbows are permitted during all archery seasons, considered archery equipment.

Manitoba
Crossbows are permitted for us by the Physically Challenged during archery season, and during rifle season only.

New Brunswick
Crossbows are not recognized as a legal hunting weapon.

Newfoundland
Crossbows are not recognized as a legal hunting weapon.

Northwest Territories
Crossbows are permitted during all archery seasons, considered archery equipment.

Nova Scotia
Crossbows are permitted during rifle seaon.

Nunavut
Crossbows are permitted during all archery seasons, considered archery equipment.

Ontario
Crossbows are permitted during all archery seasons, considered archery equipment.

Prince Edward Island
Crossbows are permitted during all archery seasons, considered archery equipment.

Quebec
Crossbows are permitted during all archery seasons, considered archery equipment.

Saskatchewan
Crossbows are permitted for use by the Physically Challenged during archery season and during rifle season only.

Yukon Territory
Crossbows are not recognized as a legal hunting weapon.