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139.0. "Geese with a bow - Legallities ?" by POWDAH::MCCARTHY (Give every man his Dew) Mon Mar 14 1988 20:36

   I have a question about hunting geese that maybe someone could answer.
In Mass and other states, is it legal to hunt geese with a bow ?  Particularly 
on somewhat crowded lakes where a shotgun would definately be out, but would 
be a safe distance from any occupied dwellings as far as the bow is concerned.
This fall, there were up to 300-500 geese on the lake at any one time.  The 
honking woke me up at daybreak more than once.

Thanks in advance...Mike

    I can't find my copy of waterfowl regualtions, but I think the
    Feds prohibit use of a bow for waterfowl.  I never could understand
    why.
    
    Now, where is that lake??????????????????
    
    Mark,
    

    I remember reading an article in Bowhunting a few years back on
    duck hunting with a bow. No mention of Federal laws made.