Australia Bans Bowhunting

[Muddyboots]

Brace boys, here it comes. Keep your ears to ground to stay ahead of similar here.

Department for Environment and Water - Bow and crossbow hunting

The Government of South Australia is banning the use of bows and crossbows to hunt animals, effective 1 December 2024.

www.environment.sa.gov.au

 

[Poor_choices]

I'm curious what the reasoning is. I didn't see a good explanation why, but I read through that pretty fast.

 

[Calvin45]

Brace boys, here it comes. Keep your ears to ground to stay ahead of similar here.

Department for Environment and Water - Bow and crossbow hunting

The Government of South Australia is banning the use of bows and crossbows to hunt animals, effective 1 December 2024.

www.environment.sa.gov.au

What on earth? Why? I couldn't see anything in that article to clarify the rationale. Further gun restrictions wouldn't have surprised me but this legitimately makes no sense even when I try to think like an anti and seems to have come out of nowhere!

 

[Muddyboots]

What on earth? Why? I couldn't see anything in that article to clarify the rationale. Further gun restrictions wouldn't have surprised me but this legitimately makes no sense even when I try to think like an anti and seems to have come out of nowhere!

I can tell you where it comes out of but I will be banned.

 

[Veteran]

It comes out if a place in these beaureaucrats where the sun dont shine......can't believe they even got it to apply to aboriginees......crazy.

They still have slings and boomerangs I guess. But
outlawing bow hunting???

Blowguns w darts?
Knives?

Veggies only.......maybe some carp.....