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are there any European countries who allows bow and/or handgun hunting?
 
Posts: 930 | Location: Norway | Registered: 31 March 2007Reply With Quote
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Denmark allows bowhunting.
Ireland does not.Although we are allowed pistols I am not sure of the legality of hunting with them.I certainly dont know anyone who does.
 
Posts: 458 | Location: Ireland | Registered: 12 May 2004Reply With Quote
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Bow hunting is expressley prohibited in Great Britain since Mrs Thatcher put into law the 1991 Wildlife and Countryside Act.

Handgun hunting is not banned in Great Britain for any species except that ALL fireams must in England and Wales meet minimum velocity, bullet weight and muzzle energy requirements to be legal on deer. Additionally in Scotland they must meet a minimum muzzle velocity requirement too to be legal on deer.

However in effect as handguns are now prohibited in the UK it is only certian short barrelled lever action rifles in handgun calibres that might be affected.

An 18" barrel 44 Magnum Winchester or Marlin would struggle to be legal with ANY weight of bullet in Scotland for deer.

Before the British handgun ban I had a Smith and Wesson 5" barrel 357 Magnum revolver on my licence for use on feral goats.
 
Posts: 6824 | Location: United Kingdom | Registered: 18 November 2007Reply With Quote
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I have had a long and drawn out argument with my local police licensing department about using my H&S precision pistol for hunting purposes . But unless I win the lottery and take them to court they will not move on this matter.
 
Posts: 30 | Registered: 06 May 2005Reply With Quote
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In France handgun hunting is forbidden while bowhunting is allowed, with a special permit. In Italy both are forbidden.
 
Posts: 1459 | Location: north-west Italy | Registered: 16 April 2002Reply With Quote
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From what I understood about hunting in Spain while living there you could hunt with a bow. I don't think you could hunt with a pistol. This might have changed as I moved a way from that wonderful place in 2005.

I am not anti-bowhunting, but I think that 90% of the bowhunters in the field lack the maturity to practice enough to be proficient enough to effectibly take game, and they lack the ethics to not take shots that won't kill game.

When bowhunting loss/wound rates get to be the same as rifle hunters I will change my mind.
 
Posts: 4729 | Location: Australia | Registered: 06 February 2005Reply With Quote
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I try to attach a map where you can see countrys where bowhunting is legal.
red:not legal
green: legal
yellow: maybe legal



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Posts: 2110 | Location: Around the wild pockets of Europe | Registered: 09 January 2009Reply With Quote
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Bow hunting is legal in either Czech or Hungary, can't remember which one, but I did see a video clip from there recently of an archer hunting wild boar. I think it was Hungary, Waidmannsheil, Dom.


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Posts: 728 | Location: Michigan | Registered: 15 March 2005Reply With Quote
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it's only legal in Hungary not in czech


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Posts: 2110 | Location: Around the wild pockets of Europe | Registered: 09 January 2009Reply With Quote
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I am pretty sure it is legal in Bulgaria and Romania.
 
Posts: 4729 | Location: Australia | Registered: 06 February 2005Reply With Quote
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Bowhunting is legal in France but no handgun hunting.
 
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