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Bowhunting Timeline

2017
Finland changes hunting law to include all hoofed animals (excluding moose) in the bowhunted species.
2017
Denmark Minister initiates a project to hunt large deer with bow and arrow.
2016
Belgium, The Wallon part accepts the use of bow and arrow as a hunting tool through a legal process
2014
Belarus includes bowhunting as a legal hunting method for all hunted species
2013
Turkey regulates hunting with bow and arrow now possible for all game
2013
Estonia legalizes bowhunting for small game up to and including the beaver
2013
Greenland regulates bowhunting on reindeer
2012
Greenland regulates bowhunting on muskoxen
2011
Spain, under very strict agreement with the Madrid Hunting Federation, for the first time in Europe, urban bowhunting is requested by Madrid´s Environmental Agency, and also is applied, by the first time in Europe, in a National Park
2011
France changes regulations, allow expandable hunting points remove minimum length on bows and minimum arrow weight
2009
Bulgaria legalizes all hunting with bow and arrow
2009
Slovakia legalizes Bowhunting in enclosures
2008
France eases regulations for foreign bowhunters as well as young bowhunters
2006
South Africa makes new regulation for hunting with bow and arrow
2006
Alandic islands legalises hunting with bow
2005
Denmark makes the formal change in the law to legalise Bowhunting
2005
Tanzania legalises hunting with bow and arrow
2003
France restructures the regulations for bowhunting allowing shorter bows and release aid.
2001
Finland changes the regulation so roe deer and beaver can be hunted with bow and arrow
1999
Denmark regulates bowhunting for roe deer and lesser game
1999
Zimbabwe changes the regulation for bowhunting
1998
Namibia legalises bowhunting for plains game
1997
Spain makes hunting with bow and arrow possible
1995
Botswana legalises bowhunting for plains game
1995
France regulates hunting with bow and arrow
1993
Hungary legalises all hunting with bow and arrow.
1993
Finland formalises a long period of unregulated bowhunting
1992
Italy revamps the federal hunting law and includes hunting bow and arrow
1992
Lithuania legalises all hunting with bow and arrow
1989
Zimbabwe made it possible to hunt with bow and arrow on special permit
1986
Portugal legalizes hunting with bow and arrow
1967
Denmark issues personal permits to bowhunters
1945
Yugoslavian republic of Serbia regulates hunting with bow and arrow
1934
Wisconsin opens the first US bowhunting season

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