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Legalise bow hunting in the UK its safer and more humane to the animal.

Closed 33 signatures

What the petition asks

Legalise hunting with cross bows and compound bows in the UK. Larger game such as deer can be killed as humanely with a compound bow / cross bow as they can with a rifle or other fire arms. Hunting with a bow has been a tradition from the start of mankind.
Bow hunting is legal in other parts of the world where hunting is popular, hunters like myself feel discriminated against because we cannot bow hunt due to these laws all because hunting is not as popular in the UK. Todays bows far exceed necessary requirements for a good humane kill with adequate rules/regulation.

http://www.britishbowhunterassociation.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/Legalize-Bow-Hunting-in-the-Uk-257491054275769/

http://www.teamwild.tv/tag/british-bow-hunting-association

Timeline

14 Jan 2016 Petition opened for signatures
14 Jul 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 33
Status Closed
Opened 14 Jan 2016
Closed 14 Jul 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.