Utah Admin. Code R657-5-11 - Archery Equipment
(1) Archery
equipment may be used during any big game hunt, except a muzzleloader hunt,
provided:
(a) the minimum bow pull is 30
pounds at the draw or the peak, whichever comes first;
(b) arrowheads used have two or more sharp
cutting edges that cannot pass through a 7/8 inch ring;
(c) expanding arrowheads cannot pass through
a 7/8 inch ring when expanded; and
(d) arrows must:
(i) have no electronic function other than
illuminated nocks; and
(ii) the bow
does not include, have attached, or use any electronic device other than:
(A) illuminated sight pins; or
(B) a device capable of capturing picture or
video data provided the given device cannot aid in the take of a big game
animal.
(2) The following equipment or devices may
not be used to take big game:
(a) a crossbow,
except as provided in Subsection (5) and Rule R657-12;
(b) arrows with chemically treated or
explosive arrowheads;
(c) a
mechanical device for holding the bow at any increment of draw, except as
provided in Subsection (5) and Rule R657-12;
(d) a release aid that is not hand held or
that supports the draw weight of the bow, except as provided in Subsection (5)
and Rule R657-12;
(e) a bow with a
magnifying aiming device, a single lens, peep-mounted glass does not constitute
a magnified aiming device; or
(f)
an airgun, except as provided in Subsection (5).
(3) Arrows carried in or on a vehicle where a
person is riding must be in an arrow quiver or a closed case.
(4) A person who has obtained an archery
permit for a big game hunt may only use archery equipment authorized in
Subsections (1) and (2) to take the species authorized in the permit.
(5) A person who has obtained an any weapon
permit for a big game hunt may use archery equipment authorized in this section
to take the species authorized in the permit, and may also use a crossbow,
draw-lock, or airgun satisfying the minimum requirements of this
rule.
(6) A person hunting an
archery-only season on a once-in-a-lifetime hunt may only use archery equipment
authorized in Subsections (1) and (2) to take the species authorized in the
permit.
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