It may be helpful for you to check your state laws, but for most of the country, you will need to check your county laws, and city codes if you live within city limits. So next we want to consider the county laws. In many cases this is as easy as contacting your local police department or county commissioner. Many towns and counties will have a website that will directly answer your question.
Many cities do not allow archery practice on private property within city limits. There are some exceptions to this, so your best bet is to again call your local police station to inquire about any restriction about target practice within your cities limits.
For a majority of you, you will find that you can legally practice archery in your backyard. Some areas are even encouraging archery for hunting purposes. In Connecticut, USA, hunting over bait on private land was recently legalized to increase harvest opportunities. You will see something about public roadways in the local codes with possibly a distance requirement. I would generally suggest that you avoid shooting near a road or over a road anyway.
But do be aware, most areas will have restrictions around practicing archery over a road. A projectile or missile can also be referring to anything you can throw, such as a rock.
Yes, your city might not allow you to throw rocks. This can be a grey area but typically an shot arrow will be considered a missile or projectile. Many areas want you to be a certain distance away from buildings when shooting a bow.
You may find out that your county or city will allow you to practice archery in your backyard only after your have been issued a permit. In some cases, to get a permit, an ordinance officer will need to inspect your range and the area you will be shooting for safety. Make your backyard range as safe as possible so you will pass this inspection.
A safe and sturdy back stop is key to a safe range and to passing any inspections you may be required to have. A backstop is an area behind your target to safely catch any arrows that miss your target. Many archers stack hay bales behind their target as a backstop. In our backyard, we shoot at our fence so we put up a combination of plywood, hay bales, and rubber mats as our backstop. An arrow from a high powered bow can penetrate a fence, so an inspector will be looking for that.
For more information and ideas to create a safe backstop, check out my Archery Backstop Guide I made to help you out. Having an archery safety checklist is probably not required, but will show the inspector you mean business when it comes to safety. We have an archery safety sheet we keep near our range because we have kids that shoot there. Visit my Archery Safety Guide page to see what we do, and get the free safety rules print out I put on that page for you.
Print off the safety rules sheet and pin it up somewhere near the range. You want everything about your range to scream safety first. Keep the area of your range clean and neat looking. Also consider having your target at a downward slope from your shooting position. This is especially needed if your neighbors live close by. The problem with a neighbor not knowing you are legally allowed to do this, is that they may still call the police if they feel concerned.
The police will most likely still show up even if you are doing everything by the book. I've never seen a big game animal shot with a 30 pound bow but my son shot a deer with his 40 pound bow at 25 yards and got a complete pass through.
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Bowselecta said:. Klunk Member. What's the shed made of 3x2? If it is ship-lap or tongue and groove I think 32lb may go through it, twice. Unless it hits something solid in the middle. There's nothing really behind it anyway, but I would rather not go any further than my boundary obviously. I'll maybe stick a steel plate up behind it and do a test. Over is a possiblity though, so I will be careful.
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