|
State
|
Min Age
|
On-Line
|
Required for State & Remarks
|
|
Alabama
|
none
|
Y
|
|
|
Alaska
|
none
|
N
|
Required proficiency shoot, BHE Required for many special state hunts and urban draws
|
|
Arizona
|
10
|
N
|
Required for all big game hunting
|
|
Arkansas
|
none
|
Y
|
Not Required
|
|
California
|
none
|
Y
|
Not Required
|
|
Colorado
|
none
|
N
|
Either BHE or HE required for license, minimum age is 12 for Big Game License, Strongly recommend BHE for 10 and up only
|
|
Connecticut
|
11
|
N
|
Required for all, minimum of 12 to buy Junior Bow Hunting Permit
|
|
Delaware
|
none
|
N
|
Offered, very occasionally
|
|
Florida
|
none
|
Y
|
Not Required
|
|
Hawaii
|
10
|
N
|
must take HE first, not required for any archery hunting
|
|
Georgia
|
|
N
|
Not offered by state agency
|
|
Idaho
|
10
|
Y
|
Required for any archery only hunts of any species
|
|
Illinois
|
none
|
N
|
Not Required
|
|
Indiana
|
N/A
|
N
|
BHE not offered in their state
|
|
Iowa
|
none
|
N
|
Only required by some urban hunts
|
|
Kansas
|
none
|
Y
|
Not required
|
|
Kentucky
|
none
|
N
|
Not required, but offered
|
|
Louisiana
|
10
|
N
|
Not mandatory for state, Mandatory for hunting FWS Federal Refuges
|
|
Maine
|
10
|
N
|
Require statewide
|
|
Maryland
|
none
|
Y
|
Not Required
|
|
Massachusetts
|
none
|
N
|
Strongly suggest no one below 10 take course
|
|
Michigan
|
none
|
Y
|
Not required, age limit of 12 to take online course
|
|
Minnesota
|
12
|
N
|
Not required except special hunts, must take HE first if under 16
|
|
Mississippi
|
N/A
|
N
|
Not offered
|
|
Missouri
|
11
|
N
|
Not required statewide, but is required by some cities for urban hunts
|
|
Montana
|
11
|
Y 18 & up
|
Required for all, minimum of 12 Bow Hunting Permit
|
|
Nebraska
|
11
|
Y
|
Required statewide
|
|
Nevada
|
none
|
N
|
Not required for any archery hunting, under 11 must attend with an adult, must be 12 or older to hunt big game
|
|
New Hampshire
|
12
|
N
|
Mandatory
|
|
New Jersey
|
10
|
N
|
Not required
|
|
New Mexico
|
none
|
N
|
Not required
|
|
New York
|
12
|
N
|
Required for big game archery permits, must be 14 to buy junior archery permit
|
|
North Carolina
|
none
|
N
|
Not Required for any archery hunting, no minimum age for HE either
|
|
North Dakota
|
11
|
N
|
Not Required
|
|
Ohio
|
none
|
Y
|
Not required statewide for any archery hunting, maybe required by certain urban areas
|
|
Oklahoma
|
none
|
N
|
Not required or taught by state, only by IBEP instructors
|
|
Oregon
|
none
|
N
|
Not required
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
11
|
N
|
Not required state wide may be required by some municipalities
|
|
Rhode Island
|
none
|
N
|
Youngster must be 12 years old to get his/her first license. Course is a requirement for everyone prior to archery deer hunting
|
|
South Carolina
|
none
|
N
|
offered through State Bowhunter Association
|
|
South Dakota
|
12
|
Y
|
Mandatory for any 1st time license holder or 1st time Elk license holder
|
|
Tennessee
|
9
|
N
|
Not required, age requirement same as HE
|
|
Texas
|
12
|
Y
|
Required in certain areas not statewide
|
|
Utah
|
none
|
N
|
offered through State Bowhunter Association, not required, however state does require the taking of a special extended archery season online course if planning to participate
|
|
Vermont
|
none
|
N
|
Mandatory
|
|
Virginia
|
none
|
N
|
Not required
|
|
Washington
|
none
|
Y
|
Not required
|
|
West Virginia
|
none
|
N
|
offered through State Bowhunter Association
|
|
Wisconsin
|
none
|
N
|
Not required
|
|
Wyoming
|
none
|
N
|
Not required
|
