The state Assembly voted Thursday to expand the use of crossbows in Wisconsin deer hunting.
The bill first passed in June with a unanimous vote in the state Assembly and the state Senate amended the bill in October, according to the statement.
State Rep. Mary Czaja, R-Irma, said in a statement the bill would help promote hunting by removing some current age and disability restrictions on the use of crossbows.
“Crossbows can encourage entire new groups of hunters to become involved; including women, the disabled, and both young and aging hunters,” Czaja said in the statement.
The bill would also create a crossbow season that would run concurrent to the archery deer hunting season, which runs Sept. 14 through Nov. 21 and Nov. 23 through Jan. 9, 2014.
Rep. Chris Danou, D-Trempealeau, one the bill’s main sponsors, said in a statement the bill was unique for the widespread support it received by both parties in the Assembly.
The bill will go to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk and is likely to be signed into law.
