Eight hunting seasons ago, Tony Reaves was in a tree stand with bow and arrow at ready, watching for a deer — and bored stiff. “I just wanted a different challenge,” he said. That’s what led him to ...

John "Chief A.J." Huffer enjoys stalking big game. And he likes to do it with a modified slingshot he says can fire arrows fast enough to take down deer. Huffer sells the device he calls a sling bow.

The sling bow, a combination of a slingshot and a bow and arrow, is gaining popularity among hunters. But some wildlife authorities aren’t biting. Photo: Ben Kesling/The Wall Street Journal MCARTHUR, ...

On January 4, 2022, the New York Court of Appeals heard oral argument in the case of Hunters For Deer, Inc. v Town of Smithtown, where conflicting provisions of a Town of Smithtown firearm ordinance ...

...it is unlawful for any person to take or attempt to take aquatic life by means of a pitchfork, underwater spear gun, bow and arrow or bow and arrow device, including a sling shot bow, spear, or gig ...