bowhunting

[boh-huhn-ting]

noun

1. the sport of hunting with a bow and arrows.

Other Word Forms

• bowhunter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bowhunting¹

Probably earlier than 1970–75; bow ² + hunting

Example Sentences

“Honestly, to me, it’s a great thing for the disabled, but it’s not bowhunting. It’s not archery,” Brock said.

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On Feb. 8, the bowhunting and conservation group Pope and Young Club assembled a special panel of judges during the Great American Outdoors Show in Harrisburg to verify the record, the club said in a news release.

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Last week, the Pope and Young Club, a national bowhunting organization, announced that there was a new world record for the largest bow-harvested black bear on the continent.

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“I always kept it in the back of my mind, and in 2017 I got my bowhunting license.”

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That’s where Emily Kraus met her fiancé, Evan Kraus, who taught her bowhunting.

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