Can you bow hunt in Colorado being a convicted felon?

Colorado State Law was amended in 1994 to prohibit the possession of a
firearm or other weapons (pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes Title
18, Article 12). It was also amended in 2000 to make such possession a
class 6 felony instead of a class 1 misdemeanor. The beginning wording
of CRS 18-12-108 is:

(1) A person commits the crime of possession of a weapon by a previous
offender if the person knowingly possesses, uses, or carries upon his or
her person a firearm as described in section 18-1-901 (3) (h) or any
other weapon that is subject to the provisions of this article
subsequent to the person's conviction for a felony, or subsequent to the
person's conviction for attempt or conspiracy to commit a felony, under
Colorado or any other state's law or under federal law.

Because 18-12-108 includes "firearm... OR ANY OTHER WEAPON that is
subject to the provisions of this article", it also includes 'dangerous'
and 'deadly weapons'. It is the interpretation of the Attorney General
and the Division of Wildlife that bow and arrow are dangerous and deadly
weapons, therefore, not allowed for possession of persons convicted of a
felony.


That interpretation was given to me by a spokesman for the Division of Wildlife in January 2011.