Not sure how you could challenge it in court Oko...the law is very specific. You use a crossbow without a permit and you are going to be charged and it would most likely stick. Seems sad that you have to shop around F&W offices to find one that will give you a permit. What needs to happen is a change to the Wildlife Act. Actually, there are a lot of changes that need to be made to the Wildlife Act but I doubt we'll see it any time soon.