Rule 40-1-8.9 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE USE OF CROSSBOWSA. Any person who is exempt from having a hunting license and any person licensed to hunt deer with a bow or primitive weapon may hunt with a crossbow or bow and arrow during any open season on deer, turkey or small game.B. When hunting during any gun season on deer, the hunter must comply with the applicable laws, rules and regulations for the wearing of hunter orange.Miss. Code Ann., §§ 49-1-29, 49-4-4, and 49-7-38.