One comment and I will leave you as this thread did get on the nasty side. The rules on hunting vary from state to state. However, most require "compound only bows" The new pulley systems have tremendous pressure and the new arrow hunting design is formidable. In the state of NY you have to be certified by an instructor before you can get a license to hunt with a bow. Deer are taken from a tree stand. For the guys I know this is their life, they practice all year. The typical kill zone is marked by the hunter and practiced over and over from his stand. The normal distance is 15 yards or under. The shot is taken from above downward and is a kill immediate shot.   It may be surprising to most that it was the bow hunters themselves that pressured the authorities to place the strong limits on who could do this. There is little worries anymore about the wounding. However like anything there are people who should never do this.

When I first moved to this state, it was legal during the salmon run to blind snatch fish. That is guys would toss a big hunk of lead with hooks and just pull the fish out. It was the fishermen that screamed foul and got the law changed. Most of our really serious conservation laws were all enacted by the sportsman.

Now people who target shoot with a long bow, my hats off to you .. that is dang hard ... I would love to do that again, I can't but sure wish I could.   I watched on TV guys and gals splitting an arrow in half at a distance I could not believe ... amazing and fun sport.