English Longbow for me, mine is made by Pip Bickerstaff although it's been around 7 or 8 years since I've shot it.

As for shooting mega carnivores like Brown Bears . . . it's great for upping your ego and is basically a form of waving your dick about and being a rough tough alpha male.

It isn't good for the ecosystem and scientists are very worried about this: Tetrapod Zoology has a discussion on this very subject. Take out the top predators and the whole ecosystem eventually tumbles. I don't expect hunters to understand this or take notice as it's human nature.

The fact wolves can now be hunted in the US as of last week is a real step backward in re-establishing functioning ecosystems while we can. Wolf re-introduction has worked wonders in Yellowstone (as I saw for myself last year) as they control elk numbers and have reduced the overgrazing of saplings meaning aspen and willow can re-establish itself.