No kidding. I'm with you on THAT one.

Today bow sales and hype proliferates and abounds. Bowhunters have been led to believe that they NEED a $400 bow, $100 sight, $100 carbon arrows, $50 broadheads, the latest camo pattern, a $100 rest, stabilizers, etc. Most of that junk a guy doesn't need too shoot a deer at 20 yards!

I shoot a nice used 1970's Bear Polar LTD bow, off the shelf with my own rest, XX75 GameGetter's w/5" LW feathers, Bear Razorheads or WASP 130 gr CamLok's and fingers. If hunting on the ground I shoot instinctively. If in a treestand I use a Keller sight.

I doubt my bow shoots faster than 250 fps but go look at the nice 8-pointer I shot in 2001 in my profile pic. My rig prob cost me less than $200 or so. At 20 yds I'm deadly. I've never exceeded this range and frankly, haven't needed to.