Man,
I love bowhunting more than any other hunting.
I love my 10 yr old Hoyt that still spits them out at around 260 fps.
But if the industry "progresses" much further, it won't be bowhunting any more.
Even with my "old" bow, at 25 +/- yds, I've yet to see a deer that could jump out of the way of that arrow. It is quiet and fast.
I realize that with a bow, you've got to get much closer to the deer, or get the deer much closer to you, than when gun hunting, but the way bows are these days, many gun hunters are crying fowl...that it really isn't primative hunting any more.
I wonder if we will ever see a day when bowhunting is divided into two categories; modern (fast bows) and truly primative sticks and strings.
Don't misunderstand me, I'm not complaining about the advances in bows. If I could afford a new bow, I might have one.
The thing is, why do we need a bow that will outshoot a slug gun?
Of course, I'm being a little sarcastic, but aren't today's bows fast enough?
Ok, human nature says...never enough.
For my next bow, I would really like a longbow to start whacking deer with.
Just some thoughts,