lets talk Fred Bear (just finished a book on him)
I didn't know that Fred missed as much as he did. He might have hit one for every 6-7 animals he shot at. He had no problems shooting at animals at 50-60 yards or more, animals quartering to him or running even. He liver shot a lot of animals rather than double lunged them (not intentionally of course). He shot mostly 65# bows. He often had to go 2-3 time before he killed an animal (like moose) and when he went, he hunted for weeks.
He was very, VERY adament about the hunt being the important part of hunting, not the kill. The kill was a very small part of the hunt.
I want to read his field notes ........ this book was Dick Lattimers "Hunt with Fred Bear " - excellent book I thought