Absolutely

Many things "make" a bowhunter. First off you have to be a good hunter. You canbe the best shot in the world with any bow of your choice and if you can't get close to deer, you aint going to kill anything.

In many respects, the bowhunt has nothing to do with the kill - the drawing and shooting of the bow is a very small part of the hunt, yet the most critical.

Second off, you have to be a good shot. You can be a bad shot and depend on luck and it'll get you nowhere. You can be the best of hunters, and the worst of shots, and have tag soup.

Then you got people kinda like me. Good hunter, I can get around deer. I practice a lot, and am a good shot. And yet, I have a hard time putting it together crunch time. Funny too ........ I play a lot of basketball and when it comes down to making the game winning play ? I want the ball in my hands. I like the pressure, I handle it well. But the last 2 years has aged me 20 bowhunting []

So for me, I'm making changes for 2007. I have to, for me. I'm going to shoot 3-4 pounds heavier draw weight, and a shorter recurve instead of my 52# 64" longbow. I'm going to 3D more this summer. I'm going to shoot heavier arrows. I'm NOT going to shoot at deer sitting, only standing. Thats alot of changes - but I have to do it to try and recapture the ability to kill deer, something I've seemed to have lost.

I'm buying my Dad's Q2 ....... and will use it if I think I need to. And I'll be taking an easier road, a well traveled road, and the challenge of the hunt will remain pretty much the same, what will change is the challenge of the shot. I can be okay with that too, if thats what I need to do.