LBR that doesn't make sense at all does it ? What you're essentially saying is that Fred Bear and Co lived int he pirmitive, early stages of bowhunting and that where we are at today is the cusp of bowhunting - we as a bowhunting society are as ethical and straight lined as we'll ever be, can't possibly get any better ?
I think it makes plenty of sense. We already have projectiles that will travel at well over 1,000 fps, are much more accurate at long ranges,and are pretty much guaranteed to leave a huge wound--the are called bullets. The big thing is difference in the way bullets kill vs. broadheads--shock vs hemmorage. Like I said, it wasa learning process, and at a time where most folks understood that animals are animals, not people.
We're at a time in archery where bows can already break the 300 fps mark, laser sights can be installed, and expandables have made massive improvements (I still don't like them though). With all these improvements, more and more people are going back to the roots of archery with traditional equipment.
Most of us admire and respect Mr. Bear and others, although we'd never attempt some of the shots he did. I don't see any reason for that to change.
Chad