Although I have entertained the thought of doing it since it may be kinda cool, I will never do it. To me it all comes down to "EVIDENCE"! When gun hunters do it they are praised for being expert shots, and the bullet introduces lots of trauma and the deer can die. But if a gun hunter misses then there is only a wounded deer and no 30-06 sign hanging on it head, or Remington 12 GA sign sticking out it's lower jaw. The brain on a deer is real small with lots of bone and bone cavity around it. You miss the small brain or where the brain meets the spine and presto you have a deer like the above pic walking around saying "look what us bow hunters can do!" A deer walking around with a arrow sticking out of its head is just fuel for the antis fire and sad for just anyone that has a heart. To me its risk and rewards, and the risk on this one is not worth it.