Oh, but traditional bows shoot slower than compounds, so my bows ok though. I don't believe an animal can dodge that speed of an arrow (90 FPS) at close range (15-20 feet) but any further than that they probally could. I think im safe as long as it doesn't go below 80 FPS, a slingshot goes about the same speed as my bow. Thats all my bow can do but it's not a reallybad speedbut not good of a speed, right? 30# bows are suppost to go that fast most likely, and im not looking into deer hunting because I like the fun of small game hunting. Not only that, small game hunting is easier to me and taste great, and is much easier to deal with. I thought when you said your draw weight was 40# I thought you meant on a traditional bow like mine. A 180 FPS arrow is only traveling at 122 MPH, so my bow is kind of close to that in a way. This bow im talking about (the 180 FPS) is a longbow with a 60# draw wieght.