Now with that being said , who will be more likely to cleanly kill a recurve rookie or the compound rookie with soup to nuts on his bow?.
(Lets be serious about that answer folks <image/s4.gif> )
The serious answer is, whichever one gets within his effective range, makes a good shot selection and properly places a well executed shot.
Just to clarify things: Are we talking about BOWHUNTING or strictly about KILLING? If all I was concerned about was killing a deer, then I wouldn' t shoot a bow at all. A gun is much more efficient beyond 30 yards and I haven' t seen a deer yet that can jump the string on a bullet. I bowhunt especially so I HAVE to get within 30 yards of a deer. 20 yards is even better.