I see some bowhunters poach, lie, and cheat just to kill a big buck. I seen bowhunters that shot a buck and will find out if big enough to win a contest with it. If not go out a shoot another one even if they don't have a license to shoot another one and keep shooting them till they get the big one. I seen one entered in a contest that was snared are they have try to pass a gun shot buck as a bow kill. Some bowhunters think to be some buddy they need to get the biggest buck and will do any thing to get one. Your right about becoming a rich man sport, but to give $70.00 to a $100.00 for a bow in the 60's was like giving $500 today. I remember buying aluminum arrow for $11.00, X7s where only around $20.00 and $10.00 for a gross of woods. I thought that was a lot of money.