<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote<font size=1 face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>Hmm, well nothing I suppose if you are wanting to become as efficent as quickly as possible - and that would be rifle hunting. Archery I believe is not meant to be learned in two afternoons, do you ?
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No,That is not rifle hunting not even close.
I also don't think you could teach someone to be efficient enough with a compound to hunt in two afternoons.Hitting a target and hunting are alot different.
<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>Yes I can - I would take a 35 yard shot at a deer with a compound anyday (the RIGHT shot) but I would not take anything more than 15-20 yards with my longbow. My shooting skills are greatly enhanced with a compound <hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' size=2 id=quote>
What about your tracking,scouting and overall deer hunting skills are they changed by the bow you carry? These are the skills I was talking about and I think you knew that.
The shooting limit you mentioned is yours,right.What about guys like Bear and Hill that routinely shot deer at long distances with trad and recurves.What about the guys that I have talked with on the bowsite that shoot game at 30 yards with a longbow/recurve?
You keep mentioning this 30-40 yard distance with compounds.I don't feel this is close to the average distance most deer are shot at with compound bows.Last year I posted a question on a different site"Your average distance" it was close to 20 yards(about 100 reponses to the thread).I routinely see compound shooters berate other hunters for taking shots over 30 yards as being unethical.
<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>restric yourself to 30 yard shots with a rifle and see if it doesn't become much more difficult. <hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' size=2 id=quote>
You lost me here, more difficult then what? To be honest I have never even shot a rifle,I can't legally use one where I hunt.Shotgun with a slug is what I know.
<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>Why not a draw loc if it makes the bowhunter a better shot ? Please elaborate.
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I feel a bow should be held back by the individual shooting it.Yes, I feel that includes a release.The release is connected to the shooter,when the arm comes foward so does the string.
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For me it doesn't.I can't speak for anyone else.I shoot alot better then I did when I started bow hunting,I still won't take shots over 25 yards.The places I hunt you really couldn't if you wanted to.If this was true why isn't the average distance for kills for compound shooters 45-55 yards.I shoot the NFAA course at our club(for Fun)I shoot pretty good out to 60 yards.Wouldn't think of trying it in the woods.
I agree with your last comment about many people that carry bows into the woods.