Charlie P - I get a heart stopping 34 ft lbs of KE with my setup. An example if I may ? Fall of 2000 I was hunting Kansas. I had a 10 point, 150 class buck within 30-35 yards of my stand for over an hour, and when he finally came in on my trail, he was quartering to me, 20-25 steps. My setup was such that i could have killed that buck, I KNOW I could have. My shooting is good, I had Muzzy heads, i could have made that shot. But I didn't try. I wanted a better shot, and I never got one. A LOT of compound shooter would have taken that shot, and let their equipment make up for their errors. A traditional bowhunter would rarely take that shot.

We are getting into the ethics now of hunting, and how equipment ties into that. I think theres a definite relation.You do have a point on the evolution of a hunter. From guns to bows to tradional bows - isn't that the normal way to go ? I do agree that all hunters should be responsible shooters/hunters, but you aint going to get that out of a lot of people regardless. The equipment they use, like PABowhntr said, allows them to believe they have a decent chance of arrowing a deer, when in reality they are most likely to wound a deer because of lack of practice and familiarity with their equipment. As technology advances, this illusion of getting proficient with bowhunting equipment becomes more believable, doesn't it ? Get good quick with laser sights and all the gadgets. Sometimes it might work, I think often it doesn't.


20 years ago how many bowhunters ? Much fewer than today. Why that many more ? Because its easier to capitalize on the long, early seasona because the dedication to shooting doesn't have to be there - you can be good without practicing. Therein lies the problem somewhat, and its tied directly to technology i think.