I have read through this twice before contempalting a response

I think a lot of valid points have been made

First back to the original question, I think technology allows people that may or may not be capable of bowhunting an oppurtunity - the challenge for me starts every year as land comes and goes - so it is a lot of scouting etc and then hopefully if you made the right decisions - you will have your deer- each individual has there own fundamentals that drive them

My comment about technology - Is I believe without the invention of the compound - there would not be near the numbers of bowhunters there are today - which ultimately would hurt our sport - traditional archery requires a huge amount of dedication, time, effort, and patience - I started out this way - took a few animals - it requires three times the practice to keep your senses in check - I may get back into it at some point -

I recently sold my last rifle because it did not appeal to me anymore, I was born to bowhunt and will die bowhunting -hopefully

the discussion has taken some twists so i am going to comment on that as well, in the last four years I have become bigger buck selective - Before that I shot spikes, 4 points, you name I shot it and you know what I enjoyed it --- I progressed to the point I am at now -
my concern is that the message is getting relayed through tv,
magazines, boards, etc - that you need to take a certain buck to be considered a succuess- this is having a negative effect on our sport
kids are thinking unless they kill a 130 they have failed - horsepoo

Kill what you want, do it for the right reasons, and do it however you want and watch the sport grow