ORIGINAL: iamyourhuckleberry
Raceway,
Do what if right for you...seriously. Don't worry too much what others say.
Two days ago I left the Eastern Cape of South Africa. I was there hunting exclusively with a bow. I was told by everyone I'd be lucky if I shot one animal with a bow. The terrain was steep, rocky, vast, open, and water was extremely abundant (sitting at waterhole was not an option). Despite the naysayers, I came home with eight new species of wildlife under my belt. The slow bows cased their equipment and pulled out rifles (they spent too much money to come home empty handed). I, therefore, know exactly what you're talking about. Hunt for you and find that equipment that works best for you! When you have all the confidence in the world, you'll thumb your nose at those who ridicule you. Best of luck to you my friend.
Ya I love it when the (speed freaks) tell me and my dad and the group of Traditional hunters I hunt with that were nuts bringing our recurves and longbows out west to the mountains and open country being you can't get any animals closer then 30 to 40 yards. I here the same thing every time from these folks (you can't shoot an arrow at 40 yards with a recurve and expect to be deadly)! I say yep your right and I would never attempt it! The funny thing is these people eat there words 9 times out of 10 when they see us again with our animals. Learn to hunt better if you can and get them close so you don't have to worry about having a 300+fps bow. It can be done believe it or not! I have no choice in the matter being I choose to hunt with a recurve. Speed is nice but its by far not a necessity. Allot of bow hunters don't put the time and patience into bow hunting anymore, lets get a fast enough bow so we can shoot 40+ yards instead.
I'm not one bit what so ever knocking you folks who shoot a very fast bow. Whatever fits your style of hunting I guess is good for you. My recurve shoots about 210fps. It has got the job done.