Absolutely not! I was a hunter before I was a tournament archer. I had shot with some of the best archers around, one was a 2-time world champion. I usually out hunted them because of my hunting knowledge. To be the best in something requires that you sacrifice other things. At times archery took precedence over my hunting which is common for many of the top archers.

The best thing I got out of being an archer was the vastly increased knowledge of bow tuning and proper form along with the extreme confidence in making the shot.

For example, if I had a 40 yard shot at a deer, instead of thinking to myself "I hope I can make this shot", I'd be thinking "I'm drilling this thing right now!"

Archery is one important aspect of bow hunting. You could be the world championbut if you can't find a deer, your not going to get one. On the other hand, Joe average archer, who really knows his deer is quite often very successful.