70s-heck, I had 38 bigame animals down by 1975 with recurve, wood Arrows. 1st kill, 2 years after I started Bowhunting. 1958-a yearling Doe at 35 yds (on the ground) 45# Eddings Bow, 4 feather fletched wood arrow & MA3 Blade. Double lung, complete pass through & went 30 yds..
Start of my 52nd year & have never purchased a gun Biggame tag.
Back then&many years after was ONE DEER ONLY.