Let me rephrase that.... I should have said there is a more likely chance that if all variables being equal other than weapon chosen it is more difficult to recover game taken with a bow than a rifle. I believe having more hunters will undoubtedly increase the number of deer recovered as well as increasing the number of thoseunrecovered but not by the same overall percentage when comparing rifles to archery or inline to flintlock. I agree with what you are saying. I am simply stating it takes a bit moretime and dedication when it comes to successfully recovering deer with a bow compared to deer with a gun. Hence my suggestion of mandating a bow hunter ed course for those who can't produce a pre-xbow hunting license, or for all archery hunters for that matter.