Interesting. I have had just the opposite experience. "Some" of the best bow hunters were the best target shooters, mainly because they had their "form" so perfected and could apply it to hunting situations. But, being a good shot doesn't make you a good hunter. It just could help you be a better hunter maybe. Bottom line is any bowhunter needs to practice all summer (deer targets or whatever) to be able to skillfully hit the kill zone repeatedly. What I hate to see is the hunters who grab the bow and shoot 10 arrows the day before the season and call themselves ready.

I was a good target shooter but quit bowhunting because I just didn't have the patience it takes to sit there all day with the bugs biting me. I can sit in a comfortable box stand rifle hunting though. And I fell out of a tree stand climbing down and really wrecked my my ankle and to this day HATE tree stands.

Got a kick out of your discription of target shooters hunting equipment. That might be very accurate, LOL.