Originally Posted by
Ranger77
do you know HOW MANY animals are shot and wounded/lost by great shooters?
do you want to talk about the fact that rifle hunters by far and away would/lose more animals?
this is true - but with the modern compound bow, very good accuracy can be attained in just a very short time
compounds are DESIGNED to be easy to shoot - c'mon, you know this
the guy could easily shoot accurate in 30 minutes with a good tuned bow, and he could easily kill 3 for 3 deer and someone who's been bowhunting 10 years could go 0 for 3 losing 3 deer
IMO There is a difference between good/great bow
shooters and good/great bow
hunters.
Yes. most folks can pick up a compound bow and get good groups on a stationary target at 15-20 yards but, as you well know, there is a huge difference between knowing when and how to shoot at an inert bag at 15-20 yards and knowing when and how to shoot at a live animal at any yardage.
If all it took to be a good/great bow
hunter was good groups on a bag at 15-20 yards then there would a whole lot less:
do you know HOW MANY animals are shot and wounded/lost by great shooters?