I don't know. I have mentioned the problem I have with 3 deer that hang out on my property. I see them almost every day. They've been as close as 20-25 yards to me when I'm mowing my grass. I've taken the dogs outside when the deer are there, and nothing happens. Not that it couldn't; a Great Dane at full throttle covers ground really quickly. The deer are not hand tame, and I would not reduce their fear(?) of humans any more just to prove to myself that I could do it. I've watched the two fawns grow up this year, so in a way Pete and I have the same dilemma, only for him its the idea of shooting a calf elk.

Should I shoot one of them? Some would say yes, and I can't disagree with that assessment. I may do that someday. But as long as I have a question about whether or not it is the right thing to do, the crossbow will stay on the hooks. So it is with the PRB. I don't think it is right to use them, so I never have and never will. My scorecard is not about absolute numbers (most of you here seem to share that viewpoint) but about making the most good, clean shots. Someday in the not to distant future I will have gone on my last hunt, and in the days after that I want nothing but good memories. This means I must hunt in a manner that I consider ethical.

As Pete pointed out a few thousand posts ago, once you have a piece of archery gear that gives you complete passthroughs, any more is superfluous . No Matrix 405 for this old boy! Even with one of those, hitting where you want to requires knowing the range to the target. "Flat shooting" is a ludicrous concept with any sort of archery. So unless I can hunt in a manner that allows me to make use of a rangefinder, I'll go back and sit on the porch. If I can't do it right, I won't do it at all.

OldBob