I don't know where you hunt, but you must have some really dumb animals. You won't just walk over a hill at 300 yards talking, sneezing, standing straight up, on a bunch of antelope, deer, or elk, and expect them not to notice you and booger on out of there.

There's a saying that says, "The hunt should be the challenge..........not the shot" Could it be that bad hunters/shooters have more of a challenge shooting than hunting??????

Another way of looking at this is........If a bow's max range is 35 yards and a rifles max range is 350 yards. Is the bow hunter just shooting or hunting at 35 yards? Effective range is just, that weather it be 35 yards or 350 yards

Also don't give me this stuff about the deer (or whatever) doesn't even know your around at 300 yards. Well a deer better not know your around at 30 yards when your using a bow or you won't get him either.