Expectations when hunting with bows.

[Preacher]

My points weren't aimed at people already highly skilled and experienced in archery, or bow hunting techniques and field craft, who are capable of using Mongolian, or other short limbed, composite bows which because of their construction have a greater cast than standard recurve bows, but require more skill to use accurately, or with the knowledge to set up string silencers well enough to make them silent below 50 yards...

They were aimed at the vast majority of people who throughout their lives have seen characters like Robin Hood and Rambo in films and television performing feats that even world class archers wont attempt, without realising just how rediculous they are, giving the impression that bow hunting without years of practice and some natural skill can be picked up by anyone and will be anything but a waste of arrows...

Most archery club members with a couple of years experience (200-300 hours at 100 shots per hour) would have a little more than a 50/50 chance at a pigeon at 15-20 yards and those same people would have little, or no chance of hitting a muntjac, or small roe in the chest with a broadhead before it sensed them and legged it, leading them to shoot at greater range, lose 1 out of every three arrows and end up with a very expensive ornament.... When for the same money they could have bought a good Pre-charged air rifle, with suppressor that a child could kill pigeons and pheasants with all day long for 1p per shot..