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it. I am a licensed Maine guide. I've hunted in Alaska. I've hunted in Canada. I've hunted
in Newfoundland. I've been everywhere, everywhere I've hunted. Well, bow hunting's a little
bit different than rifle because it takes more practice. Although, thinking about the
way bow hunting's done today, with the compound bows, and all the accessories you can put
on it, it's getting closer and closer to a rifle. But the effective is never gonna be
anywhere near. So you're gonna shoot, you're gonna hunt with a bow. You're gonna hunt 30
yards or less. That's what you're gonna be effective with the bow. And it doesn't matter
how good you shoot. If you can be a good enough shot to shoot a deer, you can hit a deer effectively
at 100 yards with a bow and arrow. The problem is, the deer leaves before the arrow gets
there, since the arrow's so slow. And so it's a 30 yard or less deal. If you shoot it over
30 yards, you're taking unethical shots. People are amazed, though, that do get into the bow
and arrow. They think, a lot of people think, well, the bow isn't a very effective piece
of equipment to harvest a bear, say. Oh, I never would hunt bear with a bow. It's just
out there with dull broad-ends, you're not gonna have very good luck. So, accuracy, I
And the deer is finished within seconds. Doesn't even know it's shot.