Quote Originally Posted by lph View Post
Wow! How come a bow hunter? I don't know anything about bow hunting (vs gun hunting), but it's not legal here, and I thought it was for humane reasons, ie. you have to be a lot better at it to get a clean and fast kill. But as I said, I know nothing about bows.
My guess would be range and thus safety. An experienced, responsible bow hunter will generally not take a shot longer than 50 yards. Rifles, by comparison, can accurately kill a deer a few hundred yards away.

(I don't hunt, but my father hunts both archery and rifle.)