[cayuga]

The modern compound bow is the basic answer to many of these problems.

I'd prefer a good crossbow. More like shooting a rifle. Archery has never been my thing.

[wendy1946]

The arguments for bows vs crossbows are twofold. A real bow has a lot more power for a given draw weight since energy is measured in foot-pounds; the crossbow has the pounds but not the feet. Second is that second and third shots are much faster and easier to get off with the real bow. In fact most bowhunting is front tree stands and there’s no real way to cock a crossbow in most treestands.