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My, my....you must be Jim Bridger's re-incarnation.

I have killed over 400 deer, the vast majority with firearms, but around 25 with a bow. And at least six of those were shot while still-hunting, not from a blind.

While bowhunting elk in CO I got within range of elk three times, but no big bulls, so I didn't take one. Stalking/stillhunting deer, either with gun or bow, is simply not that damned hard, it just takes patience and concentration. I have had a herd of over 20 does come thru the woods and bed down literally on all sides of me, closest about 5 yards - damned cool.

I've met many hunters better in the woods and I, and know several who have taken elk with a bow. Visit a local archery club and you will meet some, they are NOT rare, just work hard at what they do.

To me it seemed as though the individual elk was not as sharp as a whitetail, but hunting individuals in a herd, whatever the animal, increases the odds of getting 'busted'.

Yes, I have been in a blind and had white tails come up and smell the blind. You do not move they do not see you. Period. Have set out against a fence post and had them come up to me also. None of which is stalking, and yes I have watched them and tried to see how close you could get just for fun. Almost had a twelve pointer run over me once, he was dead, but he did not know it, he turned when I jump at him, died about 100 yards past me. I had shot him at a full run in the chest coming toward me, he just stayed on course, big deer, 308 on made him stumble a split second.

Spend many an evening trying to get close to the cow elk, got within twenty yards once, she did not see me she just stayed that distance away. Had intention of killing her, just enjoyed the chase. And I do not need to visit an archery club, have a really nice bow myself, just do not use it anymore. Lost interest in it. I varmint hunt, more fun, less work.