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I know many archery hunters would agree that technology has made it easier to get into bow hunting. You've got 85% let off bows, release aids, fiber optic sights, rangefinders, peep sights, lighter bows, lighter arrows, faster bows, more forviging bows, etc, etc. You can't tell me it isn't easier now than it was 20 years ago, or even 10.
Most deer and elk are killed at well under 300 yards, and you don't need a rangefinder or anything special to shoot game at distances like that. A 270 or 30-06 back in 1965 would kill just as good as the same thing today.
And my 1997 Martin Firecat at 200FPS kills deer just as dead at 50 yards as my new mathews. So I kinda agree that bows kill the same then as they do now. The issue is that many new bowhunters "THINK" they dont have to prepare as much. That is where the problem lies with new technology. There is a false preception that it is easier.