Is this Bowhunting thing really safe?
Absolutely! Hunting in general is a very safe sport, even when done with guns. The chances of a hunter being injured or causing injury to someone else are many times greater when the hunter is driving between home and his hunting location than when the hunter is in the field hunting. Using bowhunting as a deer management technique is especially low risk to the non-hunting public. Unlike hunting with firearms, bowhunting is an extremely close range sport. All shots are within 20 yards. At that distance there is no difficulty positively identifying the target. In addition, experienced archers don’t shoot at running deer as is often the case with gun hunting. In a suburban setting, bowhunting is done from a tree stand typically elevated to a height of 10 to 20 feet. Shooting at this downward angle, any arrow missing the target would only travel a few feet before impacting the ground. The reality is that you are much more likely to be killed or injured in a deer-car collision than to be in
