foxhat, "eating your kill" Sorry mate, nothing personal, but how many poor animals are running around with an arrow or bolt sticking out of them before one gets a "kill"? I saw a pic in the local rag of a sheep with a crossbow bolt through its face....it sort of put me off the thought of bow & crossbow hunting.... Even with rifles there are now minimum calibres in law for certain game to ensure a humane kill..... Sorry again, mate, i just had to say that....