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Fabs, the bow is quite effective on any game animal. Howard Hill took elephant with his recurve long before compounds became available.

I would suspect that the first shot was not a perfect shot, and as in all forms of hunting a follow up shot could not be made right away.

I will say I know many people that have taken a moose with a bow, and they tend to hit the ground faster than an Elk, when hit right.

We all feel sorry for an animal that we harvest that does not die in its feet, but that does not mean we did the wrong thing, or not ethical. Sometimes the shot is just not a perfect hit.

I had an expereinced bowhunter friend of mine hit a deer last year that probably took 15mins or more to die. We tracked him for 6hrs total before we found him. The shot was good, however he only hit the one lung, and not the 2 he thought. Crap happens, its part of hunting, all we can do is try and improve ourselves based on what happens.