I started with a coumpound and shot those exclusively for about 20 years. I've been shooting a recurve for about 5 years now. Its a newer ILF one. I find it a lot more fun to shoot than a compound. Compounds have gotten so accurate and efficient and I like the short range challenge so I hunt...
While I'm in my stand in ND (whitetails) on public land, I've seen probably an average of 4 this year. The previous few years it was an average of 1 or 2. The baiting ban started this year in my area and the deer can now be found where the best habitat is, not where the biggest bait pile is...