Originally Posted by
TRnCO
The way a bow and arrow kills is different than how a rifle bullet kills. With bow and arrow, the critter has to bleed out, with a well placed bullet the critter takes extreme shock to the body. With bow and arrow, the critter often/usually runs at least a little ways before running out of blood and falling into a heap, with a well placed bullet the critter never takes a step. In other words, a bow shot critter COULD potentially end up in the wrong spot where as that can be avoided with a well placed rifle bullet.
That's the main reason a rifle makes more sense then a bow.
This is not to argue that a stray bullet could be more dangerous, but that aside, there is a reason the rifle is the preferred kill method.