Not wishing to drag this thread on and on, but have to take objection to some of sharkeys points, there are as many animals shot badly with rifles as bows, and guides are required to carry a rifle to humanly dispatch them as well.
As to poachers taking to the bow, the most used weapon of choice would have to be the 22 rf with a can fitted.
But I have to agree on the use of bows by idiots using target points, this would be the main reason I would never like to see it legalised in the UK , we have enough idiots running around the countryside with air rifles.
In the UK unlike the USA the masses don,t have the link with hunting to appreciate the skill and respect bow hunting requires.