People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. "A member of the Maine Bow Hunters Alliance estimates that 50 percent of animals who are shot with crossbows are wounded but not killed. A study of 80 radio-collared white-tailed deer found that of the 22 deer who had been shot with “traditional archery equipment,” 11 were wounded but not recovered by hunters." CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) ↑ "ARROW LETHALITY.