I agree about respecting other hunters regardless of their weapons. My dad is a good example. He shoots a compound, though it is from the late 90s and far from a speed demon. He started in the mid to late 80s with a compound with nothing but a rest and shooting glove and killed quite a few deer with it, and no doubt could have done just about as well with a recurve. Even now with sights and a release, he rarely shoots over 15 yards. I finally managed to convince him to take a few shots with my recurve last year. He put his first three arrows in a 3inch circle at 15 yards after almost a 20 year break from instinctive finger shooting, then handed it back and said "I think I like mine better". His wheels doesn't make him less of an archer in my eyes, and I know he is a far better hunter than I am. Come gun season, he'll hunt with a muzzleloader, a single shot rifle, a lever rifle, a revolver, and an AR 10 rifle. Pretty well runs the gambit, and he's deadly with all of them. He just isn't interested in traditional gear.
Matt