Well I just started out a couple of years ago and have never loosed an arrow at an animal yet, mostly because I have not been serious enough (can't say I had total confidence with the longbow before now)to get after them hard, but now I'm on a mission now.
Hopefully I will shoot my new Toelke for a looooooooooong time. When I do retire it, I think I'd rather see someone else enjoy it. Think I'll give it away to some deserving person.
Having said that, if I did not/do not find a deserving soul, it will live on the rack forever.