No. Hitting the target is everything.

I shoot a Bear Element and love it, but the true answer depends on what you are hunting. 270 fps is enough to put down any large game animal in North America, though some may not agree. Your speed will vary however based on how many grains your broadhead is and the weight of the arrow. Also if the draw weight varies from say 60 to seventy pounds and you shoot the bow with a draw weight of 60 pounds you will not get the full 270 it will drop a few fps ( the fps is shown at optimum performance, Full draw weight, no wind 100 grain broadhead and so on.)

I highly recommend a Bear. You will get a little better performance out of a Hoyt although i do not personally believe it is worth the extra money.

Speed isn’t everything, accuracy and shot placement is, just like in rifle hunting. A deer isn’t going to tell the difference between getting hit at 270 or 305 FPS. More important is your ability and that the bow is quiet when you draw and shoot. Try to practice on 3-D targets and study animal anatomy, they have a book called “The Perfect Shot” for N. American and African game animals and is a good thing to check for at the library.

No speed doesn’t count for much if you miss at 300 fps or at 150 fps its still a miss. my bowyer shot a bear with a bow that shoots a wooden arrow at 140ish fps and it went 40 yards so placement is every thing and a sharp broadhead.

Shot placement is everything, that being said, most misses in bow hunting are caused by improper distance calculation. You thought it was 30 yards and it was 38 etc. Speed makes for a flatter trajectory, giving you more room for error. I have seen a number of deer jump the arrow as well. They will jump between the time the arrow leaves the bow and the time the arrow gets to them. Faster bow equals less time in flight. There is nothing wrong with a slower bow, it is just a little more challenging. You need to practice a little more with your range estimation and make sure your target isn’t alert to your presence when you loose your arrow (which you should be doing with a fast bow anyways). Personally if I was a deer, I’d worry more about a guy with a 270 fps bow that had practiced a lot than I would about a guy that shot his 350 fps bow a few dozen times a year.

Don’t get hung up on published speeds.
They will vary with arrow and point choices.
Since you will be shooting at 30 yd.s or less, the difference
in flight time is negligable.
How well your bow is set up for you will be far more important
then what brand you buy.
Purchase your bow from a shop that will spend some time
tuning it for you.

Don’t get caught up in the hype. Speed is just one part of the equation, a very small part of what sends your arrow though an animal. If your going to target shoot…speed and light arrows are a great combo. For hunting, speed is a non-issue for most bows on the market including any in the Fred Bear line up. Equip your bow with heavy arrows, the heavy arrows will make them slower but will increase their *********** ability. It takes allot of time and money to get enough speed to effect penetration, but adding weight is inexpensive and the gains are achieved with less work. Research arrow penetration, KE, and arrow building. This will show you how little speed has to do with killing deer and how much it’s really targeted at you to buy the sports car rather than the wagon. Here’s a great place to get any question answered…

your bear will be fine. i use a jennings it’s 278fps. there are way too many bows to list. you like the bear get it. get good with it from where your gonna sit, ground, tree. shot placement is everything.