Shattered Kingdoms

They aren't bad, but you'll do better with spears. The sub-types offer some decent weapons in that class of weapon.

Bows are generally not a weapon to train your levels with. The number of attacks needed and so arrows is stupidly high in leveling they are used to draw out foes normally. Fighting with a reaching spear (battle or ahlspiess) from behind a pet once you can tame them (veteran) is a good move, use store bought pets before then once you can find a spear. Bows in fights where you are out matched can make the difference. Skirmishing demons or in PvP combat you can crush your foe before you even start melee combat if your lucky/skillful while doing it.

The help-file for taming really needs to be tweaked. You can tame animals to fight with you before veteran.