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I don't remember exactly where I read it (probably somewhere in the History of Middle-earth), where it was mentioned that thw Wood-men used their bows to shoot eagles that were praying on their sheep. So in fact the bows should be long range bows. Maybe in terms of balance, the dalish bow could be replaced by the yew bow (same stats), to make one long range bow for the North and Mirkwood region.

By the way, it is mentioned in the Hobbit that Bard used a yew bow: "He [Bard] was a descendant in long line of Girion, Lord of Dale, whose wife and child had escaped down the Running River from the ruin long ago. Now he shot with a great yew bow, till all his arrows but one were spent."