I've whittled my gun hunting down to pistols and shotguns. They provide enough challenge, pistol hunting, is tough just becuase of the short range and shot selection, and the zones and seasons in which I have to use the shotgun are so pressured that just seeing a deer is tough enough. For me it is 10x easierhunting withmy bow during the normal archery season, that it is hunting with a shotgun during the late season.