In PA we have small game and turkey season during bow season and a muzzleloader hunt, during which a bow hunter can't shoot a buck, because the muzzleloader hunt is for antlerless only. THAT pees me off.

Why is it unreal though to allow a bowhunter to carry a gun too? Our society was founded on the principle of innocent until proven guilty. Why can't a bowhunter in PA carry a pistol for protection from psychos, wild dogs, brave bears, etc..when bowhunting? Makes no sense. Some laws assume that you WILL break the law and punish law abiders with a broad brush. Won't a guy who is gonna poach do it anyway? Does that make an honest man who carries a gun in bow season a criminal, before he actually commits a crime? I don't get it!