I never hunt with a bow during rifle season. I never hunt during rifle season at all. There's too many stupid hunters out there. I can tell you though that if rifle and bow season were the same lengths, I would always, always go bow. Sorry if I offend anyone, but I think that rifle hunting is for pussies. I mean seriously, you can easily reach out to 300 yards with a shot. That's 10 times farther out than a bow can easily shoot. I just hate it when people are out rifle hunting and say stuff like "Man, this is a real challenge.". I'm just like "If you think that's a challenge, then why don't you try going out with a bow for once!". Also, for me, rifle hunting is boring. Like my dad always says, "Rifle hunting is about as fun as going out and shooting a cow".