I also phased out gun hunting and now use my bow for all the deer seasons. I've taken bucks every year for the last 3 or 4 seasons during MZL season and last year half of the deer i took (3 out of six) were taken during firearms season using a bow. When I got to the checking station on opening morning of gun season last year with 2 deer (an 8 point and a 5 1/2 year old doe) it created quite a stir--esp when they found out I used a bow.