I gun hunted when I was younger and thought that it was the greatest experience. Stalk through the woods with my 30.06 and 9 power variable scope (in PA) Come up on a meadow and there he is. 150 yards away and doesn't see me at all. I drop down on 1 knee and POW! It's all over. Dropped in his tracks. Go pick him up, drag him back to the truck and it's Budweiser and story time! Great sport. But now all I do is bowhunt. And I won't shoot over 20 yards. That alone has costs me a chance at 2 different 8 point bucks this week! And the biggest 1 twice! But I would trade this last week for even the rights to carry a firearm again. Someday I may be able to gun hunt again but even if I do get those rights back, I'm not sure I would use them. The rush of being within 50 yards of a 140 class 8 point buck and him walking straight towards you because you rattled him in (this afternoon) is AWESOME! I was shaking like a leaf! But of course I was ground hunting and he winded me and took off but what an experience!