5 years ago I gave up bow hunting. Totally quit with the exception ofa 2 day hog hunt that I went on with some friends and my brother. I have health issues and although I can draw a bow and hold it easy, I'm not very steady. Poor accuracy is the result of that.Hanging tree stands became a job that I dreaded doing. Bow hunting deer was no longer fun for me. Something had to change if I was going to continue deer hunting. I love being in the woods, seeing the sunrise and sunset, watching the birds & critters, enjoying the peace and solitude of it all.People wonder why we hunt, if they only knew. If they only gave it a honest chance. A friend loaned filled his early season muzzle loader tag 5 days before the season closed. He loaned me the gun and all the stuff for it. I went and purchased my deer tag for a muzzle loader/rifle and had 3 days to hunt. I've never looked back.I passed several small bucks and does up. Not bad since I had done no scouting. Fall turkey season runs the same as archery season so I hunt those when I am not deer hunting.I'm not a trophy hunter, but I'm not going to shoot any buck that walks by. If I shoot a buck he's going to be a mature animal. Other wise I would rather take a nice doe. I know alot of you think rifle hunting is easy because you can shoot further. But honestly, its not any different than bow hunting. Each has its own challenges that you need to over come to be sucessful... at least for me. Spend a few days in the woods, I bet you won't be sorry you did. I fully agree with what some one else said to... take a kid with you and pass it on.