I may alienate some people here but I am going to be honest. I am a convicted felon. I made some mistakes during my misspent youth. It is illegal for me to hunt with modern firearms so I took up a bow. I have hunted with a muzzleloader for years. That is legal for me as long as it is flint or sidelock percussion. I decided that since I had to get close with a ML maybe I should try a bow and get even closer. I also have to consider traveling with my hunting weapon. With a bow no problem I can go anywhere with it. With a ML I could run into a problem. Felon in possesion of a firearm. I have checked with the Beaureu of Alchoholl Tobacco and Firearms and was reassured that as long as I don't use a modern gun, (including in line MLs) I will be legal, however I wonder how many small town cops would understand.
So I started to bowhunt to stay out of jail and fell in love with it. I rarely knock the dust off my ML anymore with the exception of my Pedersoli double barrel 12ga. I use for turkeys. I often wonder if I'm alone in my reason.