I started bowhunting because i noticed that the season was longer and hunting with a bow would be more of a challenge. I was tired of the rush i was always in trying to get a deer in 2 weeks when i could use 3 months to hunt and not have to worry about all the other hunters that are in the woods. A friend of mine who bowhunts was leaving his stand during gun season and a bullet hit the tree he had been in. Another guy i know shot a doe with his rifle this year and eneded up losing her after hours of searching at night. I think alot of people have a gun and think that it will kill their quarry no matter where they shoot it.