I love bowhunting and gunhunting, heck I love deerhunting!!!!!! Why can't you get close to deer with a gun in hand??? I killed one at 11 yards and one at 16 yards with gun in hand! It all in the way you chose to hunt! I am really looking forward to the muzzleloading season this year, the ole' flintlock with a patched round ball!!!!!!!!!!