Here where I live in southeast Va, we have only one archery season. Oct 6 or 7 to Nov. 15 or 16. Then it is all gun until the season isall over. We are pretty much forced to gun hunt if we want to hunt the entire deer season. this includes the use of dogs. we have huge hunt clubs anywhere from 1000 acrs to 25,000 acrs. All of them hunt with dogs including my club. I would rather hunt with a bow, but dog hunting is the norm here and has been for a long time. I enjoy hearing the dogs and the guys are fun to hunt with, but it doesn't come close to bowhunting. What Im saying is, deer go noc-turnal almost instantly if you hunt where dogs are run.. that is how it is...