if you dont fill with bow, then the bow licence is dead, you then need to buy a modern firearm, and go from there... add in a blackpowder where it fits.
thats the way i understand it and have seen and known guys that have done it their whole lives.... i dont know if they are skirting the system, but they have done it for years.

sorry bud... need some extra shoes<img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_blackeye.gif border=0 align=middle>

im from the government, im here to help.