RE: Northern Hunters...
Here in NY you can use your bow during gun season, but you need to use your gun season tag. (buck only). Unless you have an extra doe permit.
Orange isn't required, but I always wear orange to/from my stand during bow season, and take it off up in the tree, but hang it so people can see it if walking by.
If you have access to property that doesn't get invaded with the gun hunters, then using the bow works out ok. But if you are putting up with the orange army, the deer are awfully skittish and go nocturnal in my experience.