We can't bowhunt during the shotgun season in IL, and I for one still haven't killed a buck with my bow. I did kill a buck with the shotty during the first season....but I don't understand why I couldn't still hunt with the bow and enter one in the contest. Doesn't change the fact that I still have 2 bow tags to fill and almost 2 months to hunt. I'm not trying to argue, just curious as to why.