Here in Illinois you can shoot two bucks and as many does as your willing to buy a tag for (archery). The bucks however are limited to two and that combines all forms of weapons. So if I shoot one with my slug gun or pistol, I only have one buck tag available for the bow. Same in reverse, If I kill two bucks with my bow before the gun season, I can only shoot does with my slug gun. This is why I will never kill two bucks before the gun season, I like to have the option of killinga buck or doewith either my slug gun or pistol(s).