Here in Texas the month of October is bowhunting only. When gun season starts in November we can still bowhunt until gun season closes which is sometime in January depending what part of the state you are in. I started bowhunting 2 years ago because it was more challenging and different. I'm hooked now, I only gun hunted twice last year. Did not mention that out of the group I hunt with I'm the only one to bowhunt.