Well here in the South often we hunt with dogs and shotguns, buck shot that is!! It's a tradition and I still do it every year, it's been going on here in VA since 1600's , but I will be the first to say it does not compare to killing a deer with the bow, FOR ME....hunting with hounds and beagles is very exciting, you have to hear them run a deer before you can understand what it's all about. But, for me, I would gladly put the gun down to kill deer with the bow, only thing is, everywhere in South east Va dog hunting is allowed, and it pretty much kills the still hunting thing for the rest of the season unless you have property that never gets touched by dogs.