Just leave your bow at home and still spend time in the woods. It can't be all about the kill now if you love that time in the woods. Or is it all about a chance at a kill and not much about the time??
Dont' get me wrong I love just being in the woods, but I am out there to kill a big buck.
or if bow hunting means so much then use it the whole season i too live in new york this is my first year hunting with a bow but i just like to kill stuf and thought hey i get one more week if i use a bow
I do use my during gun season, but the woods... well... get a little different after the first 2 hours of shotgun season.