Well minnesotadeer, my gun season is pretty much the same as yours. 9 straight days of gun hunting during the prime of the rut. I hate it!!! It's the big reason why our state sucks when talking numbers of mature high quality bucks. Minnesota back In the day was one of the best states out there when talking P&Y and B&C bucks. In saying that It effects my bow hunting big time. It's almost to the point where I have to get more lucky then better at hunting mature bucks In order to see a good mature buck around. I know there here, but damn It's nothing like what It use to be. I would love to see them push the season back a few weeks but It will never happen I'm sure.