RE: Need some opinions please read!!
In WI bow is closed during the gun hunt.
To answer your question, it depends what you've done to "train" yourself. You stated that this is your first year hunting? as in first year ever, regardless of weapon? If that's the case then I wouldn't just pick up a bow and put myself up against the guns. First of all, you must know where to hit a deer with a bow depending on angle and shot scenario. It's different than a gun. Secondly, with the warzone that's gonna be going on, you will likely not get a shot at a relaxed animal as you otherwise would if there were no guns going off every 30 seconds.