I think it shouldn' t matter. A bow hunter is a bow hunter in my books. I am proud to say I am a bow hunter and have bigger and better challenges than the average gun hunter. Don' t get me wrong I do hunt with a gun but enjoy the challenge of bow hunting more. As for cross bow, I can' t comment. Here where I am from they are classed as a gun and couldn' t count here. I think P&Y is a bow hunters catigory and as long as you bow hunt you should be able to enter.