I hunt both but prefer bow. I'm in Illinois and we have over 3 months for bow season. But after the first day of gun season its pretty much over. Alot less deer and those left are freaked into nocturnal activity only, for the most part. Hunting deer on a summer pattern can be great, it can also suck, and just about the time the deer really start rutting gun season starts.Try to look at it like this, when gun season starts there have been relatively few bow hunters in the woods (compared to the numbers of gun hunters) and it doesn't sound like WWIII when they are hunting. Try bow hunting after a gun season and good luck.