I feel bow hunting is much more of a challenge and much more rewarding than hunting with a gun, I usually do both. You have to call the game much closer before taking shots, it isnt easy being as quiet as you have to be while drawing back a bow to take a close shot. longer shots are even more of a challenge in their own right. Anybody can take a 500 yard shot but to get one within 50 yards is pretty intense. Bows have always been my favorite means of hunting but thats just me