I don't think there is any way to compare the two...bowhunting or rifle hunting. We don't allow rifle hunting in Iowa, but we do have to deal with "party hunting" during shotgun season where 25 guys surround a patch of timber and it sounds like WWIII...more like killing, than hunting.Every year we have monster bucks killed this way(some buy people who know zero about deer hunting) and there is no way I can admire the hunting skills of someone who does this when I know how much time and work I put in to take a buck of the same caliber. However,I do know how important our gun season is to keep the deer herd in check.

I guess I would have to say...bow,rifle,shotgun,etc...a person has the right to hunt the way they want to as long is it is 'in season' and legal.Posting this topic on this board...as a diehard bowhunter,I can't see getting many positive responses to rifle hunting...might be a different story on another board. Sorry to get off the subject a bit.

TB