No doubt still hunting is much more enjoyable, but when you are talking under 20 deer per square mile and many square miles of woods, and for me a bow range of 25 yds, sill hunting with a bow won't put much (any) meat on the table. I have, however, converted over to still hunting during the muzzleloader season - almost got one last year and it was a blast. The term "still hunting" is often misused to mean simply walking through the woods - that type of "still hunting" is actually just a silent drive. Real still hunting is stalking and sneaking at such a slow rate (maybe 1 yd per minute) with favorable wind and enough breeze and dampness to cover your sound. Ideally, one should wear some sort of ghillie suit as well - I am going to make up a blaze-orange compliant homemade suit this year for my muzzleloader hunt.

Perhaps after I have some more experience with still hunting with a ML, I will give a try with the bow. And I will need a bit better bow that is reliable at 30 yds.

My brother used to still hunt with a bow in SW WI before the CWD days. Deer were as thick as fleas, he had a bow range of over 30 yds, and he made up zig-zag trails on his own land that cut through the limited heavy cover holding the many deer. He did well, but it in no way matched what I face up in NW WI.