Any deer taken during the season in which you hunt in goes directly towards that season tag. i.e. Gun season with gun, bow, muzzle loader go towards your gun season limit for that region and there' s four regions. Yes, it' s awesome.

I take my bow every early muzzle season and take a buck every time. It goes towards my muzzle tag for that region. It' s legal and better in some cases. Now bow season you can only obviously use a bow. Basically, your bow can be used during any season.

As far as any " good" depends on where you hunt and the hunting pressure you have in the area. Every place I hunt is bow only because of it' s surroundings.