I' ve killed more with a bow than a gun. It is fun to mess with gun only hunters. They don' t think a stick and string can do the job. " you have to have a MAGNUM such and such. In reality I don' t think they can imagine being able to get that close to a deer. Most non hunters (at least they say so to my face) are at least glad if you are eating the deer and feeding the family, not just putting a rack on the wall.