DaveH, I was assuming that what made it simpler was that the deer were still in their natural habits and less spooked. Where I live, when gun season starts, all the deer congregate to the sanctuaries that are not hunted much (like Posted land). It is a lot simpler to hunt around the end of October when the deer are not spooked and in full rut than it is with a gun with more hunters chasing the deer around. I believe most bowhunters will admit they see more deer end of October than they do during gun season. I would agree hunting with bow during firearm season is a lot lot more difficult. Take care fellow Hunter.