It's definitely a decision you have to make for yourself. It wouldn't mean nearly as much to me personally if I killed it with a gun as it would if I killed it with a bow and the kill would always be tainted in my own eyes. It would have an * by it in terms of personal satisfaction. I have two similar hunts coming up in the next couple of weeks and I have every intention of leaving my gun at home on both hunts. But you have to do what you are going to be comfortable with.