I live in NH, and the bow season runs for 3 months uninterrupted. One deer of either sex is allowed. When it came time for muzzleloader season, the rules were that you had to shoot a buck, except for a one or two day period at the beginning. Hard choice was to be prepared for any deer by taking the bow, or take a chance that a buck would come by and bring the muzzleloader. After checking with Fish and Game Dept, I found out that it was perfectly legal to bring both bow and muzzleloader into the woods as long as the season was open for that particular weapon. I'm switching to a muzzleloader handgun this year, and will bring both bow and ML pistol with me up in my stand. I don't think you can legally do that in many states. For what it's worth, this is my first post. Nice web site ! jemerrill from NH