I came to it for the challenge.

After many years archery hunting, hunting with a rifle didn't seem all that difficult. In PA the woods are thick enough that if you happen to see a deer, they are pretty much in rifle range. Bang/flop.

Handgun hunting is more like archery. You have to pay attention to the smallest details. Watch your scent, stay still, if you have to move, move slower. I find it more exciting than peering through a 9X scope at a deer who has no idea that I am there and whacking it from the next zip code.

I would rather hunt with a handgun and go home without a deer than take my .270 out for pretty much a shooting gallery type hunt.