Being once a “dyed in the wool” New England deer hunter we had to use hunting skills to get within clear range of our Whitetail deer in our deep woods where shots avg about 50 yds...30-30 or 35 Rem were my weapons of choice..some liked the Rem pumps in 30-06 and 308, Savage 99 as well. Whitetails just don’t sit around as Mule Deer do out here...if the Whitetail catches your scent or sees any bit of movement, they’re gone and you might as well call it a day.
Jack O’Connor would be rolling his eyes seeing today’s long range hunters appearing to be more like military snipers with their scope magnifications powerful enough to map the craters of our moon. ATVs today also...I still admire the Western hunter of old riding horseback with their 6x scoped 270 Win strung over their shoulders in pursuit of Mule, Antelope, etc...now that was traditional and a real pursuit of our hunting pastime.
...I’m old and I’m sticking with it! Love ya all!
Last edited by 38SPL HV; 06-09-2020 at 08:01 PM.
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