First deer was a doe with a rifled barrel 870 borrowed from an uncle for youth hunting season. Was pretty hi tech back in 97 or 98 with the old bri sabots. Hunted every year since then and have shot exactly 3 animals with a scope and probably 30-40 with open sights for big game.
First was a bison with a 1-6 Burris in 2019, 2nd was an antelope in 2022, and I shot a doe with a scoped bolt gun this last Sunday mornin with same rifle and scope I shot bison with at the amazing distance of 12 yards.
Carry either a lever gun with a skinner peep and patridge front sight or slug gun with fiber optic open sites. Just seems to work for me and way I hunt.
The 4 kids that have shot deer(ages 6-12) all used scoped bolt guns or single shots. However all have shot squirrels and rabbits with open sighted .22s.
First was a bison with a 1-6 Burris in 2019, 2nd was an antelope in 2022, and I shot a doe with a scoped bolt gun this last Sunday mornin with same rifle and scope I shot bison with at the amazing distance of 12 yards.
Carry either a lever gun with a skinner peep and patridge front sight or slug gun with fiber optic open sites. Just seems to work for me and way I hunt.
The 4 kids that have shot deer(ages 6-12) all used scoped bolt guns or single shots. However all have shot squirrels and rabbits with open sighted .22s.