I get to hunt the state every other year as a NR. Following the regs, gone from 12 gauge to 450 BM/45-70, 375 Win, and this year probably 35 Whelen. So far, all of these have worked and while it might be nice to reach way out there, after rut ( 2nd gun) opportunities at better bucks tend to be much closer in my experience.
My group tends to have pretty good success filling >70% of our tags, but we are hunting a couple of properties where ownership is more interested in population control & we're mostly interested in filling freezers.
We frequently end up setting up an evening stand where we just can't cover all the ground with the .350 Legends and .45-70 Gov'ts, so I'm looking for another tool to add to our options.
