I used to believe that you needed a woods rifle, mine was a peep sighted Marlin 336 35 Rem, and a field rifle, and I used a Model 700 scope sighted 270. Then I killed a buck in the woods at 10 yards with the 270, and I decided that it would work for both short and long ranges. Practically all of my deer hunting these days in over open fields, and I haven't killed a deer closer than 100 yards in years, but if I ever do hunt the heavy cover again, I will more than likely use the same rifle I'd use for taking longer shots.
