Well the Vermont opener is a week away and I've been working on blinds.

My strategy is to hunt "Benoit style" in the mornings and stand sit in the evenings.

All set on the Benoit style rifle and technique.

Now my dilemma is shooting downhill from a stand position. By downhill I don't mean really steep, just sloping noticeably away from where my stand is in a prominent corner. It's a hay pasture on a hillside. I figure from where I sit to where the deer will present itself I have perhaps a 30 foot drop over 200 yards. This is based on last year's ....missed..... shot.

My rifle is a .30-06 zero'd at 200 yds. Factory ammo.

I've read a bunch of times when shooting downhill, or uphill for that matter, you need to aim a smidge high. Not completely confident in that theory. But I did miss last year on a nice buck (duh!)

Any tips appreciated!

Thanks

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