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Shotguns only produce bigger bucks ?

Unread postby dreaming bucks » Sat Nov 20, 2010 1:18 am

What do you guys think about the area's with shotgun only ? Do you think these areas produce more big bucks vs area's you can hunt with rifles ? Personally, where I hunt, I can't shoot more than 100 yards anyway because of how thick the woods is, but I could see if you were out in wide open areas like down in Illinois where there is big wide open areas and you could shoot forever and ever.... Thoughts ?????


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Re: Shotguns only produce bigger bucks ?

Unread postby RaisedByWolves » Sat Nov 20, 2010 1:36 am

my area is rifle and consists of mainly ridges and farm country. from my stand i can shoot about 50 yards max. i think most shotgun areas are wide open swamps or flat ground. so i can see how many shotgun areas produce those slob swamp bucks
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Re: Shotguns only produce bigger bucks ?

Unread postby solocam88 » Sat Nov 20, 2010 3:03 am

There has been so many times where I have had a big buck just out of shotgun range where I could have easily pounded it with a rifle in marsh country. Shotguns definately save a lot of big bucks. I would not be dissapointed at all if the whole state went shotgun only.
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Re: Shotguns only produce bigger bucks ?

Unread postby matt1336 » Sat Nov 20, 2010 3:50 am

With the distance people are getting out of some of the newer shotty set ups and muzzleloaders it's getting to be not that huge of a deal any more. I know that moast of the stands I have are have no more than 150-200 range. But \
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