early season when the leaves are on the trees I use the 22,you can slip and wait,get a setting shot while they eat.
when the leaves are gone and I walk through they will be on the ground,I can't see them till they run up a tree,with the shotgun I can shoot them on the run.

I am not a hunter I am a whitetail population reduction specialest

remember keep your back to the sun, your knife sharp, and your powder dry.