Congrats on a nice buck! That terrain with a mix of hardwood& pinein the pic background has now become my favorite place to hunt. For years, I always stomped into the thickets or swamps.... but not anymore!It's become too difficultfor meto dragdeer out of swamps& thickets.

We really dont need expensive Barnes, Swiftsor Noslers for deer harvests. Gold Dots, XTPs, Scorpions and Mag Sabots work fine. I've abandoned coppers all-together for a lead bullet like the Buffalo SSB's. I prefer to buy the largest grainavailable (300-400+)- just for a confidence-boost.