RE: What is your deer hunting rig?
For whitetails in NY and Pa....
Rem 700 Mountain rifle in 7mm08 with Burris 2x7
Rem XP 100 in .260 Rem with Burris compact 4X
Rem 1100 12 gauge with fully rifled cantilever 21" bbl and an early 70's vintage Weaver K 2.5 scope
T/C Hawken .50 cal with a tang peep sight...
For mule deer out west..M70 laminate stocked .280 with a Leupold 6X...