RE: less hunters.
I started using it to get an extra season, like many people, but now love it more than any other hunting. I dont quite have the patience for bowhunting, and feel like high power is too easy because of the areas I hunt (many deer) and also illegal except for 10 days in January.I live in Iowa.
You get one shot, but should be all you need. When I hunt with my .270I make decisions differently knowing that I can shoot 5 moe times and take a 300 yd shot if I spook the ones in my area.