It's interesting how different hunters in different areas of the country view practices that are quite common in other areas...

I guess some guys don't shoot at quail, rabbits, squirrels, pheasants, doves, ducks or crows while they are flying or running either...

Hunters were using dogs to run deer in the South before the Revolutionary War...This developed in the area along the coast and the weapon of choice was a fowler loaded with buckshot...Buckshot is very effective when patterned and the shooter tries different choke tubes and different brands and size buckshot...It's the same as sighting in a centerfire rifle...

I've got a Browning B-80 that will put 5-6 Winchester 00 buck into a 8 inch circle at 40 yards...It throws a nice even pattern and has killed around 30 deer out to 50 yards...The trick is to learn to shoot a shotgun and shoot these running deer like you do doves, rabbits, squirrels etc...

Another point many don't realize is that when dog hunting deer an the hunter has a shot the dogs follow up behind the deer and often find for the hunter...