RE: Maryland Hunters ,Any here ?
Riverwade,
Many are taken with a 12 guage.Using sabots (I use Lighfields,Best I have found)
Got a Large scope 4x44 ..Like the way it draws in light.Can safely take them up to 125 yards. (No rifles allowed)
Some we take in or near residential areas,There I use a crossbow,Pretty good at 45 yards and under.
As for gutting,I use a Schrade lock blade with 2 blades ,A basic blade and a serated blade,Pretty much can gut out a deer under 2 minutes.