Originally Posted by
riverhawk
I'm starting deer hunting this season in VA. It starts Nov 19, and I'm getting a .243 soon.
I need advice on pretty much everything other than scents (settled for Code Blue urines)--calls I need, when to hunt, shot placement, etc. If I zero at 70 yards, can I get away with shooting straight at the aimpoint without aiming high or low? (shooting from 10-100 yards) If not, when should I aim high or low and by how much?
How should I adjust my aim shooting from a treestand?
And, should I use Nosler Partitions or Remington Core-Lokts?
1. If you are using deer scent, make sure it is synthetic. The natural stuff has been illegal in VA since 2015. Code Blue does make synthetic attractants.
2. If you are dead on at 70 you should be fine at 100 but I would limit you shots your first year to less than 50. Your question suggests you don't have much shooting experience. Get to the range as much as you can before you get in the woods.
3. The treestand height should not effect you aiming point with a rifle at less than 100yd ranges. Again, limit your shots to close range until you have some more experience.
4. Nosler partitions are generally considered a premium bullet and superior to Cor-Lokts, but the deer won't know the difference at less than 100yds.