most of the guys I hunt with in the thicker brush here in florida prefer a shorter barrel shotgun
Ithaca and H&K and remington all have local proponents
carbines in various handgun calibers and cartridges like the 30/30, 35 rem have a strong following
Ive used a over/under browning 12 ga an Ithaca semi auto 10 ga,and a revolver in 357 mag or 44 mag on many hunts and certainly a marlin 44 mag lever gun if I hunt where shots over 50 yards are occasionally seen, you certainly won,t need masive power even a 357 mag revolver works, but I like to try different tools to see how they work out.
now keep in mind, the ranges where we hunt in florida seldom exceed 40 yards and 50 yards is a rare long shot, most shots are taken at under 40 yards , in very thick brush.
the pictures below are more open areas but might give you some ideas,
killing deer is easy enough, its getting in close enough to do the job un-detected thats a bit more difficult.
