I agree with all that has been said. I have a partner that always waits till the last day or the first day of the hunt to paper test his rifle/bow and this year I put a stop to it. Fine tuning your rifle should happen long before season so that you can get use to it.

On a side note congradulations on the purchase of the ML and as I have found out it is a blast (literally) to shoot and hunt with. This forum got me started in ML and you did right in asking the questions, the only dumb question is the one you did not ask.

As is evidenced here a lot of hunters are not cold blooded killers (as is often depicted) and care deeply for the animals that we hunt. As stewards of the flora and fauna we owe it to Mother Nature and to ourselves to be the best hunters that we can be.

Take pride in being a hunter BUT take more pride in being an ethical hunter.

Good Luck
Eric