Ted, down South 12 gauge rifled slugs are usually the weapon of choice for deer. It would be interesting to draw a line separating the deer hunters using shotgun slugs and the deer hunters using rifles. It is a demographic and sociologic profile I dare say. I'd bet the line wanders along the Potomac River, up into W.Virginia, down along the Tennessee/Ky border and meanders south in Missouri just above the Ozarks before dipping down into coastal Texas.
There are farmers in Northern Virginia that have created a new business. They will skin, dress your deer, and make the cuts you want including deer sausage, etc. for $200. Those farmers near Leesburg are doing a thriving business during hunting season. You can't bring a dear into the suburbs of Washington DC to do that.
Last edited by Argo44; 05/08/20 09:08 PM.
