Wish I still had my Crossman. Unfortunately it met with an untimely demise when I shot my brother with it for taking my quad. I told him not to.. FYI Crossman doesn't stand a chance against a sledge hammer and angry momma. RIP old friend
No like I said talked to locals. They were great I scouted in July but didn't see much due to the heat. The areas 12 hours away so not much time to pre scout. I spent a lot of time hiking and behind glass saw a few smaller bucks while I was there but not anything I wanted to shoot that far from...
Old faithful 270. I suspect everyone has that rifle in the safe that never fails them. Funny thing i have a lot of rifles that cost a lot more and have better optics but she has never failed me.
I would make sure to do your research though when you settle on a state because some states you have a better chance of winning their raffle then drawing a tag. Depending on what you want to hunt and where.