this is the type of hunting that i most enjoy. true we haven't had snow for a few years till after hunting season. still hunting you take a few steps stop, look ,and listen ( like they used to teach us about RR tracks) only when hunting you stay much longer. As i have said before my greatest joy is hunting along the edges of cedar swamps. this is why i started handgun hunting. brush/ trees too thick for a rifle or shotgun to be used and you need one hand to hold your self upright. i use aperture rear sight (one ragged hole for me)and a fiber op front sight. these work well and don't throw the balance of the gun off.
Gery i'm betting not more than 50 yards. for me ill shoot running deer but the distance can measured in feet as easily as yards.
I know what you mean about the late snow. It seems that we're getting snows in late January where we are at. As a kid I recall many a White Christmas. It seems that things have switched in the last decade or so, weather wise. It seems more windier and the seasons are three to four weeks off kilter.
I like what you said about the One Ragged Hole sight. I have always questioned how well it works.
