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Old 10-17-2012, 09:24 PM   #7
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Default Re: Gun for Backyard Hunting

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Originally Posted by DJ_Squizzy View Post
I'm sorry; I'm sure I could have been much more specific! It's perfectly legal to shoot where I'll be located, it's just that there are houses near enough that I don't want to disturb them by shooting a gun that's TOO loud. I'll be shooting primarily white-tail deer from an elevated tree stand/shooting box about 15-20 feet off the ground.

The area I'll be hunting is only about 1/2 acre, more specifically 200 x 120 feet, so the longest sight line I'll be looking at are about 50-75 yards.
As Jim Summers said, use a bow. A cross bow, or a compound bow is good out to 40 yds, with practice!
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