My weapons of choices now that we have 2nd year of rifle in the southern 8J area.
1-Savage model 99 in 300 savage /Weaver 4x32
2- Winchester model 94 in 30/30 /peep site
3- NEF Tracker 2 single shot 20ga /Simmons 2.5x20
4-Remington model 760 6mm /Simmons 2x7x32
5-CVA Kodiak Muzzleloader 45cal /Nikon 3x9x40
All these have shot many deer in the past for me weather in the northern zone or southern zone.