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[Blog for Iowa :: Main Page] This does work rather well when using shotguns because the shotgun slugs don't travel very far (about 150 yards) and generally everyone knows where everyone else is at. If rifles are introduced into this situation, then people will be shooting at deer that are further away and with that there is an increased chance that members of their own party could get hurt. Or even another party that happens to be over a hill could get hurt because of the distance that a bullet can carry.

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[http://www.smokemygun.com/blog] Buy a Gun Day (Well a Little Early): It’s been said that the Police Magnum is the “Cadillac” of home defense shotguns. But, I’ve been told that, with the right slugs, it’s also one hell of a good deer and hog gun.

[Blogforiowa.com] Blog for Iowa :: Iowa's Deer Hunting Woes: The reason for this is that Iowa, unlike other states, has a strong tradition of what is called party hunting which means that a group of hunters (a 'party') work together to hunt deer. This does work rather well when using shotguns because the shotgun slugs don't travel very far (about 150 yards) and generally everyone knows where everyone else is at. If rifles are introduced into this situation, then people will be shooting at deer that are further away and with that there is an increased chance that members of their own party could get hurt.

[Lesjones.com] Les Jones: Thursday Gun Links #27: It's certainly true that shotguns are used to hunt deer, using slugs rather than shot. But slug guns tend to be single-barreled pumps and semi-autos with short barrels and rifle sights.

[Mypetjawa.mu.nu] The Jawa Report: Oh, THAT Biased Media: I can't think of any kind of hunting in America where you crawl around on your stomach. Wild deer get scared off just by detecting human scent and definitely by the slightest noise. Crawling around on your stomach would scare away every deer in the county.

[Guns.blogbear.com] Target Audience : Gun Blog For a Geek: I have now seen this take stuff a gun a didn't even know was there! Its awesome, and nice and cheap for a lot of it. Cost me about $25 to make 4 quarts of the stuff, complete with buying the container it came in.

[Polipundit.com] PoliPundit.com » Even Liberal Blog Readers Think These Laws Are ...: Here in NJ, if the burgler’s between me and the door, and I feel threatened….he get’s both barrels; one of deer shot and one’s a deer slug. It’s self-defense since I have no option to flee.

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