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Rifle? I have a Mossberg .308 100 ATR. Now, gunfags gonna laugh, but fuck y'all. That rifle is accurate as shit, and built better than a Remington. I threw a Nikon scope on it and it's all I take for deer. If you've never owned a proper deer rifle, I highly suggest this over any equal Savage/Remington.
Now, all that said, my favorite type of hunting is squirrel. In the fall I use a 12 gauge w/ #6 shot. Once all the leaves are off the trees, I move on to my Ruger 10/22.
Generally speaking, I prefer small game over large game. I still hunt with the squirrels.Walk a few yards. Stop. Stand. Look. Listen. Slowly walk a few more yards. Just slowly make your way through the woods, taking squirrels along the way. There is nothing better in this world than a day of squirrel hunting.
I don't do too much bird hunting, mostly because I'm shit at hitting stuff while it's flying in the air. I dove hunt once or twice a year just to say I did, but I don't take it too seriously.