Well after having a bit of luck with the .30-30 during the early season, our plan for the regular season has changed. We put up a stand that can cover the entire valley we hunt, so it looks like I'll be dusting off the .270 (Savage 111... no "crap-u-trigger.) Picture 1 shows the view looking west, and the approximate posistion for my early season shot. The thicket at the far end is an old apple orchard, and there is a large corn field just over the ridge. The deer have been moving about a quarter of the way down from the ridgeline in the morning to bed on the eastern end. Should be a good hunt, though a bit of a change. I'm so used to walking or parking my kiester against a tree I won't know what to do with myself sitting in a stand.