wheelgunslinger
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Shotguns are for the birds.
HA!
The shotgun may be a better choice for thick cover, paper mill forests, and stuff like that.
Alabama isn't all the same all over.
I'd buy a shotgun to have one for the close quarter stuff <100m which is more like wing shooting for ungulates than anything else.
The scope advice is right on the money. If you're on a budget, there's nothing wrong with buying a nice used optic from the classifieds in 3x9 (the most popular).
Like Art said, don't sweat the Mil. turrets.