Selecting The Right Telescopic Sight For Your Rifle Part 2
When deer hunting season opens, avid deer hunters will want their rifle to be outfitted with the ideal deer rifle scope, one that suits not only his rifle, but also the area he is hunting in, as well as his own personal hunting and shooting technique. The following deer hunting tips concern the scope on your deer hunting rifle
Some deer hunters may be in a situation where they will need to shoot from a great distance, and so for him the scope must be the very best that his budget will allow. Adjustable magnification scopes are preferred for combining the abilities of general observation, closer range shooting and long range marksmanship. Adjustable rifle scopes typically are a listed with the minimum magnification, the maximum magnification and the objective lens diameter. If your scope is 3x9x42, it’ll magnify at a minimum of 3x and a maximum of 9x, and the lens diameter will be around 40 millimeters in size.
Scope Light Transmission Attributes
Each time you up the magnification of your scope, you will be decreasing the light you get to your eyepiece. As you get a larger objective lens, you will be getting more light through your eyepiece. By nature, scopes lose some light as it travels through the scope to your eyes. Even the highest quality and most expensive scopes only achieve a light transmission rate of around 98%. While anything over 95% for light transmission is considered great, there are very nice, quality scopes that are around 90%.
Scope Lenses and Coatings
You’ll usually find that scopes have coated lenses and are waterproof. The coatings on the lenses can be quite expensive. Plus, lenses vary in the type, number, and quality of the coatings. You can definitely get a single coated lens scope that can blow most multicoated lenses out of the water. It all depends on the quality of the glass and the coatings. The coatings reduce glare and also prevent reflection from causing you to lose light, but these higher quality coatings will come with higher pricetags. You’ll notice improved light transmission and better contrast with a greater number of coatings.
The scope’s Field of View Matters
Field of view is the amount of view you see through your scope from right to left as measured in feet at 100 yards. This figure goes down when you increase the lens magnification of the scope. Likewise, scopes with lower magnifications will have greater fields of view. While a 3×9 variable scope may offer a field of view of just over 30 feet when it’s at 3 power, when you increase that power to 9, your field of view will shink to 14. The objective lens diameter does not affect the field of view.
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Basic Tips For You To Have A Successful Deer Hunt
If you have been deer hunting a long time, you may find these deer hunting tips a bit obvious, but they are basics that can be reviewed, and some things beginners need to learn before they go out. If you want to have a successful deer hunt, you need to do more than simply go into the woods and expect the deer to come to you or expect to simply walk around and find the trophy deer you have always wanted. In fact, there is a considerable amount of preparation involved, along with safety precautions that should always be addressed, and discipline is required; however, by utilizing the tips covered here, you will dramatically increase your chances for finding success on your next hunting excursion.
1. Essential Deer HuntingSafety Tips:
· Never consume any alcoholic beverage before or during a hunt.
· Always take care of your gun as if it was loaded and ready to shoot. You should never count on the gun’s safety to prevent it from firing.
· Be sure to unload your gun before you climb a tree, get into a stand, jump a ditch, or cross a fence.
· Be completely sure your target is a deer and is legal prior to pulling the trigger.
2. Tips For Bagging A Deer:
· Begin Early – Although a lot of hunters like to hunt all day, the best chances for finding a deer is during sunrise and sunset. The fact is deer will come out to feed in the early mornings or the later hours just before dusk. Be sure to be in your deer blind or stand prior to dawn in the morning and prior to dusk during the evening. This will give you the time you need to get set up and settled in before any deer become active. There’s nothing that will be more disappointing for you than getting to your blind or stand late, scaring away a magnificent buck in the process, and then not spotting any other deer for the remainder of the hunt.
· No Scents – Take the time to be certain that you or any of your equipment are not emitting any smells that would alert a deer of your presence. While a scent may appeal to your friends or spouse, it will repel a deer. Do not use any cologne, after shave, deodorant, perfume, or scented soaps/body wash. Prior to going on your hunt, wash the clothing you will have on in an unscented detergent or with plain water. Unfortunately, deer have an astounding degree of smell sensitivity, and anything unusual will have them scattering away before you can act.
· Be Still – Once you’re set up in your stand or blind try not to move anymore than necessary, and extremely slowly when you have to. One of the toughest things for me to learn was the ability to keep looking SLOWLY from side to side, hours at a time, as I sat freezing in a deer stand. Any type of sudden motion can set a deer on the run.
· Be Quiet – One of the most important things you can do to have a successful deer hunt is to remain silent. There have been various occasions and disappointing moments when I scared a deer away with the slightest of sounds. Deer have more sensitive ears than you would think. They become very cautious and wary when they hear a human voice or any kind of unnatural sound. If you are hunting with a partner or in a group, make sure you talk in as low of a whisper as possible and, if possible, rely on hand signals for communication. Always be careful (and alert) so as not to bang your deer hunting rifle against your binoculars or the side of the stand.
The aforementioned tips are really simple basics, and while there is a great deal more out there, if you follow these basic deer hunting tips, you’ll find your chances of success are dramatically increased.
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How To Hunt The Elusive Monster Bucks
At some time during my deer hunting “career” I grew weary of hunting normal sized bucks and developed an interest in shooting trophy bucks only. Please read the following advanced deer hunting tips to help understand what is involved in hunting the real monster bucks.
I had to learn a lot of new tricks as I upped my game to pursue even better bucks, but I communicated with champion deer hunters all over the United States to get the best deer hunting tips possible. The techniques needed to hunt mature bucks with giant antlers were not the same as the ones I’d used to hunt regular bucks. As the years passed, and through a lot of experimentation, I figured out many secret tips necessary to bring down the huge deer.
Does your hunting area have large bucks? You typically never see the largest bucks out there. However, don’t just give up on an area simply because other people haven’t seen big bucks there, as they may be missing something. Deer with the large racks that you’re looking for tend to stay in similar types of areas. If you want to have better odds for hunting a rare, giant deer, you need to know where they are. It is a stubborn fact that there are areas which do not have a single truly large buck, much less several of them. There are particular circumstances that result in a higher number of large bucks in any given area.
The most efficient method of determining if there are big bucks in an area which you are planning on deer hunting is to make inquiries. If you are searching for an area to go deer hunting, the best candidates for information on the local deep population are other hunters, local farmers and ranchers, county agents, game wardens, feed store proprietors and even patrons of the nearest coffee shop or cafe. Your objective is to see if there are any large bucks locally, and where most of them have been sighted. Don’t forget that you’re after the big deer, not just a bunch of average deer when you are asking around. Your goal is not to find lots of small deer, of course. What we’re looking for is that monster buck. Talk to other hunters in your area if you’re already committed to one specific hunting ground and find out which stands or blinds are best to find the largest bucks, and ask others about their specific experiences. This is a good place to begin. A word of warning, however, and that is that deer stories approach fishing tales in their reliability, so you should get as many verifiable facts as you are able.
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Select The Ideal Deer Hunting Rifle
Selecting your deer hunting rifle
is one of the most significant hunting decisions you can make. The keys to achieving your deer hunting goals come in the form of the best firearm for you. When you go to pick out a firearm, you want the one with the best style, action, sighting, size, and ballistics for your hunting area and physical capabilities. If you have a deer hunting rifle that meets your needs, you’ll have a more successful season.
The Importance of Where You Will Be Hunting
There are two predominant types of deer hunting environments ; deep wood/ dense brush country and open range country. Some areas contain a mixture of both environments. Each environment commands its own unique shooting style and rifle traits.
Deep Woods/Dense Brush Deer Hunting Rifles
Good woods and brush deer hunting rifles should excel in short to medium range shooting. The average shooting distance in this type of environment is from twenty-five to two hundred yards. So, having a deer hunting rifle that’s relatively light (nine pounds or less, including the scope) with a short barrel length (twenty two inches or less) is best. Portability is important when moving in dense brush. Deer hunting rifles that offer the ability to reload quickly, such as automatics and lever actions are recommended in rough country deer hunting as quick follow shots are often required. I would recommend using heavy bullet cartridges, .270 caliber or greater, with at least a 120 grain bullet, in order to penetrate any brush that might be in the way of your intended target. Calibers or cartridges which exceed 2200 feet per second velocity are not suggested as bullet deflection by the brush must be at a minimum. Scopes of four power or variable scopes which go down to 3X are recommended, and if your hunting terrain only permits shots of fifty yards or less then you might prefer open sights. You may want to conduct a few experiments at your local rifle range to figure out whether or not open site shooting suits your hunting style.
Deer Hunting Rifles for Open Range
The best deer hunting rifles for open areas are made for long range shooting, and most are best at shooting 300 yards or farther. You won’t have to worry as much about the rifle being light so much as it being accurate; go ahead and get a heavier one if it means better accuracy. Flat shooting high velocity rifle calibers and cartridges are required here. Calibers in the 6MM (.243) range or higher will be satisfactory and bullets from 100 grain up will perform well. Generally, the larger the caliber is, the heavier the bullet will need to be for the best ballistic accuracy. Typically, you’ll need at least a 6×9 variable power scope in order to shoot accurately.
Personal Preferences
When you start looking for the best deer hunting rifle for you, you want to make sure that you keep the above considerations in mind. Make sure that you are comfortable with the way that you’re shooting, and how you shoot when using a high caliber or magnum caliber rifle. Consider how inclined you are to tote a 10 to 12 pound long rifle all day in the field.
Go to a local hunting rifle dealer and try many different models, types, sizes, and manufacturers of deer hunting rifles for feel. Get advice from hunters who have a lot of experience in your chosen hunting area when finding the best rifle. See if friends will let you handle their rifles, so that you can get a feel for what kind of weapon you are comfortable hunting with.
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Selecting The Right Telescopic Sight For Your Rifle Part 3
When deer hunting season opens, avid deer hunters will want their deer hunting rifle to be outfitted with the ideal telescopic scope, one that suits not only his rifle, but also the area he is hunting in, as well as his own personal hunting and shooting technique.
If the deer hunter is going to hunt in an area where long range shots are required, it is vital that he/she purchases the best possible scope possible. If you want a scope that will allow you to observe, as well as shoot accurately from all ranges, get adjustable magnification scopes. Adjustable rifle scopes typically are a listed with the minimum magnification, the maximum magnification and the objective lens diameter. A “3 x 9 x 42″ scope will have a minimum magnification of 3 power, a maximum magnification of 9 power and an objective lens diameter of 40 millimeters.
Mounting Your Scope
Please read these deer hunting tips regarding your scope on your deer hunting rifle tips.
Your shooting system is only as good as your scope mount. A poor mount, means a poor system. In order to have the best rifle and scope combination, you need to have rugged and reliable mounting rings and bases. Unfortunately, the problem usually does not present itself until you are actually firing and you could wind up missing entirely, or only wounding the animal. When the mounting rings and bases are not installed properly you will be left with wasted rounds, missed opportunities and a lot of frustration.
And this is in a best case scenario. Damage to both rifle and scope can occur, often leading to the shooter getting hurt as well. It’ll do you a lot of good to have your base and ring installed by a professional gunsmith; it’ll cost you, but it’s well worth it to prevent any sort of problem. If you do it yourself, you will end up spending just as much, if not more, as you waste ammo trying to sight in your scope. It’s not fun to have to go through that at all. Remember, shooting is supposed to be an enjoyable activity.
A professional will install the ideal mounting system which will keep your scope as low as possible, and will use as few parts as possible. The more parts needed to install it, the more things are likely to break. Aluminum mounts are often used, although for sheer strength steel is the way to go. See through rings are notoriously weak, and points of impact change from bumps or carrying are common. For the most part, if you have the right scope, you won’t have to worry at all about your iron sights.
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Deer Hunting Tips To Make You A Successful Hunter
If you are an average deer hunter, you have average deer hunting knowledge, put forth average commitment, and only get average results. It’s likely that every hunter will manage to bag a small buck every year or two, and maybe will even get lucky and hit his target more often. But it takes a deep understanding of hunting and the dedication to do whatever is required to bag a majestic trophy buck.
The following contains some deer hunting tips that the experts of deer hunting use every day to get the big ones.
1. Scout Your Area Ahead of Time – I don’t mean analyze where you are going to sit when the truck drops you off, I mean really get to know the area you are hunting. Some of my most successful hunting seasons were started months before opening day. I would ask permission to go to the lease I was going to hunt on and scout all the areas. You can investigate all the potential hunting areas by “dry hunting.” This is similar to actual hunting, only you bring a camera instead of a gun. You will focus your attention on determining which areas have the most deer movement, the largest bucks, and the highest buck to doe ratio. It is advisable to scout the lease during midday as well in order to find any signs of big bucks. Speaking of which:
2. Know the Signs of Big Bucks – Knowing what to look for allows you to zero in on the areas where the trophy deer are. One thing you want to look for are tracks. Be aware of the size, number of, and the direction of the tracks, which will clue you in on the size, number of and movements of the deer. Look for Scrapes – areas where bucks scratch the ground accompanied with urination to mark territory and attract does, typically below low hanging tree branches at the border of heavy brush during the rut. Look for Rubs – Areas on trees or posts where bucks rub the velvet off their new antlers or mark their territory during rutting season. A “rub line” is a series of a half-dozen or more rubs within a 100-yard area. Bucks usually rub on the side of the tree or post that he is traveling from. With this in mind, if you pay attention to which side of the trees are being rubbed you can have a clue as to which way the deer is moving. Also scout for and note the size of bedding areas. If you don’t see any bedding, there aren’t any bucks!
3. Become An Expert In Your Firearm – Learn more about the ballistics of the caliber and cartridge of your weapon. Know the distance you will need to shoot and be able to make adjustments for geography; for example, the rise on short shoots and the fall for long shots. Learn how well you can judge distance, and walk through the sighting areas before you start hunting, so you have a good idea about yardage; you’ll be able to more accurately figure out how far you are from the target and lift or drop your bullet accordingly.
4. Shot Placement – If you master the aim and ballistic characteristics of your deer hunting rifle, you can be more concerned with exact shot placement. Personally, I am a “neck shooter.” While many hunters do not agree with this technique, a properly placed shot anywhere along the neck will drop your deer instantly. If you hit the deer lower on the neck the carotid arteries will be severed. If you hit the deer high on the neck you will break the deer’s spinal column. Finally, if you hit the deer in the center of the neck you will get a combination of both of these effects. If you’re hitting the dear from a broadside or quarter angle, you’ll hit the neck just as easily as the lower shoulder target area, and you’ll bring it down faster. I don’t recommend full rear shot attempts at all unless you are looking at a trophy buck you just can’t pass up; cleaning a deer that has been shot up the rectum is not a pleasant task to say the least. Make wise shooting decisions; a quick, efficient kill is the goal of the advanced deer hunter.
5. Attactants, Calls, and Rattling – While we do not have time to go into a lot of detail, some important deer hunting tips are to use attractants (like natural food plots, salt licks/mineral blocks, feeders, and flavored blocks), deer calls, and rattling methods. The food related attractants require previous preparation. You’ll have to put in enough time and effort into a food plot as you would a garden. Start your food plot a few months before the hunting season begins, so that you can get the deer accustomed to that food you are giving them. Calling and rattling are hit-or-miss techniques that usually only work during rutting. Bucks will mostly be attracted to the rattles and calls because they’re curious if not in rut, but while rutting they’ll rush toward the noise, which is far from an ideal situation. There have been times when I have almost been run over by a buck while I was rattling. With this in mind, if you choose to use this technique you need to be prepared to react quickly. Proficiency is required, and it takes lots of practice. There’s a bit of a learning curve that comes with accurately recreating the sounds of deer fighting, but if you get it right, it’ll be very advantageous.
Every deer hunter wishes he or she could display a trophy buck at some time during their hunting career, some of us are not happy unless we bag at least one monster every season. If you plan to become an elite hunter, you need to know the advanced deer hunting tips that the finest hunters have mastered.
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Deer Hunting Tips – How To Get Bigger Antlered Bucks
Proper management of the deer herd are usually the most effect deer hunting tips. The large antlered deer are prized among trophy hunters. We aspire to one day get that huge rack. All of us hear about and tell each other tales of huge antlers; points, spread, diameter, length of tine… However, do you know what really makes a difference in regards to antler size?
There are three main factors that decide the overall size of a buck’s antlers.
1. Genetics
2. Nutrition
3. Age
Genetics determine how big the antlers might become. In other words maximum antler size is a trait that is inherited. This is a fact that experienced deer hunters and game managers know and that science has proven. Sometimes, the best managed leases impose limits on how big an antler can be if it’s to be harvested. The gene pool of a deer population can be “antlered up” by limiting the number of deer that can be killed who have genetically superior racks and increasing the kill rate of those buck with genetically inferior racks. The actual effect of these strategies is questionable, but the though process and fact basis of this practice is very sensible. The fact is that culling of deer with inferior genetics is seldom possible when you consider the number of other deer killed within a population.
Nutrition is the next contributor to antler size. Regardless of a deer’s genetic potential, it won’t reach it’s optimum level if it doesn’t eat the right diet. Professional hunters have each gone through seasons with drought that’s affected the natural food sources for deer, and they haven’t found any with large antlers. It is crucial for the deer population to receive adequate nutrition year-round if they are to reach their antler producing potential. Summer and spring diets are the most vital since the majority of antler growth really happens during those seasons. This means that when foraging conditions are poor during the spring and summer months, antler growth will be limited. However, if time and energy are put into habitat management, adequate nutrition and foraging will be made more likely. There are many times that supplemental feeding is needed.
The final factor is age, however research suggests that once a buck has reached 3+ years of age genetics and nutrition play a larger part in antler growth. The size of the antler tends to increase greatly during the first few years of age and then to level off sometime between the fourth to sixth year depending on the breed and its genetics. For this reason, the harvesting of bucks younger than 4 years is not encouraged. The practice by insensitive hunters of culling bucks that are too young can lead to such colorful expressions from more experienced hunters as, “That deer still had milk on its breath.” It is recommended that young bucks be allowed to mature fully before being harvested. If you’re not able to kill a mature buck but require venison, shoot a doe. You will see the benefit of this during the next season of hunting.
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How To Pick Your Hunting Location – Deer Hunting Tips
Knowing how to choose the best hunting spot is a critical factor in successful deer hunting.
After a long deer hunting trip your choice in location will mean the difference between returning home and stocking your freezer full of venison, or popping something into the microwave. It doesn’t matter how good you are at shooting, you won’t have a very successful hunt if there are no deer where you’re deer hunting. As a result, follow our deer hunting tips so you can find the perfect spot to hunt. When you try to pick your site, you should know how deer move and behave. Deer tend to feel the most safe during periods of low light and come out to eat. They’ll rest during the middle of the day and during the night. Usually, deer will depart from their resting space during late afternoon in search of food. Deer will drink and eat, and then return to where they rest. They’ll follow this same pattern during the early hours of the morning also. It’s wise to look into the hunting locations available prior to setting out. Two weeks in advance is advisable. Familiarize yourself with the area you’re hunting in. Study which spots see the most deer movement, the largest bucks, and the highest buck-to-doe ratios. Find blinds or stand areas and spend time in them as you research where to hunt, so you know what it’ll be like when you start hunting. During midday, walk through the area and look carefully for any signs of deer. The deer themselves will give you the best deer hunting tips. Find their travel trails and tracks. Look at how many tracks there are in one area, and where they’re going; this will tell you a lot. While bucks sometimes use the doe’s trails as well, they’ll often venture out on their own. Typically, these buck trails travel alongside the doe trails, and occasionally cross them. You can find scrapes, which is where the ground or brush is scratched by bucks. Scraping usually starts about three weeks ahead of rutting season; the scraping lessens as the rutting begins. And locate the rubs — the areas on trees or posts where bucks either rub the velvet off their budding antlers or mark their territory when rutting. You want to find the rub lines or groups of rubs — you can find six or more within a 75-100 yard stretch. You’ll usually find these tree markings facing the direction where the buck has come from, so take note of this direction also, as you’ll be able to locate the origin of the bucks’ travel more accurately. Examine the area for bedding spots and take note of the size.
Deer hunting is a lot more complex than parking yourself in a stand and hoping for the best. Scouting the area ahead of time will bring you best best possible results.
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Selecting The Right Telescopic Sight For Your Rifle Part 1
When deer hunting season opens, avid deer hunters will want their rifle to be outfitted with the ideal scope, one that suits not only his rifle, but also the area he is deer hunting in, as well as his own personal hunting and shooting technique.
If the deer hunter is going to hunt in an area where long range shots are required, it is vital that he/she purchases the best possible scope possible. If you want a scope that will allow you to observe, as well as shoot accurately from all ranges, get adjustable magnification scopes. Adjustable deer hunting rifle scopes typically are a listed with the minimum magnification, the maximum magnification and the objective lens diameter. A “3 x 9 x 42″ scope will have a minimum magnification of 3 power, a maximum magnification of 9 power and an objective lens diameter of 40 millimeters. Please read these deer hunting tips regarding your scope on your deer hunting rifle
Scope Magnification Range
For deer hunting, it is typical to find a a scope with a 3×9 magnification range. However, if you are hunting in thick woods and your shots will typically be 50 yards or less, you will usually do fine with a 4X scope. On the other hand, if your hunting grounds are open areas where you will need to shoot from a distance, then you will prefer a 4×12, or a 4.5×14. As a general rule, anytime you are working in open areas such as the plains you will leave your scope operating at a higher power. This is because your visibility is not obstructed, so you can usually see the entire area and will not be suprised by a deer or other animal. There are even instances where you’ll have to shoot something that’s on a different hill or mountain.
Scope Objective Lens Size
They typical deer hunting rifle scope has an objective lens size of 40-44 mm. You can sometimes find objective lenses that are up to 75mm in diameter. In most all situations these jumbo objective lenses are not advantageous. The larger lenses do not typically function much different from smaller and lighter versions, unless you are in very dim conditions and then they must be set at the highest power option. Large objective lenses can make it hard to line up your eyes, and it can be quite uncomfortable. When your scope is properly mounted and properly functioning you should be able to bring the gun to your shooting position with your eyes closed, and when you open your eyes find that you are already looking through the center of your scope. Large objective lenses prevent this from happening because of the mounting height required to keep the ring of such a large lens off your gun barrel. If you have to mount your scope higher, your rifle will be unbalanced, uncomfortable to handle, and less accurate.
It is important to know your hunting style as the proper scope can enhance and improve it, while the wrong one can destroy it. This article was condensed from Deer Rifle Scopesand you can review the original at that site to be sure you are choosing the best scope for your rifle and needs.
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Hunting Monster Bucks – Do You Have What It Takes?
Are you chasing that elusive dream of shooting a monster deer? If you want to get that monster buck and be the envy of your hunting friends, there are ways to do it, but they involve reversing your preconceptions of how to hunt, and challenge your patience and commitment; nonetheless, they can help your hunting tremendously. Here are some valuable advanced deer hunting tips to help you understand the effort required to successfully hunt monster bucks.
Except for the occasion when you may get very lucky, the productive hunting of a huge whitetail or mule deer is an undertaking that may involve a complete year or more of planning, scouting, and hunting. There have been single bucks which I have scouted, chased, hunted, and fantasized about for years before I eventually saw the chance to make the kill. You’ll typically find that the biggest bucks are really good at eluding hunters and being just out of sight. Often, the reason these bucks get so big is because they’re clever enough to survive several years of hunting.
Fortunately, you can typically predict how the bigger, older bucks will move, and you have to strategize and anticipate how they will move to succeed. Their behavior patterns and movements are so different from doe and smaller bucks, that you can’t approach them the same way. Together with their being older and bigger, they are smarter, more skittish, and much more considered in their behavior. If a trophy deer has lived to the age of six, that fact alone is self defining as a statement of his survival instincts that have allowed him to elude capture. A huge buck generally will not flee at the least bit of danger but will instead remain hidden until the coast is clear. I have personally witnessed bucks remain in seclusion using their natural gifts of stealth and camouflage, and then when the time is right slink away from the perceived danger, outwitting some extremely seasoned hunters in the process.
Bagging these elusive trophies will require you to set a much different mousetrap, so to speak. It is very similar to the police detective finally getting the master criminal after months or years of hard work along with being in the right place at the right time to make the arrest.
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