Great rig and caliber for yer area as I am sure ya know.....have a considered a varible scope vs new rifle ?
a 6-24X VXIII would be tit’s for yer problem. Dial that 270 down to 6 in brush and up for range. If your in the rifer bottoms in scrub I’d say the Mini 30 would be a great rig for that. Close range , snap shooting. Lots of Winchester & marlin lever guns in 30-30 available as well in the pawn shops.
Yeah that's what it is. I compare it to flushing pheasants. In fact this state is so full of birds you never know what will flush right in front of you. We have even taken an afternoon off of deer hunting to shoot some of the pheasants flocking around us.