Ripp,

While the shots here are usually less than about 125 yards, most folks have a scope on their rifles. Most of our hunting is done from tree stands or sitting on the ground, not pushing the deer in front of us. With a scope, it's much easier to make a good shot thru the trees at a deer that's usually walking.

The terrain around here isn't conducive to deer drives, but when I lived in Ohio we did them. In that case, most of us had open sights, on shotguns.