What calibers have you taken deer with..?

[Pygmy]

This topic comes up fairly often on the forums, and for whatever reason I think it's fun.

List the guns implements or projectiles you have killed deer with.

Here's mine:

20 gauge, Foster & Brenneke slugs..

16 gauge, Foster slugs..

12 gauge, Foster and Sabot slugs...

.222 Remington

25-06

.260 Rem

.270 Win

7 x57

7MM08

.280 Rem

7MM Rem mag

30-06

.35 Rem

9.3 X 62

.50 cal muzzleloader, round balls and conicals

Edited July 14, 2012 by Pygmy

[growalot]

just 20 ga browning and Mossberg...and 243 Remington...and pursuit Lt 50cal bkl powder

[Four Season Whitetail's]

12 gauge- Pumpkin Balls.

20 gauge- Sabots

243 Rem

300 Wby Mag

50 Cal Knight Inline

30-30 Win

Bow- To many to remember.

[Deerthug]

Just my trusty 30-06 Remington 710

[Pygmy]

Just my trusty 30-06 Remington 710

Nothin wrong with that, Deerthug..

" Beware the one-gun shooter, he probably knows how to USE it "...

[Deerthug]

In 5 yrs I've taken 3 doe and one buck with it. So if it aint broke don't fix it! LOL!

Hoping to put one down wth my new muzz this winter.

Oh yeah and hoping to start the notches on bow with one as well.

Edited July 14, 2012 by Deerthug

[MuzzyLoader]

20 guage

16 guage

12 guage

30-06

32 Special

.260 Rem

Bear Recurve

Bear Whitetail Hunter

Darton Compound

Golden Eagle UltraEvolution

Bowtech Equalizer

[Lawdwaz]

Deer in NY, PA & WY with the following.......

12ga.

50 cal, flintlock roundball

50 cal inline

50 cal smokeless

243 win

260rem

270 win

280 rem

7mm-08

308 win

300wsm

375h&h

I think that is all of them.

How about this little tid bit.......I've killed deer with the following weapons:

Longbow

Recurve

Compound

Shotgun

Rifle (centerfire)

Pistol

Flintlock ML

Inline BP ML

Smokeless ML

I enjoyed all of them at one point or another. Only thing missing (I think) is the crossbow and I have no desire to use one.

[Lawdwaz]

This topic comes up fairly often on the forums, and for whatever reason I think it's fun.

List the guns implements or projectiles you have killed deer with.

Here's mine:

20 gauge, Foster & Brenneke slugs..

16 gauge, Foster slugs..

12 gauge, Foster and Sabot slugs...

.222 Remington

25-06

.260 Rem

.270 Win

7 x57

7MM08

.280 Rem

7MM Rem mag

30-06

.35 Rem

9.3 X 62

.50 cal muzzleloader, round balls and conicals

I love it!

[Skillet]

Bow deer - Oneida Eagle T-111, Oneida Eagle Black eagle, Martin Bone Hunter, One with a Muzzy, The rest with Thunderheads. Most gun deer with 20 Ga fosters, and one with a 12Ga Brenneke.

Edited July 14, 2012 by Skillet

[Pygmy]

I forgot one..I took one buck the last day of gun season a few years back using a friend's TC Encore in .356 Win...

I also shot a half dozen deer and one elk with the bow..A Darton SL-50 and a Hoyt Super Slam..However, I was never a dyed in the wool archer and gave up bowhunting a few years back, due to the fact that I felt was not proficient enough with the bow and did not want to chance wounding animals..

I have always been kind of a GUN NUT, though, which is the reason that I have killed deer with so many different firearms..Many of the chamberings I have only shot one or two deer with..

The ones that I have shot the MOST with are the 20 gauge, the 12 gauge, the .50 ML, the .280 rem and the 7mm08..

[Early]

Short list: .308 Win, 12 ga., 20 ga.

[Fanaddict]

12 Ga.

16 Ga.

20 Ga.

.410 Ga.

32 Rem

30 Cal. Rem.

300 Savage

303

30.06

308

30 30

22 Hornet

222

22 Mag

22 LR

Bear , Herters and Hoyt recurver

Herters longbow

Bear, Martin and Darton compounds

Custom Longbow

50 Cal reproduction Hawkins Black Power

[Early]

With all due respect....I suggest that there is a lot of bullshit showing up in this thread!

[ants]

12 ga. fosters

12 ga. sabots

50cal. patch&ball

50cal. sabots

35 Rem

30-06

243

7mm-08

Bow- Satellite, Thunderhead, Muzzy and Rage broadheads.

[ants]

12 ga. fosters

12 ga. sabots

50cal. patch&ball

50cal. sabots

35 Rem

30-06

243

7mm-08

Bow- Satellite, Thunderhead, Muzzy and Rage broadheads.

[landtracdeerhunter]

Remington 12 ga, rifled barrel; brenekee 3" sabot slug.

[papabear]

took them with a 35 marlin 12 gage Mossberg and a 7 x 57 mouser

papabear

[Pygmy]

With all due respect....I suggest that there is a lot of bullshit showing up in this thread!

Early..With all due respect, I suggest you elaborate on your comment.

So far I haven't seen anything all that unbelievable..

If you are referring to me, I'll gladly give details..

[Dinsdale]

22 LR

OK, I'll bite....

State or Province?

.410 is OK down south in some states.......

[Pygmy]

OK, I'll bite....

State or Province?

.410 is OK down south in some states.......

It's legal in NY for crop damage use...AFTER dark, FROM a vehicle, UNDER a light and about every other circumstance that is illegal otherwise..

I haven't checked recently, but I am betting that it is also legal in SOME states for general use in deer hunting..

[Dinsdale]

"It's legal in NY for crop damage use...AFTER dark, FROM a vehicle, UNDER a light and about every other circumstance that is illegal otherwise.."

Well....I guess that would qualify for calibers you have taken deer with....not exactly what I was thinking.

I've done a bunch of culling.....I don't consider it hunting; but I guess that's not technically the question.

[Pygmy]

I agree, Dinsdale... I could have included a couple more rounds that I have used as MERCY killings...38 Special and 12 gauge #4 shot..

How about my Ford F150 ??.. <<grin>>..

[WNYBuckHunter]

12ga lightfields

20 ga lightfields, remington copper solid sabots, brenekke ko

50 cal hornady SST, TC Shockwave

260 Rem CoreLokts

40s&w Wolf fmj, Federal Hydrashok

9mm Federal hollow point

Arrows lol

[Lawdwaz]

With all due respect....I suggest that there is a lot of bullshit showing up in this thread!

Directed at me?

Like Pygmy said, some of the calibers listed accounted for only one deer, ie: 375H&H, 243Win (one during the season in PA last year and one on a nusiance permit) 300WSM and 260Rem.

Also, I only killed one with the longbow.

I don't play the ponies, play cards, go out drinking, own a race car, race motorcycle, race boat, race snowmobile, golf, play softball, basketball, horseshoes, cheat on my wife or beat either my kids or my dog. I hunt when it is hunting season. I Love to eat venison, hang some horns in the garage and once in a great while hang one in the family room. Killing doe doesn't bother me. Killing spike bucks and 4pts don't bother me.

Also, I really like guns, reloading, bows and fletching my own arrows. I haven't killed a deer with factory loaded centerfire ammo in 24+ years and hope like hell I never do again. Loaded another 50 rounds today for the 22-250. Did I tell you I hate slug guns?

Some guys really take this stuff serious and are fortunate to have great places to hunt.

Maybe I should take up knitting?