What are you going to go deer hunting with this year and why?

[P7M13]

I have three "mountain" rifles, all <7lbs with glass.

• Rem 600 Mohawk in .243 Win
• Savage 16 in .260 Rem
• Ruger M77 Hawkeye in 7-08 Rem

Haven't decided yet.

 

[chadkboggs]

I will be using my .44 mag T/C encore rifle, really like this setup for hunting in the heavy woods.
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Bad bubblegum gun!

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Brisky Bows , 55# Osage Orange Longbow

• Andy54Hawken
• Nov 8, 2021

55# Osage Orange Longbow , made by Brisky Bows

• Andy54Hawken
• Nov 8, 2021

My 55# Osage Orange Longbow.

Might use this instead of my Hawken rifle.
Lots of folks are out in rifle / muzzle loading season....not so many during Archery Season.
Andy

 

[Capn Jack]

Andy, someday I'll have to tell you about the time I stuck one of those pointed sticks into a rabbit and had to kill it with a rock.

 

[Willysmb]

Either a 300BO CVA Scout, or Ruger American Ranch in 300BO.

Suppressed in any event.

We hunt in some very thick conditions.

 

[orygun]

First time I saw AI was a buddys

First time I saw a AI case was a 30-06. I had all kinds of questions.

 

[TTSX]

Probably won't be hunting this year. Feeling pretty burnt out, need to decide if it's really for me

 

[cervelorod]

Decided my 300WM is useful for everything. black Bear and cougar in ID the next few weekends, then deer in WA state later in the year. Just a run of the mill Remington 700 with a timney trigger and a Vortex 4x16 scope. 150gr for deer, and 180gr for the predators. Thinking about trying to shoot some coyotes with it sometime this year also.

 

[orygun]

Probably won't be hunting this year. Feeling pretty burnt out, need to decide if it's really for me

Last year was the first deer season since I started my own business. While I probably should have devoted a lot of time to hunting, I just wasn't "in" to it last year.
I think I am going to move a game camera today and see if I can find another "sweet spot" on our property to hang a stand. I have one good place already, but will probably have the wife in that spot again this year.

 

[NeoBlackdog]

I'll use my trusty Model 70 in .270 Win.

Same for me. Been using that ol' gun since 1974 and it just feels like an extension of my body.

 

[P7M13]

Probably won't be hunting this year. Feeling pretty burnt out, need to decide if it's really for me

Piss on some high tension lines. Mebee you'll get your spark back.

 

[Joe13]

Savage 11 in 30-06 if I was going. Both of my hunting buddies left the state and my other options live in OR so out of state tags are a no go for any of us.

Honestly, I got tired of hunting public lands. I much prefer private but haven't had a ton of success with that in the past.

 

[JRuby]

I just picked up my 264 winchester from Vezley today. If I can work up a load between now and October I may take it- if not I will take my ruger 1b in 270 winchester..

 

[DunRanull]

I myself will be using my Ruger American 6.5 bleed-more. It did a good job last year.

Most likely my old standby, BLR .308. Possibly with my .30-30 Marlin. I have a sporterised (NOT by me) 8mm Mauser I might use if an elk is on the menu. Why? Cuz those are the ones I have. I've had and hunted with that BLR for 50+ years.

 

[bionic knees]

Decided my 300WM is useful for everything. black Bear and cougar in ID the next few weekends, then deer in WA state later in the year. Just a run of the mill Remington 700 with a timney trigger and a Vortex 4x16 scope. 150gr for deer, and 180gr for the predators. Thinking about trying to shoot some coyotes with it sometime this year also.

I have seen a couple of deer almost completely ruined with a .300 WM. granted the angles weren't ideal, just a tad too much gun for deer in most cases in my opinion. not running the cartridge down, in fact I like it for the larger critters.

 

[Bobbygun]

This is the buck I was after last year. I found the sheds in July. Haven't been able to get to his domain this year yet due to snow. I hope he made it another year. Finding his sheds again is probably a million-to-one shot but you can't blame a guy for trying.

 

[chadkboggs]

54 cal Lyman black powder rifle and SS Tikka T3's in 7mm-08 and 30-06.

My youngest tagged her first deer with the 7mm-08 last year.
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My oldest tagged her second elk with her 30-06 last year.
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I have three "mountain" rifles, all <7lbs with glass.

• Rem 600 Mohawk in .243 Win
• Savage 16 in .260 Rem
• Ruger M77 Hawkeye in 7-08 Rem

Haven't decided yet.

Great pictures.

I have seen a couple of deer almost completely ruined with a .300 WM. granted the angles weren't ideal, just a tad too much gun for deer in most cases in my opinion. not running the cartridge down, in fact I like it for the larger critters.

I have a deer with a 300 WM my self. Just wanted the gun to have a kill on it.

 

[chadkboggs]

Savage 11 in 30-06 if I was going. Both of my hunting buddies left the state and my other options live in OR so out of state tags are a no go for any of us.

Honestly, I got tired of hunting public lands. I much prefer private but haven't had a ton of success with that in the past.

It does suck getting out there by yourself. I am fortunate to have two brothers that go with me. We talk alot about hunting private lands, but we manage to kill on public land every year. It's a grind don't get me wrong. My advice to you is get out there for the hunt and not the animal.

 

[Nosferatu]

I'm not doing any big game hunting this year unless some kind of opportunity magically jumps out at me.

I put in for MT but didn't get drawn. Again.

 

[Val1884]

Antique half octagen 38-40 Winchester. Looks different now. Just relined bore being I wasn't told it had a 44-40 chamber on a 38-40 barrel.. so new bore an being I did that I'm re doing the whole rifle. I plan on shooting Alot of deer with this one over the years as I brush hunt. Got a good load with 180's at 1850fps average.