Had a young buck with a bad leg hobble by my stand last season. Shot him with a Ruger American 22-250 using Federal 55gr soft point. Ran about 40 yds then went down. Small hole going in. Quarter sized hole coming out. Mush in between.
My boy has several caliber rifles, .308, 30-06. .223, etc etc but he took a 25-06 as payment for a job he did and he's taken several deer with it, he's a USMC vet though and you know what they say. "Every Marine is a rifleman"...
That’s really cool about you getting land we are also going up to Oklahoma leaving the 16 th for the rifle deer going in blind but found some good looking public on onX so if I can find our little clues should be able to find deer in Oklahoma well I hope lol. Best of luck to you guysHi Joshua,
We actually have lived in Gilbert Arizona since 2009. My eldest son and I each have harvested two Coues deer. My youngest son has not had his own tag before. His Fort Huachuca hunt is in 35B. It has its own lottery number for folks with access to the installation (I'm retired Army). The weekend after my boy's hunt, I'm headed to Checotah Oklahoma for rifle season. We bought a quarter of land near there in 2022, so I'm done with the AZ lottery :-)
Congratulations on a successful hunt. Alot of deer have been dropped with the old 30/30 but depending on where you hunt it wouldn't be my only tool. Bring it as a option for conditions or old mossy head will surely be just out of range. Believe me it happens. Congrats again.Well the trip was amazing this country is a lot different from what I am used to but man it’s beautiful. Got a decent 3x3 at packsaddle 20yard shot next trip gonna bring a 3030
I agree with this, but Hornady LeverEvolution ammo has extended the 30-30 range quite a bit. I’ve killed pigs with mine at 200 yards.Congratulations on a successful hunt. Alot of deer have been dropped with the old 30/30 but depending on where you hunt it wouldn't be my only tool. Bring it as an option for conditions or old mossy head will surely be just out of range. Believe me it happens. Congrats again.
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