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<blockquote data-quote="Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow" data-source="post: 1262723" data-attributes="member: 7123"><p>I'd prefer .243 and up, with 95-90 grains or heavier, or .260 and up. I've hunted them with .25-06, .280 rem, .45-70, and .260 Rem. Only ever got a shot with .25-06 so far. Put them down, but they were itty bitty footballs that I thought were 40 lb juveniles looking through my scope at 90 yards. A .22 would have put them down as easily.</p><p></p><p>One other thing on nocturnal: Sure they're noctural. Very much. But not exclusively. The thing is, the days are very very long now (or at least they were in July & August), and the nights very short. This gives them less time to feed and fill their bellies, before they pack it in to a bedding area and digest. Consequently, they may tend to stay out longer in the morning or come out hungry earlier in the evening - not earlier time-wise on the clock, but earlier relative to sunset, where they can be seen. At least, that's my limited understanding and belief.</p><p></p><p>Also keep in mind that the vegetation quality is very poor in nutrients in late summer, and there's been no acorn crop since last fall - I guarantee you in Aug and Sept, they're moving some during daylight hours, looking for hard-to-come-by food.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow, post: 1262723, member: 7123"] I'd prefer .243 and up, with 95-90 grains or heavier, or .260 and up. I've hunted them with .25-06, .280 rem, .45-70, and .260 Rem. Only ever got a shot with .25-06 so far. Put them down, but they were itty bitty footballs that I thought were 40 lb juveniles looking through my scope at 90 yards. A .22 would have put them down as easily. One other thing on nocturnal: Sure they're noctural. Very much. But not exclusively. The thing is, the days are very very long now (or at least they were in July & August), and the nights very short. This gives them less time to feed and fill their bellies, before they pack it in to a bedding area and digest. Consequently, they may tend to stay out longer in the morning or come out hungry earlier in the evening - not earlier time-wise on the clock, but earlier relative to sunset, where they can be seen. At least, that's my limited understanding and belief. Also keep in mind that the vegetation quality is very poor in nutrients in late summer, and there's been no acorn crop since last fall - I guarantee you in Aug and Sept, they're moving some during daylight hours, looking for hard-to-come-by food. [/QUOTE]
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