how many deer did you harvest with one shot?what kind of gun did you use?

Question

i got my first one in 2006 ! shot it with a savage!

Answer 1

Hi Lisa. All my deer have been 'one-shot-kills' except for one. I usually use an old Remington ADL in .25-06 using the 120 grain bullet. I have also used a .270 Weatherby Vanguard (in .270 Winchester caliber with 130 grain bullets). I've killed two deer with a .223 Remington Model 788 (20" bull barrel), but I will never use a .223 to hunt deer again. Although they dropped in their tracks, they took too long to die.

My one deer that wasn't a one-shot-kill was shot with a Winchester Model 70 in .243 Winchester with a 100 grain bullet. I had to finish it off with a .38 Special snubbie. In defense of the .243 I must admit that my shot was a bit high. It was my hunting partner's gun which just happened to be in my hands when the deer showed up. Now I only use larger than the .243 Winchester for deer, but I probably would use the .243 again.

Congratulations on your 2006 deer. Savage makes a good gun.

Best.

H

Answer 2

I have killed 34 deer in the 20 years that I have deer hunted. Three of these were killed with an 870 slug gun. Two of those took two shots each. The other 31 were killed with four different models of Thompson/Center muzzleloaders. Only one of those required a second shot and that was because I was stupid enough to try for a neck shot when I was younger and had less sense. To put things into perspective, I have hunted with the muzzleloaders the past 13 years, so that makes the 7 years with the slug gun awfully sparse in success (3 deer in 7 years). I fell into a great honey-hole of a deer hunting property 13 years ago as a result of buying my first muzzleloader. It has now been turned into a coal mine and I'm still looking for another piece of deer heaven. I doubt I will ever find another place as good as that one.

Answer 3

Ah huh, shall we see, the .243 is incredibly a 6mm. The .270 is .27 high quality, and the .30-30, .308 and .30-06 are all .30 high quality. in spite of the undeniable fact that, each and every of the recommendations you have indexed different than the .30-30 are based on a similar cartridge case and that's the .30-06. All inherently very precise and all would be a good decision. information first. Now i'd evaluate a pair issues, is this hilly u . s . ? Open fields, or woods. The .30-30 has killed extra deer than the different. I trust the different gent that photos on deer with the .30-30 could be constrained to in my recommendations a hundred and fifty yards or much less. Now to the basis of this difficulty. in case you have been to very own basically one rifle for looking season ( i do no longer propose for floor hog looking or capturing crows ) the .270 or .30-06 is the terrific all around decision of those indexed. they have been around perpetually. Ammo will constantly be attainable for them. Bullet decision in spite of the undeniable fact that would lean to the .30-06 because of the fact it ingredients a protracted linage and so a great decision of loadings for each objective. basically the user-friendly previous a hundred and fifty grain gentle factor spitzer bullet is reliable for basically approximately all applications. The .270 is a necked down .30-06 case. this implies it initially began as a guy taking a .30-06 cartridge and making the neck smaller to hold a .27 high quality bullet quite than a .30 high quality bullet. WHY ? nicely the decreased length and hence weight of the .27 high quality bullet would be sped as much as a some distance better speed.larger speed skill a flatter trajectory. particular, this implies if your zeroed in at 200 yards the standards of interest would be close adequate at say one hundred yards and out to 3 hundred yards. The 30-06 if zeroed at 200 yards would be 2" severe at one hundred yards and as much as 3" low at 3 hundred yards. enable's think of reason (no longer understanding the place you're) interior of maximum folk of the U. S. a shot at a deer many times is around one hundred-a hundred and fifty yards the place one would use a rifle quite than a slug gun. How lots rifle does one actually choose for that activity. Now if elk or moose come into the photograph even a .30-06 would be seen marginal via some. i've got faith the .30-06 or .270 is mostly a great decision for North American activity. wish you rejoice with your papaw's present for the the remainder of your existence. i'm beneficial he desires you a similar. it incredibly is how looking is going.

Answer 4

Over the years I have hunted on both privet and public land, so all of them I have had a choice to carry handgun or rifle. I have used T/C Super14 35 Rem, & 357 Max, Dan Wesson 44 Mag. and S&W 1076 10mm (FBI issue). Rifles, 308, 7mm-08, 308, 270 and 7mm Rem Mag. and a Ruger 44 carbine.

My hangun pick is the T/C 35 Rem. Super 14 in heavy brush.
My rifle pick, Browning A-Bolt Medallion chambered in the 7mm Rem Mag. with a 4.5X14 x50 VeriXIII scope for the long shot.

One shot...One Kill.

Answer 5

Several over the years. The last 5 have been with a .243 Ruger, 4 in the neck, 1 in the chest. I like the neck shot best, drops them like a rock.

Before that I used a 30-30 Marlin, with one being in the neck at 800ft, but that was a lucky shot, and I had a good rest for my rifle.

Answer 6

I always get one deer with one shot. I have never missed yet. The last one was in New Brunswick, Canada. He weighed over 300 pounds-almost as big as I am. I flew there, so I had to take just one gun and no ammo for it. I took my Sako "Finnbear Deluxe" in .300 Winchester Magnum, because I might get a moose. I generally use 150 grain PSP bullets on whitetails, but I could only find 180 grain. One did the job well, but I shoot well too.

Answer 7

2006 total was 4 with rifle/pistol.
Buck and doe (not the same day) TC Encore 50 x 209 Muzzle Loader.
Buck and doe (not the same Day) TC Encore 308 on doe, Ruger GP100 357 Mag pistol for buck.
Buck only on Bow season Browning 80 pound Compound.

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Answer 8

well everthing i have killed ive killed with one shot....5 deer...3 moose...a black bear and a brownbear.....I use a 270 savage....My dad gave it to me and i load my own shells with barnes x bullets...you dont have to have a large caliber to be lethal you just have to hit them in the right place..oh i forgot to put 2 elk in there...so practice your anatomy and take your time and you will be one of the revered hunters that needs ony one shot.......btw excelent choice of gun...savage is the best as far as im concerned

Answer 9

One shot one deer. I use a Sako in .375 with a Leupold scope and thumbhole stock with folding bipod.

Answer 10

i am 13 and killed 2 in december one in the head and the other in the neck i used a 12 gauge. in bow season i got another in the eye and went straight down. so all together it is three