Just for fun...which bullet caliber/round do U think has taken more deer in this country throughout the past 100 yrs than any other? I will say the 22lr. Notice I didn’t say “legally” taken. It has certainly taken the most game by far imo.
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Deer?
Doubt it.
.30-30
Or perhaps .30-06.
Doubt it.
.30-30
Or perhaps .30-06.
I would say the 30-06 hands down!
Originally Posted By: JohnnyJohnson
I would say the 30-06 hands down!
I think so, if not I bet it's in the top two.
I would say the 30-06 hands down!
I think so, if not I bet it's in the top two.
Buncha deer hunters I knew liked the .270 for that task, but that's a tiny sample size.
I'd say .30-06 is probably the winner.
I'd say .30-06 is probably the winner.
The .30-30 has been taking deer since 1895, and still is preferred today to other longer range rounds, in short range wooded areas like Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. It is still very popular.
Has to be 12 gauge. The sheere volume of animals harvested during the legal seasons surely far outweighs all other times.
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.308 and 30-06 are my two top picks. 30-30 would have, as another indicated, probably have been the top choice a few moons ago.
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Hunters I know all use either 12ga slugs or .45-70.
I'd also suspect that 30-06 or 30-30 hold the top spots due to the cartridge age and the cartridge capabilities in that size game.
22lr has been around since 1850. Many a deer have fallen from a well placed head shot especially during the turn of the century and throughout the great depression. I will admit that other calibers have made up a lot of ground since then and since regulations being enforced.
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Originally Posted By: billt460
The .30-30 has been taking deer since 1895, and still is preferred today to other longer range rounds, in short range wooded areas like Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. It is still very popular.
I would tend to agree with you over the last 100 years.
https://www.americanhunter.org/articles/2012/7/6/which-cartridge-has-taken-the-most-deer/
I guess over the last 25 years its the 30-06, Back in the day I never even heard of 30-06..just 30-30
The .30-30 has been taking deer since 1895, and still is preferred today to other longer range rounds, in short range wooded areas like Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. It is still very popular.
I would tend to agree with you over the last 100 years.
https://www.americanhunter.org/articles/2012/7/6/which-cartridge-has-taken-the-most-deer/
I guess over the last 25 years its the 30-06, Back in the day I never even heard of 30-06..just 30-30
i back the 22 but people dont talk about it. the 22mag is my choose at the farm.
if we are talking legally the top three would be 12ga, 30-30, 30-06.
harvey
if we are talking legally the top three would be 12ga, 30-30, 30-06.
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Originally Posted By: ridgerunner
Just for fun...which bullet caliber/round do U think has taken more deer in this country throughout the past 100 yrs than any other? I will say the 22lr. Notice I didn’t say “legally” taken. It has certainly taken the most game by far imo.
30-30
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Just for fun...which bullet caliber/round do U think has taken more deer in this country throughout the past 100 yrs than any other? I will say the 22lr. Notice I didn’t say “legally” taken. It has certainly taken the most game by far imo.
30-30
243
How many sporterized WW1 Springfield rifles were used for 80 plus years? All in 30-06.
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