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<blockquote data-quote="buckfynn" data-source="post: 508658" data-attributes="member: 33539"><p>I have killed many mule dear with a .222. Most of them were taken between 50 to 100 yards. At the time I had a choice of using the .222 which grouped sub 1/2" at 100 yards or a .250-3000 which grouped 2" at 100 yards. At the distances I was was shooting either would have probably worked, but I'll take accuracy over bigger any day given the choice between the two.</p><p></p><p>Would I prefer to use a .222 or a .22-.250 to take a deer today? Probably not. Hunting pressures are much greater today. Many roads which use to be open are now closed forcing people to hunt in more confined areas. Where I live the wolves have decreased the game population and made them very skittish. Under the hunting conditions which I am presented with lately, I have been using a .308 for mule deer.</p><p></p><p>For whatever it is worth my father and my grandfather used .22 Hi-Powers to hunt deer before WII. At the time from what I have heard using the .22 Hi-Power was a common practice for taking deer. The pictures of some of their hunting trips showed a dozen and a half deer hanging up. So they must have been doing something right at the time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buckfynn, post: 508658, member: 33539"] I have killed many mule dear with a .222. Most of them were taken between 50 to 100 yards. At the time I had a choice of using the .222 which grouped sub 1/2" at 100 yards or a .250-3000 which grouped 2" at 100 yards. At the distances I was was shooting either would have probably worked, but I'll take accuracy over bigger any day given the choice between the two. Would I prefer to use a .222 or a .22-.250 to take a deer today? Probably not. Hunting pressures are much greater today. Many roads which use to be open are now closed forcing people to hunt in more confined areas. Where I live the wolves have decreased the game population and made them very skittish. Under the hunting conditions which I am presented with lately, I have been using a .308 for mule deer. For whatever it is worth my father and my grandfather used .22 Hi-Powers to hunt deer before WII. At the time from what I have heard using the .22 Hi-Power was a common practice for taking deer. The pictures of some of their hunting trips showed a dozen and a half deer hanging up. So they must have been doing something right at the time. [/QUOTE]
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