favorite deer caliber

[Tallest]

My favorite may be .243 Win, at least for the smaller whitetail I mostly hunt close to home.

But I think for a general, deer specific round for any North American deer, the best is 7mm-08.

 

[agdodge4x4]

I have always hunted with .30-06. However, I recently switched into looking for .25-06 and 7mm-08. I think the 7mm is going to be my go to moving forward.

 

[M70_MAN]

I've harvested the most with my 300WSM, but if I had to pick a favorite it would be .270 Win.

 

[vern.284]

My Kimber in 257 Bob
35 rem

 

[69precision]

223/5.56. Killed over 130 whitetails using mostly match bullets

 

[41Magnum]

When I used a rifle it was without a doubt the 243 Winchester, farthest kill was around 350ish, never lost an animal with it, now that I hunt only with handguns it's my 10" 41 Magnum in the T/C Contender or the Ruger SRH in 41 Magnum for shots out to 100yds. or so. For the longer shots it falls to my 6.5 Creedmoor or 308 Winchester in one of 2 Nosler bolt action pistol's.

 

[MRL1984]

I would say my 7Mag. I think it's just in the lead.

My best buck was with a .308.…

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

My favorite may be .243 Win, at least for the smaller whitetail I mostly hunt close to home.

But I think for a general, deer specific round for any North American deer, the best is 7mm-08.

You got the TOP Two!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ZOGMAN]

I am really surprised.
I figured the 308 Win would be top choice here, but I was wrong..

 

[sdsuttu]

What was said above - 25-06 with a 26" barrel.

 

[sdsuttu]

If they only made a slow twist 25-06 with a long barrel...

 

[Cclon5]

30-06

 

[Behyot]

6.5 PRC in case I get a chance at one way out there that I can't get closer to

 

[Peddler 76]

In my younger days I hunted out of two Adirondack camps and my .348 Win. did most of the work. In the early'90's we represented CZ and a model BRNO 600 .270 that I still have took over. Not sure of the year but along came a Model 7MS In .257 Roberts and it took over. When Savage brought out the Lady Hunter I picked up a 6.5 Creedmoor for my wife. One of the distributors that I called on thought I should add a Creedmoor to the mix so I bought one.