Who here big game rifle hunts and what do you use? I'm in TN so whitetail is about as exciting as it gets for me. I use a Weatherby Vanguard 30-06 topped w/Leupold Rifleman 3-9x40 w/Leupold bases and rings. I also use a Rem. 700 BDL Deluxe Engraved 30-06 w/iron sights. I'll post some pics later. The long gun forum seems a little dead.
Later this year, I'm headed to Montana with a 7WSM for some Elk.
Nice. They have an Elk hunt in TN every year starting 2 years ago. I think around 20,000 people put in for it and they give out 4 tagsOriginally Posted by JV
I deer hunt. Over the years I've taken deer with everything from a S&W 5906 to a Ruger .300Win mag.
I tend to prefer 30-30s and .308s, they work really well, low recoil relatively speaking, and don't blow the meat all to hell if you get into the shoulder.
I bought that .300 because I always thought one day I'd get to go elk hunting, 20 years later I still haven't made that trip.
I've been looking at a deer legal AR for a few years now (I'd hunt with quality 5.56 ammo but in KS you have to be .23cal or bigger). Was going to get a 6mm-.223 at one point and just reload, then I was going to get a 6.8, then back to the 6mm, now I am dead set on having a .300BLK before the first week of December.
Deer, Elk, Black Bear, mountain lion.
It's pretty easy to get drawn for a tag for the big stuff- deer, antelope,and elk. There are some once in a lifetime hunts that are harder to get drawn for, although it happens regularly enough-oryx, big horn sheep.
Bear tags, and mountain lion tags are OTC.
Shoot feral hogs on sight.
Very few restrictions on fur bearers.
NM is a fine place for hunting.
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You should get an AR in 6.8SPC. That is a pretty decent deer round. In TN you can use .223, but I don't think I'll be doing that any time soon.
My personal preference for hunting is a custom Rem. 700 with Nightforce 5.5-22x56 scope in .300 Win Mag.
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Different kind of hunting, Sean.
Pretty close to mine, except I use a 50mm w/ MLR + MRad turrets.
Oh.Different kind of hunting, Sean.
But it could work. Never actually hunted an animal bigger than a squirrel. But it does a number on those sage rats and diggers.
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