ODH Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 Just curious out of all your guns and bows you use to hunt, which one has taken the most deer? Mine is my .50 muzzleloader. Hate to say it since I'm a diehard bowhunter but 2 of the last 3 nice bucks I've shot were with the smoke pole. Second is my Mathews and 3rd being my benelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 Well, have had my model 700 in .270 for over 20 years, most of my time hunting, and have killed a LOT of animals with it. Everything from deer to beaver to a pile yotes and a few bobcats. The .270 would probably be my go to for anything I was hunting away from home that required mid range shooting. Have a 700 in .308 I am working on that may eventually take its place since my 20 year old daughter takes my .270 whenever she hunts. Favorite to hunt with though has probably become my .50 cal accura. Think the last deer I killed with a rifle was in 09, between the accura and black diamond muzzleloader I have taken one in all but one year since. Our muzzleloader season is usually that true magic time of the year where bucks just show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 (edited) I'd throw my gun away and only use a bow if I had to choose; Remington .270, Rifle for me, has taken alot over the years, However, Oneida and Mathews bows have killed just as many if not more used to keep a journal with number of all kills, and every hunt etc, Buck vs doe and number killed, somehow I just forgot to keep track about ten years ago, was closing in on 100 then. I used to pull it out and read it on winter eve.....it put me right back in the stand on a cold below zero night, while in my easy chair! Edited June 13, 2016 by Mathews XT Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 Killed quite a few deer with my Browning BLR .300 WSM, that was my main gun I carried for the past 12 years or so. Also have a Ruger M77 Mark II in .25-06 Rem that I carry mainly when hunt in open fields. Still haven't killed a deer with that gun yet. Last summer I picked up a Remington 700 CDL in 7mm-08 that I carried all last year in rifle season. Didn't kill a deer with it but it did knock down a coyote while in the stand! As for bow I have a Hoyt Trykon XL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODH Posted June 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2016 Very cool guys! Sure wish we could use rifle here in ohio 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrown Posted June 12, 2016 Report Share Posted June 12, 2016 Shot more with a bow by far, then probably my Remington 270. Shot my largest buck this past year with a smoke pole, CVA Accura. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 All 5 bucks on my wall have fallen to arrows from my trusty, rusty, 15 year old Browning Eclipse SLX. ​As far as the "most deer".....................probably a stainless Ruger .300 Mag, even though I haven't carried it for 6 or 7 years. Ran a lot of freezer-filling missions with that rifle and a doe tag. Stack 'em up...................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 I would have to call it a tie. For the first half of my deer hunting career I was chucking slugs from my a 16 ga. Remington 1100. Then they allowed us to start using rifles and I switched to my Marlin 30-30. Together they have killed close to 100 deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 Very cool guys! Sure wish we could use rifle here in ohio Dunno, Ohio has big bucks for a reason. Wish TN would limit our rifle hunting to less time, we have pretty a liberal rifle season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 I usually upgrade my bow to a newer model every five or six years, but without a doubt would rather bow hunt than gun hunt. That being said my old Winchester 1300 pump 12 gauge has been my go to deer gun. It's the first firearm I ever bought myself. I bought it from a buddies dad when I was 18. I'm 40 now, so 22 years of dropping deer and being abused, but the thing has never given me an ounce of trouble. For things like squirrel, doves, and pheasants I have a Browning A5 and Remington 1100 that I love to pull out and shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 (edited) It would be hard to say which particular make/model of weapon I've killed the most numbers of deer with. Like Mudrunner, over the years I've upgraded quite a number of times with bows and I've killed deer with both traditional & compound bows. If my memory is correct, over the years I've killed deer with 8 different rifles, 4 different muzzloaders, 2 shotguns, and a pistol. Type of weapon would be easy...that would be a bow. The majority of the bucks I've mounted have been killed with a bow. My 6 biggest bucks are bow kills, including the 1 mule deer I killed. As far as does taken, I've killed a whole lot more does with a bow than rifles & muzzleloaders combined. I've always tried to get does out of the way early before the rut starts kicking in and before any firearm seasons open. Edited June 13, 2016 by Rhino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODH Posted June 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 Dunno, Ohio has big bucks for a reason. Wish TN would limit our rifle hunting to less time, we have pretty a liberal rifle season. I guess now that I think of it, Ohio does allow straight walled cartridges for the deer gun season. They just started it a few years ago here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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