Register Log In Texas Hunting Forum Forums Deer deer density 6474566. I'd prefer to eer on the 'overkill' side, if there is such a thing?Īgain, deer are normally not normally difficult to kill, but also can also throw you a curve-ball every once in a while. Mule Deer population and trophy quality vary from ranch to ranch and we have. That deer ran at least 100 yards like that and it took me well over an hour to find it never did find any kind of blood trail.Īgain, deer are normally not normally difficult to kill, but also can also throw you a curve-ball every once in a while. The pictures below are of what was left of the heart of that deer after taking a 295gr bullet at 100 yards. 450 Marlin, both those deer dropped in place. Hunting is safe and economically important, helping to manage wildlife populations and promote family traditions, while fostering an understanding and respect for the environment. I dont like the ones that are too bloody, have the deers tongue hanging out, or have a gut-pile in the. I am, however, a notorious curmudgeon about game/trophy pictures. I thought the picture looked silly and juvenile. 257 and the heaviest would likely be 350gr in a. Hunting is among the most popular forms of wildlife recreation in the state, drawing an estimated 600,000 New Yorkers afield each year. First time I saw one of those 'Lay next to the dead deer' selfies I thought the same thing that, apparently, most on here do. Lightest bullet I've used I would figure to be 100gr in. I've had deer drop to the shot many dozens of times and also seen deer shot cleanly through the heart run 100 yards. I've killed deer with over 20 different calibers from. I'd at least suggest that the lighter one goes in bullet & caliber, the more the more you might want to consider using a bullet known for toughness, but YMMV.

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