Sure wish they'd get rid of centerfire rifles for deer in KY - that's where all the accidents come from. Someone missing, and hitting a person 1/2 mile away. If you can't take a deer with a slug, you're not a hunter.

For turkey, Browning Gold Hunter in 3 1/2". Sweet handling, I just love it. Traded a beat up old Big Bear for it a couple of years ago, and I definitely got the best end of that deal.

I can shoot 2 3/4" birdshot in that gun all day, it really soaks up the recoil. But put a 2 oz turkey load in it, and dang those suckers smart when they go off.

 

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Win .300 WSM

 

Ruger .270
Remington 870 Express

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: JohnO

Sure wish they'd get rid of centerfire rifles for deer in KY - that's where all the accidents come from. Someone missing, and hitting a person 1/2 mile away. If you can't take a deer with a slug, you're not a hunter.
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Do you have any statistics on how many accidents have happened in the last 10 years in KY?

 

the best deer hunting i ever did was with dads old buick, 3 in one year

 

Remington 870 Super Mag, 28" bird barrel, 23" Fully Rifled Cantilever Barrel with a 2-7x32 Nikon ProStaff Scope

Tikka T3 Laminate/Stainless in 300 wsm and a bushnell Elite 4200 3-9x40

Excalibur Exomax Crossbow

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: BigBuck09

Remington 870 Super Mag 23" Fully Rifled Cantilever Barrel with a 2-7x32 Nikon ProStaff Scope </end quote></div>

When I hunted in Iowa I used a fully rifled cantilevered barrel on my 1187. It was surprisingly accurate. It grouped acceptably out to 150 and I could hit with it out to 200. Especially at the 100 yard or so range sabot slugs would really smack the tar out of a deer. When you went to gut one it was a real horror show inside. Very lethal.

On the other hand when I used regular slugs from a smooth bore you were doing well to hit a deer at 50 yards. I never took shots any further than that shooting regular slugs from a smooth bore gun. Those old fashioned slugs shot out of regular hunting guns wound a lot of deer.

 

Me:
Mostly, Remmy 7mm-08 for gun season
Looking for a new bow for bow season. Probably a Matthews

Wife:
Ruger 243 Win
Hoyt bow

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: itch

the best deer hunting i ever did was with dads old buick, 3 in one year</end quote></div>

I don't know how the hunters did here in Kentucky last season, but the drivers on I-64 got some real beauties.

 

I have a PSE for bow season, a knight during muzzlelaoder, and a remignton 1100 during gun season.