Being that the deer is an animal that is relatively easy to put down with the correct shot placement and bullet type my favs are the .243 and it's big brother the .308 . Here in Michigan most shots are made with a center-fire rifle at the 50 to 300 yard range ... why carry a lunking big bore around when you can use a short action gun gun of less weight ? It's amazing what a couple of pounds means to your arms and shoulders at the end of the day .
In the lower zone where it is shotgun/pistol only I use a Ithaca featherweight with sabot's . A very reliable way of harvesting venison .
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