Deer hunt dilemma

[w2kbr]

I believe your wifey's Uncle is the best judge of what the minimum required shootin stick would work for you.
That being said, I have a Remington bolt in 30.06, that I have hunted with for 25 years.
Never failed me in any situation, and I have never missed a Deer. (White-tail)
As for Dakota critters, I have no info. This 30.06 has been zeroed at 100 yds, but for your hunt would have to re-zeroed. It is scoped.....

Now....if you would like to borrow the piece for your trip(if it meets minimum standards)
it's your to borrow..for the asking.......

I'm in Severn

R

 

[jplum]

If you want to try the AR-15, what about using the 300 OSSM or 25 WSSM? Olympic Arms has an upper for about $800.

 

[traveller]

.270, .308 and 30-08 are what put most meat in the freezer, even in SD. The deer aren't any harder to kill and most shots are inside of 200yrds (400 yrds is 1/2 the length of a quarter-section).

Ask your wifes uncle what he uses. Get something that is affordable enough that you can get proficient with it. You wont be able to use caliber to compensate for proficiency.

 

[kraftyone]

I believe your wifey's Uncle is the best judge of what the minimum required shootin stick would work for you.
That being said, I have a Remington bolt in 30.06, that I have hunted with for 25 years.
Never failed me in any situation, and I have never missed a Deer. (White-tail)
As for Dakota critters, I have no info. This 30.06 has been zeroed at 100 yds, but for your hunt would have to re-zeroed. It is scoped.....

Now....if you would like to borrow the piece for your trip(if it meets minimum standards)
it's your to borrow..for the asking.......

I'm in Severn

R

The offer is greatly appreciated but like I said it is a great reason to buy another gun. I have a friend who always asks me to go to Pennsylvania potter county hunting with him so I need a good gun for that too. As far as the uncle, he uses a .270 and his friend that goes with him every year shoots a 300 win mag. I haven't actually gotten into the ballistics myself which is why I was asking everyone's opinions. I know from talking to them the other day their average shots are closer to 300 yds but I figured I would say 400 for the arguments sake.

 

[platoonDaddy]

Nothing personal: are you capable of harvesting an animal at 400 yards? If so, I have Browning X-Bolt .338 Win Mag that you may borrow. Of course accepting full responsibility for any return issues.

Just reread your last post regarding Pa, dang man purchase an ought-six and forget any argument. Took a Moose in Maine at 250 yards with the ought-six and never looked back.


If interested, shoot off a PM

 

[fidelity]

If you want something fun in other contexts, there are also the box magazine 308 scout style rifles from Mossberg, Savage, and Ruger ...

http://www.slickguns.com/product/mo...308win762-nato-185-hb-101-lam-stk-blued-47890

http://www.slickguns.com/product/savage-22442-10fcp-sr-308-win-20-inch-60889

http://tsswarehouse.com/shop/ruger-...6-5-barrel-matte-stainless-finish-ruger-6804/

The Savage model above might be getting cleared out (and Savage has an ongoing rebate which might include it). Would definitely want to check weights too before selecting one to take to the field.

EDIT: fixed link for the Ruger

 

[kraftyone]

Nothing personal: are you capable of harvesting an animal at 400 yards? If so, I have Browning X-Bolt .338 Win Mag that you may borrow. Of course accepting full responsibility for any return issues.

Just reread your last post regarding Pa, dang man purchase an ought-six and forget any argument. Took a Moose in Maine at 250 yards with the ought-six and never looked back.


If interested, shoot off a PM

I plan on doing a lot of shooting to be proficient with what ever I get. I can shoot 1 1/2 " groups at 100 yds with open sights on my mauser

 

[kraftyone]

If you want something fun in other contexts, there are also the box magazine 308 scout style rifles from Mossberg, Savage, and Ruger ...

http://www.slickguns.com/product/mo...308win762-nato-185-hb-101-lam-stk-blued-47890

http://www.slickguns.com/product/savage-22442-10fcp-sr-308-win-20-inch-60889

http://tsswarehouse.com/shop/ruger-...6-1-barrel-stainless-steel-finish-ruger-6825/

The Savage model above might be getting cleared out (and Savage has an ongoing rebate which might include it). Would definitely want to check weights too before selecting one to take to the field.

The uncles friend shoots a savage but I forgot to ask what model.

 

[traveller]

Look into the licensing requirements. For large game, SD requires even the landowner to get licenses. Deer aren't nearly as plentyful as here in the east and even residents may not draw a tag every year. As a nonresident, you are limited to leftover licenses, those are usually in the single digit numbers.

As for using an AR10. For big game you are limited to 6 rounds so you need a pinned mag.

 

[kraftyone]

Look into the licensing requirements. For large game, SD requires even the landowner to get licenses. Deer aren't nearly as plentyful as here in the east and even residents may not draw a tag every year. As a nonresident, you are limited to leftover licenses, those are usually in the single digit numbers.

As for using an AR10. For big game you are limited to 6 rounds so you need a pinned mag.

I will look into the is licensing but he is not a resident and he and his friend have made the trip out for 10 years straight and never had an issue getting whitetail tags. The uncle his son and his friend kill atleast one deer a piece every year they have a lot of land available to hunt on. And they don't shoot anything that isn't bigger than about a 120 class deer

 

[traveller]

I will look into the is licensing but he is not a resident and he and his friend have made the trip out for 10 years straight and never had an issue getting whitetail tags. The uncle his son and his friend kill atleast one deer a piece every year they have a lot of land available to hunt on. And they don't shoot anything that isn't bigger than about a 120 class deer

As nonresident landowner he has access to 'landowner licenses' which are only valid for the land owned or managed by the nonresident. Also, there is a special antlerless late season for west river private lands. Unless he is willing to give you some of his landowner tags, you are in the general non-resident pool which doesn't have great odds.

 

[Mooseman]

I have a Ruger American in 270 and I love it. The price is cheap enough that you can put some nice glass on it.

 

[vinjet700]

AR is a non starter.

Get yourself a dedicated bolt gun.

7mm magnum would shoot flat enough and still have effective energy.

A .270 would work too.

And stay the hell away from anything 700.

Browning!

Nothing wrong with 700's.... Trust me.

 

[mark71211]

Just wondering if there will ever be a chance of using this gun to hunt bigger game in the future?

 

[traveller]

Btw, I am with envy about your 'dilemma' .

 

[kraftyone]

Just wondering if there will ever be a chance of using this gun to hunt bigger game in the future?

Only thing bigger I would ever want to hunt is elk

 

[kraftyone]

Btw, I am with envy about your 'dilemma' .

Thanks and I do believe he would be letting me use a landowner tag I have worked on him for the last couple years dropping hints that I would like to go out there on a hunt and this year he offered to take me next year without me even mentioning it.

 

[54rndball]

I have shot 7mm mags before and liked it. What's wrong with the 700's and what would you'll you reccomend?

Remington is making a lot of crap these days and really screwed up Marlin.

 

[traveller]

Thanks and I do believe he would be letting me use a landowner tag

Make sure you talk to him about this beforehand, you dont want to show up all decked out and ready to go and then he asks you 'so, how did you get your tag ?'

I believe you can put in for a landowner license yourself if you have obtained permission to hunt a particular parcel. What happens is that people put in for landowner licenses (because those are the only ones available) and then can't find anyone within their unit who is willing to give them permission.

The applications for the lottery become available in June. Consider putting in for non-resident tags for some other hunting as well. East river, ringneck and deer season overlap, so if you get lucky early and fill your deer tag, you can try your luck on some birds.

 

[kraftyone]

Make sure you talk to him about this beforehand, you dont want to show up all decked out and ready to go and then he asks you 'so, how did you get your tag ?'

I believe you can put in for a landowner license yourself if you have obtained permission to hunt a particular parcel. What happens is that people put in for landowner licenses (because those are the only ones available) and then can't find anyone within their unit who is willing to give them permission.

The applications for the lottery become available in June. Consider putting in for non-resident tags for some other hunting as well. East river, ringneck and deer season overlap, so if you get lucky early and fill your deer tag, you can try your luck on some birds.

I will see him again Christmas Eve so I will get into more detail with him then. I would love to do some pheasant hunting too I haven't done that since I lived in Idaho.