Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Deer Hunting What Is It About 300 Pound Deer?

Killed a 160 class buck in central Mississippi a few years ago. Live weight of this buck was 304lbs. He was aged at 7 1/2 yrs. 7-08 with a 140XLC from about 220yds dropped him like a sack of sand. Shot was quartering to and POI was where neck/shoulder meet up. Innards looked like jello. I'm no northern deer expert, but i'd say its a safe bet those deer are just the same as the ones down south. IMO...outfitters want large calibers with heavy bullets and high velocities...so even if the shot isnt exactly where you wanted it, you'll blow the deer in half so it cant run far. Thus, no lost game and no long drawn out tracking.