powdr I haven't seen a single deer while carrying the 338 Fed. I have another Remington Model 7 that I had built in 260 Remington as a matching rifle to the 338 and every time I carry it, I'm covered up in deer. Guess which rifle I tend to pick up most often now.
Probably some "expurts" around here that'll say it is due to the higher ballistic coefficient of the 260 bullet or the fact that all bullets fired out of a 260 Remington rise rather than drop. I know that none of that nonsense could cause me to fail to see a deer... I personally think it is entirely due to the peanut butter, that I smeared on the 260's fluted barrel, being a natural deer attractant.
The 338 doesn't have a fluted barrel and the peanut butter tends to rub off.
I think I'll take the 338 Fed out and shoot an armadillo or two just to see if I can break the spell. The little buggers are armor plated and have been known to charge when wounded...
