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I was unlucky in the draw this year, so it looks like all my hunting will be with shotguns.

I'll be using an 1885 Highwall in 35 Whelen and a Kimber Classic Select in 30-06 for deer this year

I have three hunts planned, elk, antelope and whitetail, plan on using 7mm-08 with Barnes 120 TTSX for all three.

I have two deer tags for Idaho and one for Washington. I expect I’ll put my 6x222 to work on one of them. Maybe my 25 x222 on another. I’m not sure yet on what else I may use. 7mm TCU, 7.62x39, 300 H&H?

Probably the 400 Whelen for elk.

My boy has kimber hunter 6.5 CM he will be using on deer and elk With 130s TGK
My daughter TC venture 270 wirh 130 ttsx for deer and elk.
Me, tikka 30/06 wirh 168 ttsx or 180 game kings

Whitetail:
.45 Southern Mtn Flintlock
Model 70 6.5x55 Swede
Remington 722 300 Sav

Pigs:
Anything I have at hand but a 50-70 Rolling Block or 44-77 Sharps would be good. Leverguns Marlin 30-30 or 35 Rem

Have a South Carolina deer hunt coming up in September. Planning on using the Savage Mod. 10 in 300 WSM because it has never filled a tag on whitetail deer. It has taken mule deer, antelope, and a hog. But never a whitetail. Gotta do something about that. For around here the plans are for the CVA Scout in 444 Marlin that I got back in February for hunting in areas where I usually use a 30-30. Only stuff it has ever shot so far has been paper. When not in a rifle zone it's back to the old standby; the 12 ga. Remington 870 "Special Purpose Deer" with fully rifled Remington barrel. Will also be out doing the inline muzzle loader thing in season this year for the first time with a 50 cal, CVA Accura. One nice thing about retirement is the almost unlimited amount of hunting time available.

2 different states.
TC Hawkin for all muzzleloader hunts unless nasty rainy day then CVA 35 Remington single shot.
Old Marlin 336 SC 35 Reminton with peep sight primarily and Tikka T3 re barreled and chambered in 35 Remington for some hunts where optic is needed.
Same old 2009 model Elite Z28 for bowhunts. It has put a lot of meat on the ground and my best bucks.

Nice!

Hadn't thought of that.

I have a Dave Clements .50 cal ROA conversion that's a great shooter. Guess it would work in a woods stand.

DF

Those Clements conversions are great. I wish I'd got into ROAs before David's retirement.

I did score last year with a 7.5" ROA.

Nice. How far and what load?

The .50 cal seems to do better with bullets, more accurate and more power than ball loads.

I was fortunate to get mine done years ago before the conversion got so expensive, now Dave is no longer doing that work.

Here's a link to .50 cal info. https://gunblast.com/Cumpston_ClementsFugett.htm

DF

35 grains of Triple 7 FFFg and a .456 Kaido 220 grain conical went clean through him @50 yards.

Thanks for the GunBlast link, that's pretty cool.

Added a Tikka out of curiosity. It will likely see some time in the field this year after I play with it a bit killing steel.

Thank-you .....This rifle is quickly becoming a favourite with this typical consistent accuracy.

I have a 24" stainless 7.62x39 Encore barrel with .308" groove diameter on order from MGM that should be coming soon.

Hopefully circumstances will allow me to
even buy a license and go hunt

Whatever I can grab up and carry out the door
will suffice. I've killed wt deer with everything I
have here, or a facsimile thereof. People here
have successfully rendered deer with everything
from a 22LR on up. I've never felt undergunned.
I've had a few g wardens tell me that 22 rimfires
and centerfires both are the most used rifles
by the poachers they interact with.

I've never used a spear from a stand because
it's not a legal method ( or it wasn't when I checked)
Been wanting to spear me a deer ever since I
saw some videos of people doing it ( Florida?)

A canned 6.5 CM.

I can see how you got your username! LOL

AGREED !