Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Canada What's the perferred deer cartridge for guys in Canada?

Haven't shot a deer yet with a 168 TSX in .308 cal but shot some elk and all went right through it leaving a quarter size hole on exit of ribs. Don't much shoot deer anymore, developed a hate for the meat because we ate them all our lives. There like fricken rabbits around here, it's like no challenge anymore. Probably same where you live.

Well sir I love deer meat although caribou is pretty fine eating when I can get it. No hunting here for us. The deer are stable but not problematic yet. I wish they were
Randy

It's so bad here with vehicle hits on deers the insurance companies are pushing for shotgun and bowhunting in and around urban areas. There are fields not far from here that you can count a hundred deer feeding almost every evening.

378 Canuck, where do you live that there are so many deer? I ask cause I always wanted to hunt deer in Canada.

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Been an interesting thread to read from a visiting Yank's perspective....up around Peace River,and a bit furher south east of Edmonton, 300 magnums flourish like flies at a picnic; I see more 300's there than anything else,among guides, locals etc..

I bring a 270 Winchester or a 7 mag,myself.

I also bring a 270 when I go to New Brunswick.Everyone there seems to have a 30/06.

Of course this could all have to do with who I'm bumping into up there.

Only the smart ones.

I'm not sure if that link is related to the original boot company but Pierre Paris used to made caulk boots for logging and heavy duty work boots. They were based out of Vancouver BC IIRC. In their time they were the premium logging boot on the west coast.

Northwestern Ontario, too. Dad's choice for years.

Here in New Brunswick it's boring old 30/06, 303, 308, 30/30, 270. Come to think of it, I own three of those five.

I personally use a 257Roberts.
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Nuthin' wrong with any of the six you mentioned. Some are downright perfection.

I guess I need to get a 270. That will frost the_shootist.

A 270 is a 30-06 wannabee. It's evil.

In 1970 or 1971, I wrote to Jack O'Connor and he was gracious enough to respond. He wrote that he preferred the 30-06 for anything bigger than deer.

That would be moose, elk, most black bear, and hairy Russian women. (sorry about that last thing. I was trained by the CF.)

Here in NB there seems to be lots of hunters, but very few shooters. Gun clubs are small & loading components hard to get locally. Here in Saint John there is no powder/primers available for sale locally w/o driving some distance. Common chamberings are chosen for ammo availability from Can-Tire and WalMart.

The 30/06 is VERY popular here by far!

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You must be refering to the Roberts.

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I agree SuperCub, but he is a died in the wool 30-06 afficiado. His one character flaw.

The younger brother

I'll put my 30-06 away when it quits shooting so blamed good, and it kills pretty decent. When I can't handle your 375 or my 405 anymore, I'll buy a girly man 270. Looked for a 250 Savage at Cabelas yesterday, but they don't stock the good ones at all.

None of the above!
My two favourites are the .303 British and the 6.5X55 Swede.
Cat

I like the 270Win a lot, preferring it over the 3o/o6.

For this eastern hunting, we don`t have any big bears to worry about, deer and moose are easy to kill, shots are not typically long, so chambering choice usually doesn't make much difference. Comes down to personal preference for some and ammo availability for others.

I've been using my 300 win mag lately, but it has to much potential for damaged meat, if you make a bad shot. I'm thinking of switching over to a 7mm08.