I have a picture of my Father and Bearrr264's Father standing in front of a Jeep Wagoneer with 2 big whitetail bucks tied to the top. They were both dressed in Johnson Woolen Mills green/black plaid and had Ruger 44 Carbines in their hands. IIRC, the picture was taken on Main Street in Colebrook, NH, at the end of November 1968. When it was time for me to start deer hunting, my Father set me up with two rifles, a Remington 660 in 6mm and a Ruger 44 International, both of which I still have and hunt with occasionally. The are few more practical rifles for still hunting deer in tight cover than a Ruger 44 Carbine of any style.
The Cabela's Gun Library in LaVista, NE, had a 3-digit Ruger 44 Deerstalker when I there earlier today.
