I wish posters would reveal their location so a person could get an idea of the deer size. I used a 243 on Texas deer a lot when I lived there. It worked super with just about any bullet but the small hill country deer don't compare to the size they are here in Missouri. It makes a big difference.
Central Canada, bush bucks, big fat bodies, small racks - nuff said !
Paul.
"Kids who grow up hunting, fishing & trapping, do not mug little old Ladies"