Seems the newer hunters are buying 6.5 Creed & 308 bolt action s with higher powered vortex or other scopes with exposed turrets because tactical is cool. Older hunters likely to have a 30-06 or 7 Mag or similar. Our little pacific mule deer dress out at 125 lbs for an average fork horned buck so not too hard to kill but they are wary. Distances can be 2-400 yards in open heavily pressured areas.
