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Hello,

Since 1980 I have hunted for Big Red Deer, almost an Elk. Mainly Stags but about the same number of hinds for the meat.
I lost the hinds numbers but the stags are 37. Of these, 25 during the rut and the other 12 after that time, mostly in winter.

Cartridges:

7x57: 154 Hornady SPIL; Speer Mag-Tip 160/175 grs; Nosler Partition 160/175 grs; RWS 162 Kone Point/162 TIG/173 H-Mantle/177 TIG.

7x64 Brenneke: RWS 173 H-Mantle

308: Win 180 Rem C-L

.375 H&H: 235 Speer; 250 Sierra; 250 BX; 270 Hornady SPIL; 260/300 Nosler Partition.

Most used were:

7x57 , 160/175 NP and 173 H-Mantle; 160 MagTip

.375 270 Hornady SPIL and 260 NP

PH