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What Would You take on a Mule Deer Hunt?
Posted on 1/15/21 at 2:36 pm
Posted on 1/15/21 at 2:36 pm
I am currently planning a Colorado Mule deer trip next year with a buddy and I'm not sure what gun/caliber to take with me. I cant decide between my 6.5 creedmoor, 7 mag, 300 win mag, or a 33 nosler. The units we are looking to hunt are more open for good glassing and I am comfortable shooting out to 500-550 yards. If you had to pick one, what caliber would you take?
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Posted on 1/15/21 at 2:37 pm to flyeaglesfly412
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7 mag
Posted on 1/15/21 at 2:46 pm to flyeaglesfly412
300 or 7. Flip a coin. This year we killed one with a 7, 300, 65 creed, and 300wsm
Posted on 1/15/21 at 2:47 pm to flyeaglesfly412
.243 is all you need
Posted on 1/15/21 at 2:48 pm to Chegby
Yeah I thought about purchasing a .243 just for this hunt. 
Posted on 1/15/21 at 2:48 pm to Success
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This year we killed one with a 7, 300, 65 creed, and 300wsm
That was a tough bastard!
Posted on 1/15/21 at 2:49 pm to Success
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300 or 7. Flip a coin. This year we killed one with a 7, 300, 65 creed, and 300wsm
What distances were yall shooting?
Posted on 1/15/21 at 2:49 pm to LoneStarTiger
Like a firing squad. I claimed the kill
Posted on 1/15/21 at 2:51 pm to Success
What was left to claim? A foot?
Posted on 1/15/21 at 2:52 pm to flyeaglesfly412
What type of hunting will it be? Driving around then spot and stalk or backpacking/ walking 10miles a day.
What weight is the rifles? Depending on the weight those calibers are so close that I would be more concerned about weight. At no point when I hunted Montana years ago did I ever wish I had more weight and it was not a ton of walking just lots of altitude changes.
What weight is the rifles? Depending on the weight those calibers are so close that I would be more concerned about weight. At no point when I hunted Montana years ago did I ever wish I had more weight and it was not a ton of walking just lots of altitude changes.
Posted on 1/15/21 at 3:00 pm to Ol boy
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What type of hunting will it be? Driving around then spot and stalk or backpacking/ walking 10miles a day.
What weight is the rifles? Depending on the weight those calibers are so close that I would be more concerned about weight. At no point when I hunted Montana years ago did I ever wish I had more weight and it was not a ton of walking just lots of altitude changes.
I think we are going to do a lot of walking, getting up on ridges and glassing. The 6.5 is light has a 24" barrel, but the downfall is the bullet energy is only around 1200 ft/lbs at 500 yards. The 7 mag is light, but only has a 22" barrel. My 300 win mag is a little heavier with a 26" barrel. The 33 nosler is pretty heavy, but the ballistics are amazing.
Posted on 1/15/21 at 3:01 pm to flyeaglesfly412
Not a fan of the Cripplemore, but if it’s your lightest rifle take it.
My Muley rifle is a 257 WBY in a Mark V Ultralight.
My Muley rifle is a 257 WBY in a Mark V Ultralight.
Posted on 1/15/21 at 3:18 pm to flyeaglesfly412
The lightest one not being the 6.5 creed.
Posted on 1/15/21 at 3:18 pm to flyeaglesfly412
Public land? Bring the lightest one, you're gonna be doing a whole lot of walking.
Posted on 1/15/21 at 3:19 pm to flyeaglesfly412
Is it that bad if you can't shoot past 400 yards? There's not that many situations where you couldn't take 2 guns, one for shooting the ridge 500 yards away and one for walking around. Its like hunting with a bow, at some point you have to have your max distance.
The nice thing about mule deer is often times the stalk is the best part of the hunt.
The nice thing about mule deer is often times the stalk is the best part of the hunt.
Posted on 1/15/21 at 3:44 pm to flyeaglesfly412
I would bring the 7mm mag and either the 300wm or 33nosler as a back up.
Posted on 1/15/21 at 4:06 pm to flyeaglesfly412
I would take the one I'm most accurate with, if that the 6.5 it will easily do the job at 900 yrs much less 500yrds. I know some one here who has never killed anything beyound 20yrds is gonna recommend a .338 or .300RUM.
Posted on 1/15/21 at 4:10 pm to Rarnette
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if that the 6.5 it will easily do the job at 900 yrs
Posted on 1/15/21 at 4:11 pm to jimbeam
6.5 so hot that it launches bullets into the future
Posted on 1/15/21 at 4:16 pm to flyeaglesfly412
A hammer, they are so damned dumb here you can walk up to trophy buck and knock em dead. Colorado must be the easiest state for primitive weapons. My neighbors harvest them regularly.
This post was edited on 1/15/21 at 4:16 pm
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