Savage76
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I'm using 308 150gr
Does anyone use hornady 150gr interlocks or 150gr SST for deer
Does anyone use hornady 150gr interlocks or 150gr SST for deer
Welcome to THR Savage 76!I'm using 308 150gr
Does anyone use hornady 150gr interlocks or 150gr SST for deer
The blacktails I encounter seem a bit small compared to whitetail and mule deer. You will have no trouble putting one down with either bullet
Hahahah then we are certainly talking about the same deer as I am about 32miles from St. Helens as the crow fliesSo were the ones I shot, a forked horn and a 3x3, both slightly smaller in body size than the does we see here in KS. But, that was in WA state just south of St. Helens, they may be larger in other parts of their range.
Hahahah then we are certainly talking about the same deer as I am about 32miles from St. Helens as the crow flies
Does anyone use hornady 150gr interlocks or 150gr SST for deer
The rainforests of western Washington are certainly challenging to hunt. The vegetation is incredibly thick, it’s very soggy and wet through most of hunting season here. Those small bodied blacktail can bed down in the ferns and vanish.Yup, that's them, definitely smaller. The forked horn I dressed out, hog tied to a pack frame, and carried out on my back. Not happening with a KS whitetail.
I did find them challenging to hunt though, especially in that terrain. I've never seen deer before or after that would let you pass so close without jumping. Almost reminded me of the way squirrels freeze up believing that you can't see them. Plus, they're like a tree-bark shade of grey.
The rainforests of western Washington are certainly challenging to hunt. The vegetation is incredibly thick, it’s very soggy and wet through most of hunting season here. Those small bodied blacktail can bed down in the ferns and vanish.
I’ve heard people reference western Washington as one of the most challenging places to try and hunt elk and deer. I have heard if you can be successful here, you will be ok just about anywhere.
( so people don’t read this as bragging, no I have not yet been able to harvest an elk)
One thing I have seen here is I was walking into an area to hunt when I jumped a small doe , she took 4-5 big bounding leaps as she ran. As soon as she got to some grass that was about 3ft tall, she landed from the last bounding leap and flattened herself to the ground and was belly crawling along the ground. It was a real sight to see and opened my eyes to how tricky these animals can be.
If I find it, I'll post a picture of another 165 grain Hornady BTSP from a 30-06 that is also a "beautiful (and deadly) mushroom." Of course I found that bullet in a dead mule deer that I'd shot from 460 yards away (the longest shot I've ever made on a deer in my life), so it was probably down to 300 savage velocity (or slower) by the time it got there.I'm really a fan of the 165 grain Hornady BTSP Interlock. At .300 savage velocity it makes the most beautiful (and deadly) mushroom you ever saw.
Lots of people sure seem to like both of those bullets for deer. I’d try them and see how they group through your rifle.