Most fun gun to hunt deer?

[radpipe]

I'm sure this has been debated before, but it's kind of hard to search for. So, your most fun gun to hunt deer?

I have a Stevens gun in 30-06, which I've taken down 2 deer with. But in my experience, what I get out of a deer hunt is:

40% being in the bush
40% wandering in the bush with a gun
20% actually bagging a deer

So I could potentially be having a more fun time 40% of the time with a different gun. Advice, please. I'm particularly interested in various calibres people use.

 

[Grizzlypeg]

Find something that tickles your fancy. How about a classic lever action? Or a falling block?

 

[caramel]

Find something in 44 Mag, best caliber overall for whitetail in the bush, it is my deer hunting caliber and mainly took them with that... JP.

 

[radpipe]

Pics, my dudes?

 

[tigrr]

270 Browning Bar!! Built in range finder.

 

[Hotwheels81]

Switch to a bow?

 

[brybenn]

I like black powder for deer. Single shots seem to up the anti. I'd like to use a cz 858 in the bush but if I could get into a center fire zone I'd use my 4570 double rifle

 

[Tikka6xc]

Winchester model 94 30-30 lever action with iron sights !

Great bush gun that is cool reliable and fun to carry all day.

what i use anyway so im bias

 

[l.denison]

Winchester model 94 30-30 lever action with iron sights !

Great bush gun that is cool reliable and fun to carry all day.

what i use anyway so im bias

X2 on that

 

[Bluffton Bill]

300 savage. Model 99! Rescued from a used rack in 2005. Deer scored 157 & 5/8. Still hunting a tamarack swamp. 20 yard shot!

 

[jackrabbit000]

Remington 760 in .270 Win.

 

[muckwa]

300 WSM tikka t3 hunter. With Zeiss conquest.

 

[moosedude]

Kel-tek sub 2000. (Hand loads that push 800 ft-lbs) Its light, fun, and just plain cool to walk around he bush with. I've got a Vortex strikefire mounted to it which adds to the coolness of it. Its great for chickens and rabbits too. Plus if there is nothing to harvest on a given day, I can plink with it for hours on end for cheap. Makes for a whole lotta fun

 

[the spank]

For me it's the Model 71 .348 Winchester my Grandfather left me........

 

[GSXRMyers]

Winchester model 94 30-30 lever action with iron sights !

Great bush gun that is cool reliable and fun to carry all day.

what i use anyway so im bias

4X on that.
Easy to carry and with the new Horniday 30-30 ammo it is also long range.

 

[GSXRMyers]

Can you even hunt Deer in Ontario with that a Kel Tec Sub 2000? are you using 9mm or 40 cal?

 

[Jesuswon]

CZ 858 i used it for boar..ton o fun

 

[DougPeach]

Super soaker 100...
Sure it lacks stopping power and range but I love the challenge...

40% challenge
40% lightweight
40% ammo availability
40% no pal required, infact no hunting liscence either

160% fun

 

[captonion]

I use a Rem pump the majority of time, but REALLY LIKE a Ruger 44, or mini 30..Good little deer woods rifles...

 

[moosedude]

Can you even hunt Deer in Ontario with that a Kel Tec Sub 2000? are you using 9mm or 40 cal?

Dont know the Ontarion regs. I'm in BC and its no issue here as far as I know. The CO didnt think it was an issue either. 9mm is a .35 cal slug remember. Plenty big enough at 75 yards or less