What did you shoot your first deer with?

[Jose]

The first two deer were with a bow. the third deer was with a Browning A-Bolt in the .270 cal. 150gr Speer spitzer and 54.5 gr of Hodgdon 4831SC. Hand loads the only way to go :mrgreen:

 

[HiPower]

6.5 X 55 Husq.

 

[Silverback]

CVA Hawken 50 cal percussion muzzleloader, it worked great for many more after too.

 

[scar]

Savage 240A bolt action in 30-30 cal. The only rifle I have ever shot deer with. I've used it for 32 years now.

 

[Stalker]

.243 BLR81

 

[The Cold Lake Kid]

Mule Deer with a 12 ga. Cooey and CIL slug when I was 10.
Outside of Grande Centre near George Stovers place on Ethel Lake.

 

[BIGREDD]

Imperial slug from a 12 gauge shotty.... first time I ever pulled the trigger on a deer.

 

[Hornhunter]

Savage 99 in 250-3000.

And I still have the rifle.

 

[troutseeker]

My first deer and the dozen after with bow... Lately with the beautiful 6.5X55 my father gave me.

Troutseeker

 

[RR]

303 Brit what else.
Rich

 

[SwedeShooter]

6.5x55 sporter

What he said...

 

[Cadeuses]

I voted "other", as I took my first deer... a whitetail, with a bow from a tree-stand.

 

[88 man]

30-30 Marlin Model 336 RC with imperial 150 gr SP in Algonquin Park in 1988.And it was really 3 deer.All 3 came out at the same time so I just kept shooting till there was nothing standing.The guys in the camp thought I had changed guns before I went out that morning as they all thought I was using an auto loader with the shots being as fast as they were. 7 rounds in the gun before I started shooting I had 1 left in the gun when I stopped.I still can't figure out where the last 3 bullets went :wink: .

 

[EnfieldMike]

Enfield Number 1 mark III. I was so proud! Buddy chased three outta the spruce towards me on a hardwood ridge. A buck, doe and a fawn (i didnt know initially). The Buck and doe ran off thru the hardwoods...cranked a couple at them but no hitties. Turned around a saw one about 75 yards through the hardwoods. Thought that either the doe or buck had circled around behind me. Took the shot...high hit through the spine between the shoulders. Nope it was Bambi. Only had about 40 lbs of meat on it but I was smilin ear to ear. A newbie was hunting with us...he had never ever seen a deer (PE Islander). He was OMG..OMG...OMFG...look at that. He grabbed a gun and went off stalking the other two.

An hour Later that day. Another buddy showed requesting help. He had downed one and needed help getting it out. Well a caravan of bikes soon joined in. He had downed the biggest buck I ever layed eyes on. Spread on it out to here........................................................................................................ :shock:

It made my first look like a roadkilled squirrel...but it was my first and they say you always remember your first no matter how crappy it was. :wink:

 

[dead eye]

i got a nice 7 point for my first deer with my 94 30-30 it may be old but she can shoot straight and she drop that deer dead with no movement

 

[Billy The Kid]

Winchester model 94 in 30-30.

A spikehorn when I was 15.

 

[scott_r]

My first deer was taken w/ the fabulas ".270 Win" I don't think I'll hunt whitetail w/ any other cartridge but if I did it would be a Model 88 in a .308

Cheers!!

 

[Scott_N]

Mine was with a .30-06 Rem. 700 ADL. I can even still remember the load.... Federal "Premium" 165 boat-tails. :mrgreen:

 

[savagefan]

742 in'06 spiker jumping almost on top of me hail mary shot thru the neck.

 

[peckerwood]

42#@28" Longbow...homemade by my Grandfather and I