WVMountainBoy
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I live in south central WV, the deer here are small by anyone's measure. I have to ask why in the world people decide these creatures must be destroyed by uber magnums. If anyone has been to my part of the country they probably know that the land doesn't lend to high range shooting either. I've taken a deer a season (all that can eaten by my house hold) with nothing more powerful than a 30.06, and it was WAY over-kill as the furtherest shot I've taken was 80 yds. My 30/30 has done most of the work and I don't have to track deer more than 50 feet.
My question or quandry is why then when I'm at the gun shop are people buying .300 win mags, .338 lupua, and 7mm Ultra Mags for our white tail. For a long while I gave the benefit of the doubt that these folks were going on hunts for larger games, but after years of hanging out at the same gun store I noticed a trend, those same guns were sold back to the store by the end of the season.
I know that its probably some sense of bigger is better coupled with impulse buying but geesh people...what did that 140 lb deer do to you.
My question or quandry is why then when I'm at the gun shop are people buying .300 win mags, .338 lupua, and 7mm Ultra Mags for our white tail. For a long while I gave the benefit of the doubt that these folks were going on hunts for larger games, but after years of hanging out at the same gun store I noticed a trend, those same guns were sold back to the store by the end of the season.
I know that its probably some sense of bigger is better coupled with impulse buying but geesh people...what did that 140 lb deer do to you.