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took this buck ealier today, after spotting him bedded down in a cornfield with a doe, there was a cattle feeder in the cornfield that we were able to keep between us and them. after belly crawling the distance to about 200 yards I laid down for a shot. i was only able to see the head and part of the neck. took him with a neck shot from my 338 lapua, and he hardly even twitched. My buddy took the doe with a well placed single round from his 7mm RUM. A good way to end the season after hunting hard for 5 days and botching a couple stalks on some real good bucks. the ones ya work for always taste the best too.

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now tell me why you needed .338 Lapua for a 200 yard shot?
and why couldnt you have taken the shot from the further distance.
not trying to start an argument, but those shots could have been made with a .308 or 30-06.
 
338 Lapua for deer? WOW that is just sick. Now pardon me while I go dove hunting with my patriot missle system, sure there is not much meat left, but it is really tender and pre-cooked before it hits the ground :)
 
Nice harvest.

To all others asking about caliber choice, have ya'll ever been to Nebraska? How about after the corn is out? Only support or cover for miles is the Official State Tree (that's a phone pole for those who don't know).

Sometimes a big, fast, flat shooter is what's needed in open country. At 500 yards the .338 Lapua shooting a 250 gr. has a 27 ft/lbs. advantage over the 30-06 Springfield at 100 yards. Does that mean anyone who shoots a deer with -06 at 100 yards or less is skinning it alive? There is no way to know (given the OPs location) just how far the shot would be.

At 200 yards his advantage over a 100 yard -06 was 35% more energy. The difference at 100 yards between -06 and a 30-30 is 46% and plenty of people think the 30-30 is all anyone needs to kill a deer. Let's not be too quick to throw stones.
 
Only support or cover for miles is the Official State Tree (that's a phone pole for those who don't know).
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lol, thats good man!

ya, ive been there. did a job in some little town about 50miles from lincoln, and i can vouch for the blankness of the countryside.
 
I say a 30-06 is an overkill on deer too. All 30 cals except for the 300 Savage and 30-30 are better suited to CXP3 class game. The 7mm-08, 260 rem, and 6.5x55 are the ideal level of power/bullet mass for even the very thick bodied deer at realistic ranges.. Chuck Hawks has an intresting article on the topic of the Ideal deer cartrage. I tend to agree with him the 119 yr old 6.5x55 is still king of the hill when it comes to deer and other CXP2 class game. Then again there is nothing wrong with a little extra overkill like the 06 if your shoulder does not object too much.
 
If I said anything over .22Mag was overkill for a deer, would someone else come along touting the .22Short?

If I owned a rifle in every caliber that was ideal for everything I'd like to hunt I would have far too much invested to justify the expense.

I killed my deer this year with a .50 cal. Was that overkill? What if I told you (I'm betting you already knew) it was a muzzleloader?

I shoot everything from 125 gr. to 180 gr. bullets from my 30-06 and I choose the velocity with each load. With that much range I can mimic plenty of other cartridges. The entry hole may be 1.3mm larger and the sectional density may differ slightly but at the velocity we're talking about it's really splitting hairs.

I don't much care what an "expert" at Chuck Hawks says on the subject (no offense to those who do or have formed similar opinions independently). Literally every guy I know that hunts deer here uses 30-30 or 30-06 without ruining massive amounts of meat. Since there is only one zone in my state that allows for true rifle hunting, we all carry either shotgun or muzzleloader for our in-state deer hunts.

The aforementioned deer, 153 yards at 7x on public ground, double lung, ran 10 yards and died. No scout cameras, no tree stands, no ground blind and no apologies: )
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In any case, I applaud the hunt, the hunter, the shot and the rifle. The rest we may have to agree to disagree on.
 
now tell me why you needed .338 Lapua for a 200 yard shot?
and why couldnt you have taken the shot from the further distance.
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My opinion? One should ALWAYS strive to get as close as possible before making a shot. Just because a rifle is CAPABLE of dropping a deer @ 500 yards doesn't mean that the average hunter SHOULD take such shots. I've shot dozens of deer under 300 yards with my 7mm mag. I don't carry a magnum because I feel the need to take long shots. Living on the prairies of South Dakota, shots can be as close as 25 yards, or as far away as you are confident shooting. The 7mm gives me the option of taking a longer shot if needed, but I've never shot a deer from long distance "just because" I thought I could. If I can get closer...I do....as do most hunters I know. There is NOTHING unethical or wrong about taking the time to get a "better" shot when a "fair" or "decent" is all thats currently presenting itself. It might take a good "shooter" to drop a deer @ 500 plus yards, but few "HUNTERS" I know would ever need to make the attempt. Toting a magnum caliber rifle doesn't obligate one to take long shots, but does give experienced shooters the option of taking a longer shot if thats all that is possible. Having a Ferrari means you CAN go 150 mph, but I doubt thats the average speed most owners drive at typically "on the street". Having a magnum rifle is no different.
 
Hence I called the 06 "a little overkill" I did not say that you would have to scrape your deer off the trees or that you would turn it inside out. The 06 has a slightly larger frontal area and aprox 8% more kenetic energy then the 7mm-08. Not exacty earth shattering. I would never tell someone not to use an 06 but my 1st recomendeations to a new hunter are 25-06, 243, 7mm-08, 30-30, 6.5x55, 260 Rem, 257 Roberts, 7mm Mauser. All of these will cleanly kill any deer that ever walked the earth with good bullets with a properly placed shot. They also have MUCH less recoil then an 06, which to a beginer can be a bit overwelming. The 243, 257, 30-30 and 6.5x55 all have 10lbs of recoil in an eight pound rifle nearly half what the 06 makes yet they have plenty enough knockdown to cleanly drop any deer that ever walked the face of the earth with proper shot placement and a good bullet. The 06 is my #1 recomendation for anyone hunting a mixed bag of deer/elk.
 
Nice buck. I use a 7mm Rem Mag for deer. Granted I reload and use an accurate load that is at the bottom of the range. It is still more than necessary, and I occasionally revert back to the .243 I started with when I was 14.

I like to use a rifle I'm comfortable with and know I can make an ethical shot with at any reasonable range I might have a shot at. I'd rather see someone hunting with the rifle they are competent with, even a .338 Lapua, than an idiot throwing lead all over the place with a .308. I've seen those types while hunting and doubt they could make a 200 yard neck shot, but they would probably still throw a box of ammo in the general direction without a thought of what was behind their target.

With that said, nice stalk, nice deer, nice shot, nice rifle.
 
It's asinine to question his caliber selection. I really can't believe that someone seriously posted such.

Good hunt man. Congratulations!
 
Nice buck, OP. I had a land owner permit this year and got my buck last weekend. I snuck my doe in under the wire this weekend at about 8:45 yesterday morning. She was at the locker by 2:45 - an hour and 15 minutes before they stop taking deer for the season.

BTW, I shot my buck at about 50 yards with a 30-06. Contrary to (apparent) popular belief, he did not explode on impact. There was virtually no meat damage and he was (humanely) dead very shortly after the shot. I guess I should have run back to the house and gotten my pellet gun for that range. LOL

Would I want to haul the OP's rifle around the countryside as I hiked in to my chosen location? No. Does that mean he chose the wrong caliber or weapon? No.

Personally, I like the -06 because I can use it for pretty much any big game animal in North America. If you want to shoot a 50 BMG, and it's legal in your area, by all means go ahead.
 
Great buck, congrats!

Oh and don't you know, when shooting that cannon you're supposed to belly crawl away to a distance of 600-700 yards before you take a shot:neener:

I always love advice on how to do things from people who have never killed deer. It's usually top notch:rolleyes:
 
now tell me why you needed .338 Lapua for a 200 yard shot?
and why couldnt you have taken the shot from the further distance.
not trying to start an argument, but those shots could have been made with a .308 or 30-06.
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I always love advice on how to do things from people who have never killed deer. It's usually top notch
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Not only not killed a deer but has yet to even HUNT deer yet.

Op very nice deer. Yours too Skylerbone. As far as your weapon of choice, wouldn't be my first choice for deer. Mine is the 7mm.08 for deer. But would I fault you for your choice? No sir. Clean shot, clean kill. You want to carry a beast like that then by all means go for it. I am a fairly large man and brutally strong but I carry enough in my rear section and choose a light weapon :) saves strength to carry my ever growing mid section!! You young fellas will have to deal with that soon enough!!!
 
Nice deer!

Don't let the "HighRoaders" questioning your caliber of choice bother you. Seems like the .338 worked just fine.
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x2...When im hunting anything to kill I take the most accurate gun that I shoot the best, always makes a humane kill, and it sure beats tracking :)

Great buck and congrats on the kill.
 
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