What have you taken deer with?

223 Remington, 22GT, 454 Casull, 357 Magnum, 44 Magnum, 7mm Dakota, 6.5-284, 6-284, 284 Winchester, 7mm-08, 338 Win mag, 7mm TCU, 7.82 Patriot, 6.5 Creed, 25 Creed, 6 Creed, 260 Remington, 6.5 Leopard (WSM), 7mm SAUM, 308 Winchester. I am probably leaving some out, but that is most of them
 
Compound bow
243
25-06 (most with this)
270 WSM
260
6.5x55
6.5 Creedmoor
264 Win Mag
6.5 PRC
7mm-08
280 Rem.
7mm WSM
7mm Rem. Mag.
308 Win
30-06
300 WSM
300 Win Mag
35 Whelen
 
Not going to try and remember them all but my first was a mulie with a marlin .30-30 and open sites. Also here is my daughters first buck with a 7mm-08 and federal 120 gr factory loaded fusion. My nephews first with my 7mm-08 and 150 gr ablr. And my best one, Hoyt carbon element compound bow. A good whitetail with the 7mm-08 and 150 ablr.
My favorite is my .300 wm and a 180 ab or my .30-06 and 165 grand slam but I have a new Nosler 28 rifle that I shot my last deer with and I really love that rifle with a couple different loads.
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243 Win, 7-08 Rem, 308 Win, 338 Federal
270 Win, 280 Rem, 7mm Rem Mag, 300 Win Mag

Had a Remington Model 7 KS (custom shop) in 7BR. Hunted with it but no kills.
I have a couple 6.5 Needmores but don't hunt with them. Always seem to grab the 7-08 first.
Probably shot better than 75% of my deer with the 243 or 7-08. Had several 280's and now I have a 280 AI that I'll use this year.
Never had any desire to have a 30-06.
 
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Compound bow
.223
.284 Win/300 Savage
Hit it with my friends .284, had to track it. Found it in the brush 100yds away and finished the job with the 300 Savage I retrieved before tracking.
 
CVA Optima V2 .50 muzzleloader was what I took my first deer with.
I’ve since than two more deer with it including the one in my avatar, a nice nine point, during an extended holiday hunt after Christmas last year.
Most of my deer have been taken with my Remington 700, 30-06 I think that stands at nine.
 
Quite a few with a bow, compound and recurve, used a lot of slug guns growing up till they switched to rifle. We used a lot of bunckshot while I was in Va which was fun and a bunch with an in-line ML and a of course rifles. Man what a blast it has been.
 
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