I live in a rural area about 45 mile south of Denver and this year put in for a mule deer tag for my yard and got it. I live in an area of 5 acre lots and we have a herd of about 20-25 deer that live here. We are supposed to have 10 acres before you can shoot on your property but my neighbor says I can count her property as she grows gardens and would love to see a reduction in the deer population. The CPW has a special season for this area because of the congestion and lack of hunting to try and thin the deer out but my property falls outside of this special area by about a mile.
My questions is what gun to use in this area. The most likely shot would be from my front porch at about 30 yards with a down angle of about 15-20 degrees and would really like to drop a buck without having to go into a neighbors yard. I have many rifles to choose from but was thinking of using either my target Model 10 .308 or my 110 Precision in 6.5 Creedmoor. Both of these rifles are threaded and I do have a suppressor. I would most likely use either factory Hornady Precision Hunter with 178gr ELD-X for the .308 or the same brand ammo for the 6.5 with 143gr ELD-X. I also reload and have these same bullets and can load down to a lower fps if i should need. I also have everything from Winchester 30-30s (about 8 of these). Other Winchesters such as 30-06 and 300 H&H Magnum. and many others. Another option is a T/C muzzleloader in 50cal to I can use a really heavy bullet and not have to worry about the bullet may travel too far at the angle I am shooting should it exit the animal. It should still be going down into the ground.
Any thoughts?
Barry
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