Right. Everyone is shooting elk with 85 gr bullets. Sure, if you say so. It was my opinion that 94 gr is too light for big mule deer and your hunt report confirmed it. Three shots "in the boiler room" to bring it down kinda says it all. That was my opinion. You're the one who got all crappy defensive about it. And then start this childish trolling me around. I suppose I could also do that to your threads and posts. But I prefer to act like a grownup.
I would not want someone who is new to hunting and reading that hunt report thinking they should be heading out after mule deer with 94 gr bullets ... because they shouldn't ... unless they plan to shoot the poor things full of holes to bring them down. The animals deserve more respect than that.
You should go read this thread on Rokslide. I might just make your head explode...
.223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.
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