Originally Posted by
fastetti
Anything larger that a .243 would be good for me. A .223 is far too small for me, it could work for some smaller deer in Texas but Northern Deer I wouldn't even think about it. I'm sure a .243 would be sufficent enough as well, but it is still to small in my book. I shoot a .270 and a 30-30 and quite happy with how both perform.
Considering that the Inuit use .223's for Polar bear, Grizzly, Moose, and Caribou I'm sure it will work on those northern deer as well.