what kind of range w/12 ga?
#5
There's been a lot of discussion on here as to how many pellets are enough, but even if you hit him with the whole load I agree that 40 yards is max, 30 even better. My opinion is that slugs are a much better round for killing deer. Even without a fancy slug gun you should be able to hit one past 40 yards. Slugs will give you big holes with lots of blood, deer are much easier to track than one hit with buckshot.
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Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Running deer with dogs, through Southern swamps and cutovers...Slugs aren't the best option, buckshot is...
As mentioned, pattern your gun, try different chokes and brands of buckshot...When you can put 4-5 pellets into a 10-12 inch circle at 40 yards you are good to go...Try to keep your shots inside of 40-45 yards...
Like duck hunting, some will try skyblasting but the 40 yard line is a good stopping point...