I was curious what any of your experiences were using buckshot for actual bucks. I've only ever harvested deer with a rifle, but after finally buying a non-tactical shotgun (870) I think I might make that my main gun for this season (hunting in Maine).
An old timer always told me to run two slugs, then fill the rest of your tube with buckshot in case you miss the first two and have to take a running shot. I was just curious, for any of you that may have bagged a deer with shot, was it a clean kill or did it wound and lead to a long track?
What size do you usually run? I've always used 00 when I do hunt with a shotgun, but I'm thinking of going to #4 after some experiments at slightly longer distances given to spacing between shots when you only have a few pellets.
An old timer always told me to run two slugs, then fill the rest of your tube with buckshot in case you miss the first two and have to take a running shot. I was just curious, for any of you that may have bagged a deer with shot, was it a clean kill or did it wound and lead to a long track?
What size do you usually run? I've always used 00 when I do hunt with a shotgun, but I'm thinking of going to #4 after some experiments at slightly longer distances given to spacing between shots when you only have a few pellets.