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Any advice for a first time deer hunt with no experience? I have always been interested but didn’t have outdoorsy parents or connections growing up to anyone that hunts.
My overall goal is to become experienced enough to hunt deer for meat (or similarly sized game) on public land once or twice a year local to the southwest (UT, NV, AZ).
Since I already have it, I was hoping to use my Saint Victor AR-10 in .308 with a 16” barrel. It is mounted with a Primary Arms 1-10x28. I was hoping this would be good enough for hunting in the southwest, any thoughts on this as well? I know other rifles may be more suitable but I’d rather put the money into ammo + training at this point and maybe look into something more hunting specific down the road.
Since I have no hunting experience, its expensive but I am open hiring a guide for the first time with the goals I listed in mind, though ideally I would like to make some friends that are into hunting as its something I can imagine doing regularly - I like to hike, camp, shoot, and photograph/paint landscapes, and my diet is primarily meat based, so hunting (and fishing) just seem like a natural fit.
Thanks in advance! My timeline is to get ready for my first trip in fall when it cools down, so that gives me time to save up for a guide if needed, train, get license, figure our how to apply for a tag, etc.
My overall goal is to become experienced enough to hunt deer for meat (or similarly sized game) on public land once or twice a year local to the southwest (UT, NV, AZ).
Since I already have it, I was hoping to use my Saint Victor AR-10 in .308 with a 16” barrel. It is mounted with a Primary Arms 1-10x28. I was hoping this would be good enough for hunting in the southwest, any thoughts on this as well? I know other rifles may be more suitable but I’d rather put the money into ammo + training at this point and maybe look into something more hunting specific down the road.
Since I have no hunting experience, its expensive but I am open hiring a guide for the first time with the goals I listed in mind, though ideally I would like to make some friends that are into hunting as its something I can imagine doing regularly - I like to hike, camp, shoot, and photograph/paint landscapes, and my diet is primarily meat based, so hunting (and fishing) just seem like a natural fit.
Thanks in advance! My timeline is to get ready for my first trip in fall when it cools down, so that gives me time to save up for a guide if needed, train, get license, figure our how to apply for a tag, etc.
