I haven't picked up my 7mag since last year. Nothing but whitetails this year.

100 grain Grim Reapers flying about 300 fps out of my Bowtech.

weatherby vanguard 25/06 horandy 117gr sst

First one this year was with my Ruger NMBH 45 Colt- only went 20 yards.

Next was with my 444 Marlin- Bang flop.

Plan to just carry these two guns remainder of year.

I inherited a 25-06. Would love to try it out but my son has latched on to it and I cannot seem to get it back. Shoots like a laser beam. Not sure what he is launching with it!

Marlin 30-06 with 150gr and .308 just depends on the type of hunting I'm doing and the terrain.

Remington .270 model 700

remington 700 30-06 with a 150 core-lokt

I don't often shoot deer. But when I do I use a 223 like the Ranchman. Keep hunting my friends.

Weatherby vanguard 257 117 hornady's

Ruger .270 w/130gr SST

I have always thought my 25.06 was my best gun for Texas deer. I own most of them and always shoot that 25.

Switchback XT

I've been mainly using a 7-08 for Texas deer the past few seasons. Just about perfect for that endeavor IMHO.
And no, a .30-06 is not too much gun. An '06 is never a bad choice.

Weatherby mark v in 25-06 with 100 grain core lokts

I keep a 25-06 behind the door of my office. I never know when an axis will walk out to the feeder in the middle of the day.

Remington 700 in .270 Win. , occasionally Ruger Mk. ll in .243. On rare occasions Contender in .357 Bobcat from bow blinds.

700 270 150 power points

.308, 150gr SST, win M70 HB
.243, 95 gr SST, 700 ADL and 788
Excalibur Matrix 380, 264gr 18" BEE with 150 gr Xbow Trick
.50 cal CVA inline muzzleloader, Hornady 250gr .45 cal HP
Just picked up a Ruger American in 7mm-08, will need to find a good load after I fit it out with a new set of Talley rings and a VX-1 4-12x40

Destroyer 340 and 270 winchester as my back up.

Me - T3 .30-06, my 165 grain hand loads.
Wife - T3 7mm-08, my 140 grain hand loads.
Backup - Browning White Gold Medallion .270 Win., factory 130 grain Remington Core Lokt.

Not a one of 'em are too much. We have large zombie hogs wandering around in addition to the deer. Besides, I like what a .270 and a 7mm-08 does to those menacing, corn thieving, feeder damaging raccoons.

Bastages.

If you're recoil sensitive, then the 30.06 is too much gun for you (not the whitetail). I own a 7mag, .270 and a .308. The caliber that I will use will depend on the distance from my stand to the feeder. 100 yards or less, I will use the .308. Going beyond 100 yards, I will use the .270 or the 7mag.

20+ year old 700 in 270.

25-06 117 gr SST

7 Rem mag with 180 grainers. Don't hit the shoulder!