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It is legal to hunt with .22 caliber centerfire ammo in Wisconsin for whitetails.


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Really? Throw me a link, man. I had a cousin who hunted with a .22, but at least he was responsible and took shots only at bow range (less than 50 yds) and only head shots. He never wounded one, never had to track one.

But I was pretty sure .22's were illegal for deer.
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Used a Mosin-Nagant to kill a many a whitetail, used to have a nice collection, but traded them for a truck.
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I have 3 different rifles chambered in 7.62x54r. A Sako M39, a Tula SVT-40 and a VKT Tikka barreled M91. All of which I take hunting. All of which are very accurate for hunting purposes.
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I have a Mosin Nagant. I went through the trouble of sighting it in with 203 gr Brown Bear ammo. It will take a deer humanely. We were just using mildots to estimate the range. I was blowing stumps out of the water at 600 yards. I have yet to shoot a deer with it but that might change today. One of the scope rings is broken on my shotgun. The Mosin will be weapon #1 if I see a deer today.
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Really? Throw me a link, man. I had a cousin who hunted with a .22, but at least he was responsible and took shots only at bow range (less than 50 yds) and only head shots. He never wounded one, never had to track one.

But I was pretty sure .22's were illegal for deer.
Deer hunting laws vary from state to state. Here, hunting deer with a .22 will get you in trouble. It might even get your gun, and truck confiscated along with you getting a hefty fine. Hunting deer with FMJ ammo, anywhere, would be unethical, if not illegal. Unless you took out a vital organ, the 54R could just pass through the deer, leaving it to slowly bleed to death, and leaving you with a story about the one that got away.

Pay the $18.00 for a box of proper ammo to hunt with. Practice and plink with the surplus.
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Another thing about FMJ ammo is if you make a perfect shot you won't get much of a blood trail. Spend the money on soft point ammo. You will not regret it.


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