30.06-Best grain for a white tail doe???

[Luke9686]

I'll be hunting Iowa's doe rifle season this January, and was wondering what my best options would be for ammo.  All I have is the 30-06.  Any suggestions???

Thanks in advance.

[andrew_12gauge]

dont think it will matter much any 150, 165 or 180 grain bullet should do the trick on iowa whiteys

[Gringo31]

PLACEMENT!

[Ray]

130 - 150 grain will do fine.

[Hoyt204]

I love the 180gr bullets.  Great all around bullet.  You cant go wrong with it.

[sako223]

PLACEMENT!

They all will do fine. the .30-06 puts them down well. Placement will save the most meat.

[carpsniperg2]

any 30-06 put in the bolier room will take down any whitetail alive its up to you and your gun what ever shoots the best use in that gun i would try the 150 165 are my 2 faves

[C-Money]

150 gr soft point

[KNOXY]

I have found that 165 grain is best grain regardless of what your hunting with 30.06 "it's all about placement". If your not hand loading your own try Hornady Custom Ammunition 30-06 Springfield 165 Grain SST.
Muzzle Velocity: 2800 fps
Muzzle Energy: 2872 ft. lbs.

[lokidog]

 

165 gr hp and ballistic tips (I think with 56.5 gr IMR 4350) have been the most accurate in my 3 rifles (haven't reloaded any in years so have not used some of the newer bullets), A-bolt, Rem 760 pump, and 1917 Eddystone.  All three shoot the same handload to inch or less groups at 100 yards, even with only the peep on the old one.

They just seem to really like that 165 gr., but like others have said, anything from 150 -180 would be fine.  I like the ballistic tip for WT because of the generally close shots, expands quickly.

 

[PA BEN]

I'd only take a head shot on does. No wasted meat. Gr doesn't matter. Doe hunts are meat hunts. 

[rasbo]

I love the 125 core lokts,all I ever use on mulies blacktail,never had a problem.Raises hell on the odor hounds also.

[zackmioli]

165 grain nosler ballistic tips is what i use, they do the job very well.

[CP]

Grain doesn’t matter, use what shoots best in your rifle.  Whatever you use it will cut through like butter, placement is the key to not ruining a lot of meat.  I like just behind the shoulder avoiding the offside shoulder and keeping in front of the digestive tract.

[Bob33]

"They all will do fine. the .30-06 puts them down well. Placement will save the most meat."

+1.  Pick the most accurate in your rifle.