An old buck taken a few years ago with a Ruger No.1B in 7mm mag

I took these 3 Reh (Roe deer) over the course of 8 days in Bavaria, all within a sq/km using my Remington Roller in 50-70. They are so-called: Abschuss (control) animals. Due to the spiked horns they are dangerous to other deer and likely to wound them and perpetuate a "flawed gene". Hunters are obligated to take these guys on sight. I used to rent a portion of a forest just south of Munich, the forester there was like a brother to me and I took a lot of deer there but in almost 10 years never saw another like these before or after.

I had a Ruger 1b in 30-06 with 3-9x scope and took more than a dozen whitetails with it. The only buck taken were 3 small spikes and a very small 5 pt. I like the action and design but the stock was too long. The opposite end is my old sporterized Swedish Mauser with a Lyman 57 receiver site that I've killed nothing but buck with, including 3 nice eight points and a seven. Two were taken with 125+ yard wood shots. It is my foul weather gun. I like the two stage military trigger. Quit using the Ruger after missing an easy shot on a big 10 pt because I forgot it didn't have a two stage trigger! 
I now have a nice #5 roller than I had customized into a nice little 39-55 sporter. No deer yet but it's only a matter of time.
 
John

Nice buck.