I took a few with my Remington 30-06 over the years, Traded that in for the 7mm-08 a few years back as the slide was warn and it also would no longer eject the shells so i didn't want to spend more $$ on an older rifle, The 7mm-08 is more recoil friendly as well as the creedmoor as i put a box and a half of shells thru it pre deer season and my shoulder thanked me......lol, But same here, I saw 1 deer but had no shot and i won't shoot just for the sake of shooting unless i have a kill shot.