I'm sure this will start a pissing match, but elk are not as bullet proof and hard to kill as many would like to make it.
Watched a cow take one long jump and fall over dead after being hit with a .243 a week ago.
Hit well they die easy. Also if they are unaware.
But hit them at all wrong or spook them, they load up with adrenalin and become pretty tough. Like shooting a truck tire sometimes.
At least that's what Ive seen. Nothing is bullet proof really.
