I thought I posted this, but it's lost.
In my one and only elk hunt, I shot a cull elk cow. She was old and weighed over 400lbs according to the landowner. I was using a 30-06, 165gn Partitions 2850fps.I took a slightly quartering double-lung shot. The distance was around 100yds and she was unaware of me. At the shot she immediately began that shuttling run. She showed no physical sign of being hit. By the time I got over thinking I had missed. At 60yds she began to wobble. At 75yds she was down and obviously dead. Is this reaction, or lack thereof common? Thanks captdavid

"It's not how hard you hit 'em, it's where you hit 'em." The 30-06 will, with the right bullet, successfully take any game animal in North America up to 300yds.

If you are a hunter, and farther than that, get closer!