Originally Posted by StudDuck
For those of you who elk hunt and actually still do some walking; what is your go to setup? I'd like to know the make, model, caliber and optic you rely on and please tell me how many miles you cover a day on average.


My go to setup is a Model 70 SS Classic .338 in a Mc Millan stock. It has backup iron sights and has a 2.5-8x36 Leupold scope on it. There is a newer K-4 Weaver backup as well. When I bought it I had it shortened to 23" and had a brake installed. I quickly took the brake off. I use 225 gr TBBC loads for elk.

We cache our camp in behind locked gates a few miles and hunt out of that camp. 5-7 miles is probably average. We have a couple of hunts we do as a group that take all day and involve a bit over 10 miles. That gets tougher as we get older though. I am the group geezer at 67.