To no one particularly, generally you'll notice those that live in elk country use lighter armament than those that don't... just saying.
Reminds me of a sig line I read here, "Joe Average is over scoped, over head stamped and under bulleted." Very true in my opinion.
The only reason I have a 300Win Mag is because I got a great buy on it, but I've been considering selling it on the classifieds and going with a Kimber Montana or Weatherby Ultra Light in 270Win.
My BIL goes to Saskatchewan every year for whitetail and the guides there frown on anything below a 300 Mag. I asked him if the deer wore body armor North of the border.