In Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming the legal minimum is .24 caliber (6mm) for elk. I have a .243 but would not use it for elk.
This is all true. I use a 30-06 and have killed 33 elk.
However, I know a young (20 something) lady who might weigh 110# who has killed six elk with a 25-06. She readily admits that bigger calibers are too much for her to handle. Maybe she also does that just to make us big caliber guys eat crow.
KC
