Stop screwing around with the 30-06. For whitetails on down a I'd recommend a 204 Ruger, and for elk on up a 458 Lott is more prudent.
The 30-06 has a bad enough reputation for killing things it's pointed at, stop using it and go hug something that really needs more love in this world, like an abused southern pine tree or a poor, innocent porcupine.
