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Hey figured I would introduce myself. Went on my first ever elk hunt this fall. I will be going back next fall hopefully as well. Elk kicked my butt surprises surprise but I did learn some stuff. I will be doing lots of reading and learning over the winter.
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Welcome aboard,lots of good info,and some not so good,but always enjoyable.
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Campfire Oracle
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Buy a .300 Wby,it's the best elk cartridge....ever!
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Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell
Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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Buy a .308,it's the best elk cartridge....ever!
You're learning.
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Welcome, it took me 7 years of hunting to kill my first elk.
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Campfire Oracle
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Buy a .308,it's the best elk cartridge....ever!
You're learning. ![[Linked Image]](http://i1243.photobucket.com/albums/gg546/elkhunterinnm/7-bullshit-detected-meme.jpg) 
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Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell
Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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I thought all you western guys were into 270's ?
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Just the gay ones I'm understanding.
Never take life to seriously, after all ,no one gets out of it alive.
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Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell
Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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I already have a elk gun. Ruger 77 in 338 loaded with 225 Barnes ttsx. It flattens bears so I imagine it will work just fine on elk
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Life Member SCI
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Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association
Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell
Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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All joking aside.
The .308 is ÜBER.
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Campfire Oracle
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All joking aside.
The .308 is ÜBER.
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Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association
Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell
Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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Founder
Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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I think this is more 24hourcampfire "welcome" style.... ![[Linked Image]](http://i1243.photobucket.com/albums/gg546/elkhunterinnm/t9ull2.jpg)
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Oh Ken, ![[Linked Image]](http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r174/lt13demi/Mobile%20Uploads/image_327.jpg)
Founder
Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
WS
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Life Member SCI
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Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association
Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell
Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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Thanks ! I could use the good conversation!  Already have the weather! 
Founder
Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
WS
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Any time Bob.
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Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell
Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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I already have a elk gun. Ruger 77 in 338 loaded with 225 Barnes ttsx. It flattens bears so I imagine it will work just fine on elk Welcome aboard. Excellent rifle and load choice. Don't let some of these dipchits talk you into believing the .243 or 308 is the best, most UBER elk cartridge ever..... Those guys are on dope and don't know the first thing about hunting elk..
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Welcome, I'm also new or almost new! Good choice on rifle and cartridge. If I could only hunt with one rifle for everything it would be .338 win mag. That said I'm sure glad I have choices!
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Life Member SCI
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Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association
Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell
Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
Ken
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I already have a elk gun. Ruger 77 in 338 loaded with 225 Barnes ttsx. It flattens bears so I imagine it will work just fine on elk Welcome aboard. Excellent rifle and load choice. Don't let some of these dipchits talk you into believing the .243 or 308 is the best, most UBER elk cartridge ever..... Those guys are on dope and don't know the first thing about hunting elk.. Speaking of idiots, you showed up right on que. Why don't you show the new guy your wore out cow pic? Surely you have at least one pic of you and an elk?
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Huntinut
"If it's the truth it ain't braggin" Will Rogers
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Welcome, I'm also new or almost new! Good choice on rifle and cartridge. If I could only hunt with one rifle for everything it would be .338 win mag. That said I'm sure glad I have choices!
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If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
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I already have a elk gun. Ruger 77 in 338 loaded with 225 Barnes ttsx. It flattens bears so I imagine it will work just fine on elk Welcome aboard. Excellent rifle and load choice. Don't let some of these dipchits talk you into believing the .243 or 308 is the best, most UBER elk cartridge ever..... Those guys are on dope and don't know the first thing about hunting elk.. Speaking of idiots, you showed up right on que. Why don't you show the new guy your wore out cow pic? Surely you have at least one pic of you and an elk? Find some of them pics yet? Your're not going run off again are you?
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I already have a elk gun. Ruger 77 in 338 loaded with 225 Barnes ttsx. It flattens bears so I imagine it will work just fine on elk Better than most, as good as any.
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Hello there, and welcome. Pay the .270 bashers no mind.
I do not entertain hypotheticals. The world itself is vexing enough. -- Col. Stonehill
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I already have a elk gun. Ruger 77 in 338 loaded with 225 Barnes ttsx. It flattens bears so I imagine it will work just fine on elk Welcome aboard. Excellent rifle and load choice. Don't let some of these dipchits talk you into believing the .243 or 308 is the best, most UBER elk cartridge ever..... Those guys are on dope and don't know the first thing about hunting elk.. Too funny. Most of mine have fallen to a .30-06. A couple to a 264 Win Mag. They can take a while figuring out they are dead after the shot. The most important thing to have in your pack for elk is a Sherpa to pack it out. I've never put one down and then said, "It looked bigger in my scope." It's usually, "Oh crap, I'm getting too old to be cutting these things up and carrying them out." But I can't stop going out there.
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Sasktrapper:
Welcome.
Pull up a stump.
KC
Wind in my hair, Sun on my face, I gazed at the wide open spaces, And I was at home.
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Sasktrapper: Good luck next year and welcome aboard.
Elk Hunting IS tough Hunting but is very rewarding.
Hold into the wind
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