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Will a 30 06 kill an elk? #7788084 06/02/13 Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,361 Likes: 15 PNW R ribka OP Campfire Ranger OP ribka Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,361 Likes: 15 PNW Rhetorical question of course and I'll be archery hunting Yep and season is 3 months away Trail cam pics from my property pregnant cow [img]http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab186/ribka123/trail62_zps38784fc0.jpg[/img] [img]http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab186/ribka123/trail60_zpsf8ad712a.jpg[/img] Last edited by ribka; 06/03/13.

Re: Will a 30 06 kill an elk? ribka #7788086 06/02/13 Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,361 Likes: 15 PNW R ribka OP Campfire Ranger OP ribka Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,361 Likes: 15 PNW bull checking out backside of a cow two bulls new antler growth cow and calf

Re: Will a 30 06 kill an elk? ribka #7788091 06/02/13 Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,361 Likes: 15 PNW R ribka OP Campfire Ranger OP ribka Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,361 Likes: 15 PNW another very pregnant cow after a heavy rain you looking at me?

Re: Will a 30 06 kill an elk? ribka #7788093 06/02/13 Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,361 Likes: 15 PNW R ribka OP Campfire Ranger OP ribka Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,361 Likes: 15 PNW another pregnant cow old cow

Re: Will a 30 06 kill an elk? ribka #7788247 06/03/13 Joined: May 2003 Posts: 16,972 Likes: 2 Eastern KS S Spotshooter Campfire Ranger Spotshooter Campfire Ranger S Joined: May 2003 Posts: 16,972 Likes: 2 Eastern KS Nice pictures Spot shooter www.prairiefireprecision.com

Re: Will a 30 06 kill an elk? Spotshooter #7788271 06/03/13 Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,468 Likes: 6 SW Georgia G Godogs57 Campfire Tracker Godogs57 Campfire Tracker G Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,468 Likes: 6 SW Georgia Wow! Love the pics and yes...it will kill one very very dead...like graveyard dead. Use a good bullet and place that bullet in the vitals and it will be all over but the crying. You only live once, but...if you do it right, once is enough.

Re: Will a 30 06 kill an elk? Godogs57 #7788281 06/03/13 Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,768 Western Colorado B BeanMan Campfire Tracker BeanMan Campfire Tracker B Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,768 Western Colorado the 06 will kill coyotes too!

Re: Will a 30 06 kill an elk? BeanMan #7788385 06/03/13 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,949 Likes: 21 Rural Utah USA T tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,949 Likes: 21 Rural Utah USA I'd be lookin for them coyotes with the '06 first.... Really nice pics ! T R U M P W O N ! U L T R A M A G A !

Re: Will a 30 06 kill an elk? tikkanut #7788452 06/03/13 Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 12,895 North Wales, UK Pete E Campfire Outfitter Pete E Campfire Outfitter Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 12,895 North Wales, UK Ribka Very impressive pictures..May I ask what model TASCO trail cam you are using? Regards, Peter Men of Harlech

Re: Will a 30 06 kill an elk? Pete E #7788522 06/03/13 Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,361 Likes: 15 PNW R ribka OP Campfire Ranger OP ribka Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,361 Likes: 15 PNW I have the cheap Tasco models I picked up 4 years ago. I don't use expensive one because camera theft is a problem. I'll be archery hunting this year

Re: Will a 30 06 kill an elk? Pete E #7788524 06/03/13 Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,016 Box Elder Reba Campfire Regular Reba Campfire Regular Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,016 Box Elder My last cow elk was killed with a .308 and a Sierra 165 at 200 yards. One heart shot throught the front leg. Last edited by Reba; 06/03/13. When the tailgate drops the BS stops.

Re: Will a 30 06 kill an elk? ribka #7788528 06/03/13 Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,361 Likes: 15 PNW R ribka OP Campfire Ranger OP ribka Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,361 Likes: 15 PNW A few more Amazing how fast antlers grow

Re: Will a 30 06 kill an elk? ribka #7788559 06/03/13 Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,361 Likes: 15 PNW R ribka OP Campfire Ranger OP ribka Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,361 Likes: 15 PNW From a week ago

Re: Will a 30 06 kill an elk? ribka #7788564 06/03/13 Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,361 Likes: 15 PNW R ribka OP Campfire Ranger OP ribka Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,361 Likes: 15 PNW Have had problems with elk pushing my cameras around on trees

Re: Will a 30 06 kill an elk? ribka #7788567 06/03/13 Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,361 Likes: 15 PNW R ribka OP Campfire Ranger OP ribka Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,361 Likes: 15 PNW

Re: Will a 30 06 kill an elk? ribka #7788569 06/03/13 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 19,110 Likes: 5 Colorado Springs, CO, USA S saddlesore Campfire Ranger saddlesore Campfire Ranger S Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 19,110 Likes: 5 Colorado Springs, CO, USA None of the elk I have shot with the .06 have crawled out of the freezer in the last 15 + years, so I suppose it works. If God wanted you to walk and carry things on your back, He would not have invented stirrups and pack saddles

Re: Will a 30 06 kill an elk? saddlesore #7788600 06/03/13 Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 4,227 Colorado M Mauser_Hunter Campfire Tracker Mauser_Hunter Campfire Tracker M Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 4,227 Colorado In that setting a 30-30 would be fine. 170gr Partition. Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you a hunting license and that's pretty close.

Re: Will a 30 06 kill an elk? Mauser_Hunter #7789458 06/03/13 Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 10,915 Lubbock, Texas H Huntr Campfire Outfitter Huntr Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 10,915 Lubbock, Texas Great pics! Oh,and the '06 definitely works!

Re: Will a 30 06 kill an elk? ribka #7789462 06/03/13 Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 24,619 Idaho wageslave Campfire Ranger wageslave Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 24,619 Idaho no. Only AI'd will. Nice pics. Have Dog Will Travel

Re: Will a 30 06 kill an elk? wageslave #7789519 06/03/13 Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 21,826 Likes: 3 Alvadore, Oregon B BMT Campfire Ranger BMT Campfire Ranger B Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 21,826 Likes: 3 Alvadore, Oregon Jealous here . . . . "The Church can and should help modern society by tirelessly insisting that the work of women in the home be recognized and respected by all in its irreplaceable value." Apostolic Exhortation On The Family, Pope John Paul II