Yep, the list of what's important for putting an elk on the ground isn't very long, but cartridge choice is far down it.
Agree, but it is fun to watch people thump their chest about cartridges.
Around here the ones who kill the least, need the most.
Most of the guys I know with several big bulls on the wall shoot some sort of magnum, usually 30 caliber.
I think it's only on the campfire that people think the best elk hunters use smaller cartridges. Although I do know a few that do use smaller rounds, most of them are cow/raghorn shooters.
That's what makes it interesting. Most of the guys that I know that consistently kill big bulls aren't using magnums.
