I moved to Georgia in 91 and after seeing some of the big deer there I went from 6mm to 25-06 in a hurry. Some people arrive at cartridge performance on does, pre-rut bucks, and bucks in rut as if they were all the same critter but they aren't. Size matters too. I expect elk are much the same way.

Last edited by Caplock; 01/28/17.