I'm pretty sure after 40 years of elk hunting my time in the field has ended. I only had marginal success in all those years but enough to make a few observations for any newer to the sport
Other than that I'm always baffled on forums why we seem to strive to use the lightest underpowered rifles possible on an expensive hunt. I guess a 22/250 or 250 savage will kill an elk, but really? Just a pet peeve of mine I guess. Anyway, best of luck to you all!
Between myself, family, friends, and guiding, I've witnessed 125-150 elk killed with a centerfire. I'll be darned if I can tell the difference in how quickly they die between my 243's with 100gr NPt's vs my 270's, 30-06's, 7mmRM's, 300WM's etc, etc..................
