The finest "Timber Elk" rifle I can think of would be a 30-06 stoked with 200 gr Partition's. Mine was an M70 with a 21" bbl and backup open sights:
Yeah that’s the kind of stuff I was hunting and only half the trees were blown down. I spent more time going over and around tress than between them.
And there I was carrying my 24” Barrel 300 WBY with big optic ready to shoot elk at 400 yards 😂
So when I go back I’m gonna have a rifle that’s more suitable to the situation and 3+ lbs lighter
Great elk and great pic