308 for multi use. A 200g partition in 308 can do amazing things. I'd not feel undergunned with one. I'm hunting elk in an area filled with grizzly, island park, again this year.
Last year I had the cow tag and took a light 7-08 with a lighter load. While walking through some thick trees I kept thinking about the grizzly that cleaned up an entire bull elk gut pile there within 30 minutes of us cleaning it 2 years prior.
With that in mind and the fact that I have the November bull tag I'm probably mostly going to carry my old stand by 300 wsm with 215g hybrids this year. That load has proven very deadly on deer and elk and I'm more confident with it in a hostile bear area.
Reminds me that I need to finish up a load for my 44 mag 329 pd with the Lee 310g cast because I'd like to have that on my hip when I clean this year's elk. Seeing how quick a grizzly ate an entire large bulls gut pile left us wonder if it was watching us gut and load that bull.
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