Guy Miner
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- Apr 6, 2006
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Have been following the thread about "enough gun" for elk with some interest.
For most of us here in the lower 48, are elk about the biggest toughest animal we're likely to hunt? It sure is for me!
They're big, strong, and numerous. Seem to actually be getting more widespread because of some of the herds now in the eastern U.S. A hunter doesn't have to have a guide, many good elk are taken on public land every year.
I have to admit that elk and bear are the reasons I own a couple of rifles larger and more powerful than the good old .30-06, but I doubt that I actually "need" them. I've only taken one big bull elk, and have never shot a bear, but for some reason I like having an "elk rifle." I like loading for it, practicing with it and carrying it afield. My "elk rifles" are my new .300 WSM, and my .45-70 Marlin. I might not even own them if I was only hunting mule deer.
What's the toughest game you're likely to hunt?
For most of us here in the lower 48, are elk about the biggest toughest animal we're likely to hunt? It sure is for me!
They're big, strong, and numerous. Seem to actually be getting more widespread because of some of the herds now in the eastern U.S. A hunter doesn't have to have a guide, many good elk are taken on public land every year.
I have to admit that elk and bear are the reasons I own a couple of rifles larger and more powerful than the good old .30-06, but I doubt that I actually "need" them. I've only taken one big bull elk, and have never shot a bear, but for some reason I like having an "elk rifle." I like loading for it, practicing with it and carrying it afield. My "elk rifles" are my new .300 WSM, and my .45-70 Marlin. I might not even own them if I was only hunting mule deer.
What's the toughest game you're likely to hunt?