| This has been a debate for many years and will | | | | spike. He had to be two years old due to the size of |
| continue to be a debate among hunters for all eternity. | | | | his body and his antlers or his father was a great big |
| There's many different calibers of rifles to choose | | | | bull. Anyway the first shot that hit him went straight |
| from. The most popular being the.270 and 30.06. More | | | | through his vitals, which didn't stop him from moving |
| recently the 7mm and.300 have started to become | | | | downhill and I proceeded to put two more rounds into |
| mainstream rifles to take big game hunting. Most will | | | | him finally bringing him down. I was in awe at the shear |
| agree it all depends on what type of animal you're | | | | strength and power that these animals have. My |
| hunting. Obviously using a.270 with a low grain cartridge | | | | father was definitely right. |
| for a full grown bull moose is not the best option. While | | | | My father uses a.300 semi-auto Browning which is a |
| some will argue it's ok if your shot placement is spot | | | | beautiful rifle and has a lot of knock down power. I |
| on. | | | | sighted the scope in for him and ended up with a big |
| 5 months before my first big game hunt my father | | | | ole bruise on my shoulder the next day. |
| bought me my first Remington.270 bolt action. I loved | | | | For the last 10 years I've been using my Remington |
| that Remington.270 cause it was the rifle I shot and | | | | 30.06 to hunt mule deer and elk and that caliber seems |
| killed my first mule deer with, a beautiful 4-point buck. | | | | to be the best for me. |
| However when I started hunting elk I upgraded to a | | | | When it comes to which rifle to use I recommend |
| Remington 30.06 bolt action on my father's | | | | bigger is better and using the highest grain cartridge |
| recommendation. I can still remember him saying "elk | | | | possible. The worst thing for a hunter is wounding an |
| are very strong animals and are very hard to put | | | | animal and not being able to find it. A lot of us can |
| down." That statement has stuck with me for many | | | | relate a story or two regarding that. Nothing makes a |
| years and always comes to my mind when I'm elk | | | | hunter feel worse than that. I make sure when I hit an |
| hunting. | | | | animal it's going down. Another recommendation is to |
| I can still remember the first elk I shot and killed. The | | | | make sure you're practicing all year with your rifle, it is |
| area I hunt is spike only so that makes my options | | | | very true that a well placed shot from almost any rifle |
| easy. I spotted him 2 days into the hunt about 450 | | | | will put down a big game animal. |
| yards away from my position. He was a big majestic | | | | May all your hunting trips be good ones. |