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<blockquote data-quote="Miller Outdoors" data-source="post: 436971"><p>Congratulations on a memorable hunt with people you care about. That is ultimately what it's all about.</p><p></p><p>phorwath makes some pretty good points.</p><p></p><p>I've got considerable experience hunting moose in the big north woods, so I'll simply list a few facts.</p><p></p><p>Fact 1) Both a .270 and .300 wsm are fine moose hunting calibers. One of my favorite hunts was watching a 12 year old take a moose with a single shot through the lungs with a 95 grain SST bullet out of a 6mm Remington. Simply ignore as inexperienced anyone suggesting that you need a cannon to quickly and humanely kill big moose.</p><p></p><p>2) Game animals are occasionally lost, and a high percentage of those are lost despite reasonable and considerable preparations and efforts. In short, "crap" happens.</p><p></p><p>3) You, and you alone, are the sole decision maker on the morality of a particular shot that you take at game. Yes, there are those who will feel it there duty to point out your shortcomings and failures (this isn't limited to hunting, by the way), but only you can allow them into your head. Make a good decision, give it your best effort, accept the results, learn from whatever is the outcome and move on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Miller Outdoors, post: 436971"] Congratulations on a memorable hunt with people you care about. That is ultimately what it's all about. phorwath makes some pretty good points. I've got considerable experience hunting moose in the big north woods, so I'll simply list a few facts. Fact 1) Both a .270 and .300 wsm are fine moose hunting calibers. One of my favorite hunts was watching a 12 year old take a moose with a single shot through the lungs with a 95 grain SST bullet out of a 6mm Remington. Simply ignore as inexperienced anyone suggesting that you need a cannon to quickly and humanely kill big moose. 2) Game animals are occasionally lost, and a high percentage of those are lost despite reasonable and considerable preparations and efforts. In short, "crap" happens. 3) You, and you alone, are the sole decision maker on the morality of a particular shot that you take at game. Yes, there are those who will feel it there duty to point out your shortcomings and failures (this isn't limited to hunting, by the way), but only you can allow them into your head. Make a good decision, give it your best effort, accept the results, learn from whatever is the outcome and move on. [/QUOTE]
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