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<blockquote data-quote="LDHunter" data-source="post: 142873" data-attributes="member: 105"><p>Heay bearless... Do you know the best place to shoot an elk?</p><p></p><p>Near the road... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif</p><p></p><p>I worked for an outfitter in Woodland Park CO for a couple of seasons and we "extracted" elk from some pretty impossible places. Steady, mountain bred, strong, and surefooted horses are worth their weight in gold. We even had a couple that seemed to have absolutely no fear of bloody meat. </p><p></p><p>I was amazed at how many hunters swore up and down that they hit the elk in the lungs but when we finally got the horses to them many of them were gut shot and often had to be finished off.</p><p></p><p>I saw a LOT of elk that had been shot with various caliber rifles and decided that 7mm should be the minimum caliber for elk and that the 270 was best left to expert shots for elk harvesting.</p><p></p><p>The guys that shot the 7mm mags, 300 mags, and 30-06 rifles rarely lost their elk if hit fairly well. The few that used 338's and 375's seemed to ANCHOR them where they were shot. Sure made our jobs easier. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif</p><p></p><p>I also became a big fan of the Nosler Partition and never, even once, saw one fail but that was back in the 80's and there are a lot of new bullets now that are quite good.</p><p></p><p>I've never been a Barnes fan because I've seen too many failures and heard to many bad reports of not opening when it mattered. I also could never get used to all the copper fouling. </p><p></p><p>I'm eager to try some AccuBond's on elk next fall.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the story and pic. I hope I'm as successful the next time I get into elk country.</p><p></p><p>$bob$</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LDHunter, post: 142873, member: 105"] Heay bearless... Do you know the best place to shoot an elk? Near the road... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] I worked for an outfitter in Woodland Park CO for a couple of seasons and we "extracted" elk from some pretty impossible places. Steady, mountain bred, strong, and surefooted horses are worth their weight in gold. We even had a couple that seemed to have absolutely no fear of bloody meat. I was amazed at how many hunters swore up and down that they hit the elk in the lungs but when we finally got the horses to them many of them were gut shot and often had to be finished off. I saw a LOT of elk that had been shot with various caliber rifles and decided that 7mm should be the minimum caliber for elk and that the 270 was best left to expert shots for elk harvesting. The guys that shot the 7mm mags, 300 mags, and 30-06 rifles rarely lost their elk if hit fairly well. The few that used 338's and 375's seemed to ANCHOR them where they were shot. Sure made our jobs easier. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] I also became a big fan of the Nosler Partition and never, even once, saw one fail but that was back in the 80's and there are a lot of new bullets now that are quite good. I've never been a Barnes fan because I've seen too many failures and heard to many bad reports of not opening when it mattered. I also could never get used to all the copper fouling. I'm eager to try some AccuBond's on elk next fall. Thanks for the story and pic. I hope I'm as successful the next time I get into elk country. $bob$ [/QUOTE]
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