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Our range in Washington State has a similar steel plate lifesize mule deer. The only difference is the kill zone has a 10" disk that is mounted with substantial chain so it flops back on a hit in the kill zone. The silhouette is set 500 yds from the bench at the firing line. It provides our...

I cut as much as possible including the hams and a lot of the shoulder into steaks, and grind the rest.. I never had problem with toughness after learning that elk must be hung for at least 10 days. My elk are skinned as soon as possible. by that I mean if I am packing out, on the ground at the...

My grandson is not that young, but at eight years old, we found the 7mm08 an excellent choice. I originally gave him a .243, but he shot a deer and it got away with no blood trail. I re-chambered the rifle to a 7mm08 and several deer later, we have not had that experience. In our area, (Cascade...

Berger without a doubt. Loaded up sone hornady 162 gr SST for my elk hunt last year. They were very accurate, however I knocked three different elk down (flat on the ground) all three got up and left. No blood, hair, or bone. I looked until the following day for each with no success. I will...

Agree, wind always blows where the elk play. I much prefer the 168 gr Accubond when

My go to load for the 168 gr Nosler Accubond LR for hunting elk is 67.5 gr. H-1000. This is used on a factory barrel of a Remington 700 with a bedded receiver and floated barrel. the Chrono measures it at 3005 - 3100 fps, and gives me a group of less than i inch consistently.