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<blockquote data-quote="bigngreen" data-source="post: 319146" data-attributes="member: 13632"><p>So far this year in or hunting crew we have killed three bulls and none have made it out of sight, 50 yrds max, they run alittle then stop and start wobbling then tip. Two shot right behind the shoulder in the center of the body double lung and one through the liver just clipping the of lung, the bows were in the 60-65lbs range all were Tekan broadheads. I have seen whitetails hold on harder than an elk on more than once.</p><p>The three oldest guys we hunt with have taken alot of elk for a lot of years and they they shoot 22-250, 243, 25-06. If you see them pull up on an elk you can just start getting you pack ready cause your going to need it soon, I have yet to see one go very far or need multiple hits. Granted, these guys do not shoot long range and I would not say those cals are the best for long range. Heck I used to shoot the big cannon in the group with a 300WBY and I ditched it this year for a smaller cal. Out to 600-800yrd there are plenty of good cals that will get it done on an elk but out past that the 338's and larger definetly would be the ticket.</p><p>Matching you bullet to your game has a lot to do with it also, I've seen elk wacked with a 30-06 and then with a bullet change in the same gun it was worthless for killing elk with the same hunter. One of the worst I 've seen was with a 338win, took eight hits all in the front half of the body but the bullet was not expanding so the guy felt like an elk slayer with his 338 but ended up just looking stupid when one of the other guys gave it a 243 and finished it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigngreen, post: 319146, member: 13632"] So far this year in or hunting crew we have killed three bulls and none have made it out of sight, 50 yrds max, they run alittle then stop and start wobbling then tip. Two shot right behind the shoulder in the center of the body double lung and one through the liver just clipping the of lung, the bows were in the 60-65lbs range all were Tekan broadheads. I have seen whitetails hold on harder than an elk on more than once. The three oldest guys we hunt with have taken alot of elk for a lot of years and they they shoot 22-250, 243, 25-06. If you see them pull up on an elk you can just start getting you pack ready cause your going to need it soon, I have yet to see one go very far or need multiple hits. Granted, these guys do not shoot long range and I would not say those cals are the best for long range. Heck I used to shoot the big cannon in the group with a 300WBY and I ditched it this year for a smaller cal. Out to 600-800yrd there are plenty of good cals that will get it done on an elk but out past that the 338's and larger definetly would be the ticket. Matching you bullet to your game has a lot to do with it also, I've seen elk wacked with a 30-06 and then with a bullet change in the same gun it was worthless for killing elk with the same hunter. One of the worst I 've seen was with a 338win, took eight hits all in the front half of the body but the bullet was not expanding so the guy felt like an elk slayer with his 338 but ended up just looking stupid when one of the other guys gave it a 243 and finished it. [/QUOTE]
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