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Hunting elk in THICK woods in Oregon
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<blockquote data-quote="therichardpowell" data-source="post: 849670" data-attributes="member: 54453"><p>I have been collecting points for a Heppner tag and next year should be a shoe in for a branch bull tag. </p><p></p><p>I have run the numbers from years past and it looks like this season has a 7% success rate. I realize the odds are stacked against me, and I really am not looking at this year as a "Super hunt", just gonna treat it as time in the woods and if I see some elk that would be a huge bonus. </p><p></p><p>I agree the .308 is not optimal. I bought it as a donor and just haven't been able to finance the barrel swap for something zestier. Thinking 7mm/300WSM. But I figure 165 Grains at anything inside of 400 yards should be fine. That keeps me real close to the 1500 lb ft rule of thumb for elk. And like I said, chances are if I see one, I will probably be standing on him...</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the tips. I will keep that in mind when scouting. Look for the deep dark hellhole that no one wants to crawl into.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="therichardpowell, post: 849670, member: 54453"] I have been collecting points for a Heppner tag and next year should be a shoe in for a branch bull tag. I have run the numbers from years past and it looks like this season has a 7% success rate. I realize the odds are stacked against me, and I really am not looking at this year as a "Super hunt", just gonna treat it as time in the woods and if I see some elk that would be a huge bonus. I agree the .308 is not optimal. I bought it as a donor and just haven't been able to finance the barrel swap for something zestier. Thinking 7mm/300WSM. But I figure 165 Grains at anything inside of 400 yards should be fine. That keeps me real close to the 1500 lb ft rule of thumb for elk. And like I said, chances are if I see one, I will probably be standing on him... Thanks for the tips. I will keep that in mind when scouting. Look for the deep dark hellhole that no one wants to crawl into. [/QUOTE]
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