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<blockquote data-quote="Bbear" data-source="post: 1262061" data-attributes="member: 7898"><p>Growing up with time spent in Idaho and Colorado, I've seen a few elk shot. I watched a cousin shoot one at about 150 yards with a 338 WM in the shoulder and watch it gouge out a hole in the hide and not penetrate using factory ammo. That one was lost. I've seen another one nick a rib with a 300 Wby mag at about 300 yards and we chased that dang thing over the top of the mountain and finally got it with a high shoulder shot at about 200 yards. I took my first two elk with a 25-06 and a 120 partition and both were DRT, one a neck shot at a whopping 42 paces and the other at a trot at just over 100 yards with the slug through the high shoulder. </p><p>I helped my uncle load up one he shot with a 243 behind the shoulder. My Dad's last elk, when he was in his 70's, he hit in the back of the ribs ruining the liver and the front of the stomach. The elk just humped up and let him shoot it again. That was the easiest elk I've seen taken - it died on the uphill side of a two-track, all they had to do was roll it off the hill into the bed of the truck. </p><p>My elk this year was taken at 137 yards with a 264 WM loaded to 3200 with 142 NABLR. Blew through both shoulders, not high enough to take the spine and just tore up the front/top of the lungs. He dropped, then got back up facing slightly away from me. An insurance shot put him down for good. </p><p>The main point of this whole diatribe is that caliber and cartridge doesn't matter. Arguing pro-vs-con on placement doesn't matter. We all have our favorite spots based upon our own experiences. The main thing is to take a safe, reasonable shot on our game. If it's still standing after the first shot, or, gets back up, keep shooting until it stays down. </p><p>I agree with SansSouci's statement " biology always wins" and "close the distance if possible".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bbear, post: 1262061, member: 7898"] Growing up with time spent in Idaho and Colorado, I've seen a few elk shot. I watched a cousin shoot one at about 150 yards with a 338 WM in the shoulder and watch it gouge out a hole in the hide and not penetrate using factory ammo. That one was lost. I've seen another one nick a rib with a 300 Wby mag at about 300 yards and we chased that dang thing over the top of the mountain and finally got it with a high shoulder shot at about 200 yards. I took my first two elk with a 25-06 and a 120 partition and both were DRT, one a neck shot at a whopping 42 paces and the other at a trot at just over 100 yards with the slug through the high shoulder. I helped my uncle load up one he shot with a 243 behind the shoulder. My Dad's last elk, when he was in his 70's, he hit in the back of the ribs ruining the liver and the front of the stomach. The elk just humped up and let him shoot it again. That was the easiest elk I've seen taken - it died on the uphill side of a two-track, all they had to do was roll it off the hill into the bed of the truck. My elk this year was taken at 137 yards with a 264 WM loaded to 3200 with 142 NABLR. Blew through both shoulders, not high enough to take the spine and just tore up the front/top of the lungs. He dropped, then got back up facing slightly away from me. An insurance shot put him down for good. The main point of this whole diatribe is that caliber and cartridge doesn't matter. Arguing pro-vs-con on placement doesn't matter. We all have our favorite spots based upon our own experiences. The main thing is to take a safe, reasonable shot on our game. If it's still standing after the first shot, or, gets back up, keep shooting until it stays down. I agree with SansSouci's statement " biology always wins" and "close the distance if possible". [/QUOTE]
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