I call BS on that. Those shows are scripted to sell rifles. The shooters are put on a hill so they will be seen shooting long distances, if you look closely during the shooting you can see 1 shot on film but a pile of brass beside the rifle. Is there a road anywhere near the animal? Can you drive a vehicle close to the animal? Is it at the bottom of a canyon, or worse on the far side of one? Do you have a production crew like the people who make the TV shows to help pack out the animal. Its not about the rifle, or the caliber within reason.
Its about the bullet and where you put it. Hunt into the wind, use your eyes and your optics more than your feet and if there are Elk there you will find them. Without going into a nightmare of comparison and starting the endless online caliber wars, I will say you should use this very simple rule. So in a a gr or a gr TSX would be a good choice, as the TSX is an extremely tough bullet made to penetrate deep before expanding.
Bears in the lower 48 as well. Its important to not confuse the bullet weight with performance because its a very different animal depending on what it was designed to do. If I had a wish granted by the people at Hornady. I keep both mini editions in my truck glove box so if I have a new hunter its easy to explain exactly where the bullet needs to go. I generally buy a case of 10 boxes and that way they are the same lot number which is consistent with good accuracy.
If you se me write about it, I use it. And its my money getting it. Hornady, Barnes, Norma, Federal etc all load their own versions of premium ammunition. An Elk has 10x the lung volume as a Whitetail deer. The bullets you shoot an Elk with do the same damage as the bullets you shoot a deer with, but it takes an Elk a little longer to get the message its dead.
The simple reason is the Elk has larger lungs, and more volume to bleed into. Elmer Keith was very right about bullets for Elk. Hit it hard with a big bullet and keep hitting it as long as its in sight and in range. Just be aware, an Elk will not always drop like a deer when shot. Its a fatal wound, but you might want to hit it again. The first Elk I shot weighed lbs on the rail. No guts, head or hide.
Just meat and bones, a monster sized Elk. This is not something you load whole in the truck by yourself. Learn about what cuts to make after its gutted and skinned to get the most meat from your animal. Three different meat processors have told me its a mess for the inexperienced hunter.
Quarter the beast and bring it out bones and all. I hope from reading this and other posts Ive done on hunting public land you are getting out and doing it. You can search this site using the Hunting category, I have multiple posts about tactics for Elk. Part 3 here. It was a little brisk this year early mornings. I think 24 is wonderful to get the blood moving.
The newest technique we used this year was very different from my normal strategy hunting public land. My success was due to keeping an open mind, trying something new and keeping at it once I found the areas which actually had Elk in the proximity. We used mouth calls to bring the Elk in to us, but not like early season hunters do. This was a revelation to me, especially with my history of hunting Elk. The real secret is learning to imitate calf elk and their different noises when they are disturbed or lost.
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