RE: REFERENCE.... 270's & Elk, 270's & Elk.... I Think I'm Gonna Puke!
A few more things....
TeeJay,
I noticed no one gave you the time of day on your posts regarding your 9 year old son using the 30-06 and the 12 gauge and taking game.... Good training, obviously, Good for you (and him)!
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HuntnMuleys,
"Narrow minded" is the way it comes across to you perhaps (and that's okay) but "firm" is how we see it. After too many years of elk hunting involving tracking jobs, lost animals, and diverted hunting time; our group sat down and found the most common denominator to be the "270 and under" rifles people were using. We got to listen from these folks what "laser beam killers" they were with their small bores, that is right up until they asked us to stop our hunting and start their tracking. No problem as of late.
We agreed to the "30-06 and up" rule and as camp master I got the job of enforcing it added to my job description (no problem). Since then, things have been so, so, so much better --- our group hasn't needed to track anything for 5 years and we love it. We harvested 6 elk last year and it was just super to just jump in and start skinning, quartering, loading them into panniers, and hauling instead of crawling thru the dark timber and listening to the excuses.
Regarding kids, IMHO, let'em beat up the deer population with what ever makes their little shoulders happy. Then when they're ready to wield something like a 30-06, then they are probably (repeat probably) ready emotionally, physically, and mentally for all the other "stuff" that comes with an away from home/remote elk hunt in the back country. I'm thinking TeeJay probably introduced his son to the idea of shooting a 30-06 with a bit different story-line about what was going to happen. I'm thinking most parents instill fear over "how to make it work".
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Hunter59,
Congrats on getting your 7mmRemMag. Thanks for "kicking it up a notch" for the elk.
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Treeguyus,
Congrats on getting your 300Mag. Thanks for "kicking it up a notch" for the elk.