Cougar - where you going ? I think I've successfully modified my high country mule deer hunt (rifle) to include a buddy thats going with me. Well do 3/4 days of elk, then go into where I'm going to shoot a big muley, then 3/4 days of elk after I tag my buck. Not the first week of season, the second week, central Colorado in game unit 43 give or take 75 - 100 miles ( we don't really know exactly WHERE we're going to elk hunt yet !! )

be able to shoot as far as you can ...... and hunt to get within 20 yards. Do that and you got no worries