Elkamp, you speak words of wisdom. Very intuitive of you. I've known this hunter for a few years, he's a great guy. But your typical Georgia hunter. Lots of deer, easy to get a few every year if you can wait a while. But he doesn't know nothing about elk. Or his gun. He found a setup that worked years ago and stuck with it. When I explained to him how tough an elk is, I overheard him talking to a few of his buddies about how he may take his 12ga. to have more "shocking" power (he may have been joking)... Good luck on long range shots with that. I explained how he would be much better off to use his 270 and to leave the 12ga at home.

I'm tring to talk him into buying a larger gun for this hunt. Tring to make it sound cool like having a "safari" type rifle. One used for big hunts and the like. "You spend thousands of dollars for a guided hunt and your gonna use your plain old deer gun?!? A hunt of this caliber deserves something more special than that." I'm warming him up for it though.

I know he wants an elk bad, I just don't want him to have a heartbreak. Any suggestions on a better elk caliber and/or new outfitter? I've been scammed on elk hunts before i.e. like them having only one elk on the property, hidden charges etc. Something just sounds fishy about this guy.

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