The .308 Winchester isa great round for deer, black bear, caribou (as seen above) and hogs. It packs plenty of punchfor taking game cleanly out to 300 yards or so. When itcomes to larger game like elk, moose and the bigger bears,there are muchbetter choices in caliber IMO. Recoil wise, it's mild compared to a .300 Winchester mag or a .300WSM.