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Old 09-23-2008, 03:23 PM
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millagerobert
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Default RE: Why are the Magnum elk hunters the bad guys???

I use my .243 for deer for the most part, but in some situations I prefer my 300 win mag. and here's why. We hunt in some places were you don't want a deer to go 100yards to die, you want to anchor it on the spot, and a large magnum does this with little meat damage if the shot is placed well. These areas include steep canyon land where a wounded flopping deer can go from a canyon rim of 3500 feet to a canyon floor of 1000 feet in seconds, or thick heavy timber and brush country were tracking a wounded animal can be difficult.
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