Originally Posted by
SecondChance
As most have said, 30-06. BUT!!!! If I were to be up Nort much, I would lean towards the 300 Win Mag. That's a whollelotta whummpp when u need it for a bear with your butt on his menu all of a sudden!!!! Nice to have and not need it than the other way. You can load it down for smaller animals and then step it up for the bigger critters.
The 30-06 can do anything the .300WM can do inside of 400 yards. The only place the .300WM outshines the .30-06 is after 400 yards where the extra giddyup helps.