Just because you use a 30-06 does not mean that you are by any means a better hunter than a fellow that uses a magnum.
In no way did I imply any such thing, I do however, believe in developing hunting skills instead of using a magnum round to compensate for lack of them.
If however you look at the tenth edition of Boone & Crocket records(the only one that I own) the 30-06 leads in entries for 8 species.The 7mm mag has more entries than the 30-06 for 13 species.The 300 mag has more entries than the 30-06 for 14 species.
So is that to imply the vast majority of game taken in the last 100yr is a mirror image of what b&c quotes as it' s numbers, ya, right
By those figures the 300mag would be the top game-getter in N. America and we all know that just isn' t true. In my guesstimation, I' d say, without a doubt,the 30.06 is tops for sheer numbers, followed by,as EKM said, the 30-30. After that, who knows, maybe 270 or maybe 308, tough to say as nobody has been keeping records.I do know,I' ve heard of more game falling to the 30.06 than any other round, bar none.
Once (if ever) you experience the " slap down" factor with these rounds that have a Taylor KO Index over 30 on large N.A. game I doubt you' ll turn back.
That may very well be true, but I' ll never know unless I get a tag for Kodiak or Afoganuk Island for the big bear, as that would be the only time I might consider having a need for them.
BTW , just how well does a 338WIN. match up against a 375 H&H ??