First off your not going to see one before you have a chance to use that 243 or whatever. If there were no dog hunting , they wouldn't be shot at all by hunters unless it was some very rare circumstance. The Indians used to call them Shadow cats because they would walk behind you or to either side of you and parallel you and watch your movements. If you have a house cat and watched it hunt it is the same exact motions only 100-150 lbs heavier. Any animal that can take down a mature Bull Elk I have all the respect in the world for.