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Put it in the zone lance showed and you should don well. It gives you the most margin for error, but you still provide an ethical kill IMO. some people do like head, neck, spine shots, but you have much less margin for error. If you put that 168gr bullet in the zone it shouldn't go 3 miles. Just remember not to push in on the animal to fast if it doesn't go down right away, and to put another bullet in the zone if you can. Elk are capable of amazing things if you push them while wounded. Adrenaline is an amazing drug, so leave them alone and let them calm down. It will let them expire faster.

If they really wanted them all gone they would issue a free elk tag with every deer tag so you could hunt both while on the deer hunt.

Somebody besides me needs to buy these 6.5x55's. You won't regret it if you handload. CZ rifles are extremely good values for the money spent. Both of mine are sub-moa all day.

I bought one of those tags last year when I was drawn for the early deer hunt. It overlapped and the plan was to finish deer hunting quick because 12a is easy to kill a big deer, then to try to find the elk. The plan didn't work so well. We got one decent deer quick, then busted tail for 6 days to find a dinky deer. By then my buddies knee was shot so we headed home without taking a real shot at finding the elk. If anyone is planning on hunting this elk hunt, PM me and I will give advice on what i learned.

Check what you got... October cow in 23 for me.

That primer is flat which shows pressure, but it doesn't show ejector marks or cratering which are other signs of over pressure.

No kuiu or high rent camo, so it doesn't count. I have been working hard to get better gear, and it has paid off. When we had to skin up my cow elk a few years ago it took every low end knife i had to get it skinned. That was frustrating, especially since we had a whole other elk to skin after mine. Sharpening knives to try and skin elk at 10pm at night when it is 20* plus wind sucked. Better gear helps mitigate the suck. I have found that out the hard way on multiple occasions.

The advice about releasing pressure on the gutless method is right on. I started to gut my deer traditionally last year, then made the audible to switch to gutless. It worked great. We did straight gutless on my buddies and as you tried to take off the hind quarters intestines and stuff started to try and pop through any weak area. We got it done without popping the guts, but mine was much easier on a larger animal. An elk is a huge creature. Be prepared. Find a friend to help if at all humanly possible.

Quarter it and hang it. Then start packing it. Gutless works well, just learn it before you apply it in the field. Get some good game bags a good knife, and a pack with frame. I have black ovis elk bags, that worked great on my deer last year. My benchmade skinner went through 2 deer without needing sharpened. 1 deer we got near a road, the other I had to pack out. I have a badlands pack that has internal frame, and it made it much nicer to pack out the pieces. You will not get an elk in a truck whole without a winch or come along or some other mechanical advantage.

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Most gun shops will do it for free or a small fee. If not you can try The Armory in Glendale. For the fee a gunsmith might charge you could probably buy the full kit from Wheeler on Amazon or at Sportsman's Warehouse.

Most gun shops will do it for free or a small fee. If not you can try The Armory in Glendale.

That is a great tag. Congrats to all of you who drew it.

Wont leupold add CDS to most of there scopes if you send them the info and money? There custom shop will even change reticles and other things if you want I believe. If not Kenton will make custom dials for alot of scopes too.

Double up ear protection and put a muzzle brake on it. Also load the gun but play the game of not putting the primer on and dont let her look. It will help her not know when or when not to expect recoil. Or a bow if that is aloud on the muzzle hunt.

Get away from the roads to get away from the other hunters. You will greatly increase you odds. Have a good set if boots, a good pack, and some glass. Use the boots and glass to fill the pack.

OTC tag or Kaibab elk tag.

October cow tag in 23.

Pretty awesome

My thoughts would be TTSX, Accubond, Berger, ELD-M or X. I have grown fond of Berger. I have personally seen 4 animals shot with them and none went far. They may not exit, but they get the job done. 115gr HVLD .257 weatherby vs cow elk @ 260 yards. It went 40 yards. 168gr HVLD 300 Win mag vs cow elk @ 350 yards. It didn't get far. 135gr Classic Hunter 6.5x55 vs mule deer @ 250 yards. It went 30 yards. 135gr Classic Hunter 6.5x55 vs mule deer @ 40 yards. DRT.

What caliber?

I have a dilemma. I understand the rail, but I dont necessarily like the look on a hunting rifle, and I have had good success with Leupold mounts, and Talley 1 PC mounts. I have 2 or 3 Howa 1500 rifles that need new mounts and rings. I have always used Leupold for the most part with great success, so I am torn. Do I put rails on these rifles which can be more convenient, but also more costly? I can seem to find a steel rail for a Howa long action either, so i dont know if I love the idea of an aluminum rail with steel rings. 2 or the 3 rifles will be getting Burris Veracity 3-15x50 scopes with 30mm tubes. The other will be a 1" tube. If that matters. They will all be hunting rifles that are 0-600 yard guns mostly. The 257 weatherby might stretch past that, but I doubt the two 6.5x55 will. Thoughts?

I spoke with EGW on the difference between there Howa LA rail and Remington rail. The difference is where the notch for the loading port lines up to match the action. The 700LA holes are the same, the notch is different.

I think 250-300 yards would be about my max comfortable range if he can hit consistently with the rifle. I killed a cow elk with 115gr from a 257 weatherby at 260 yards. Broadside double lung shot. I shot her a 2nd time quartering away because I didn't see the first round hit and she didn't react hard or run far. When I got up there I realized the first shot would have done it if I left he alone.

If he can place the shot with a good bullet at a reasonable range, yes. 100gr Nosler Partition or something like that is what I would be looking to shoot.