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<blockquote data-quote="SansSouci" data-source="post: 1321451" data-attributes="member: 84520"><p>roscott has provided excellent info. </p><p></p><p>CO does have a lot of elk.</p><p></p><p>roscott nailed it with his advice about physical conditioning. Keep in mind that Louisiana physical condition is a whole lot different than 8000' and higher physical condition. </p><p></p><p>roscott was right on the money about an outfitter. Bull elk of 750 pounds are very common. I killed one that went better than 900 pounds. He's on my wall. There was no way in heck that even four hunters were going to pack that beast out. My outfitter was worth every nickel and a generous tip. </p><p></p><p>roscott was right on the money about rifle cartridges. You don't need a mega magnum to kill an elk if you can place your bullets with very good to superb accuracy. Every year huge bulls die by arrows leaving bows at ~300 FPS. I've used a 7MM Rem Mag on bull elk. But I'm going with a .270 Win from here on out. I don't like to carry heavy anything where air is thin. And both of my .270's will shoot .25" at a hundred. </p><p></p><p>A .243 Win in the boiler room is a whole lot better than an '06 in the guts. It's all about what a bullet destroys. </p><p></p><p>Spend more on good binos than a scope. You'll use your binos far more often than you'll use your scope. </p><p></p><p>A range finder is of use but not necessary. Sometimes I use mine, sometimes I don't. It's a fun distraction during down time. If you know where your rifle shoots at 400 yards, you'll be good.</p><p></p><p>Here's some advice that a hunting friend of mine gave me 3 decades ago: it's a lot more wise to shoot at a hundred yards than farther. He used a .300 Wby Mag. He has killed just about everything in North America including griz. He told me that most hunters will figure out how they're going to make long range shots. He figures out how he can close distance. I've killed big game at long distance, but I'd rather kill big game at a hundred yards. With a heart/lung shot, you'll walk up on dead big game every time. </p><p></p><p>Carry good shooting sticks. </p><p></p><p>Drink a lot of water. Then drink a lot more. </p><p></p><p>Bring aspirin. </p><p></p><p>Rocky Mountain elk hunting is the hardest hunting I've ever done. But the rewards are worth the effort.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SansSouci, post: 1321451, member: 84520"] roscott has provided excellent info. CO does have a lot of elk. roscott nailed it with his advice about physical conditioning. Keep in mind that Louisiana physical condition is a whole lot different than 8000' and higher physical condition. roscott was right on the money about an outfitter. Bull elk of 750 pounds are very common. I killed one that went better than 900 pounds. He's on my wall. There was no way in heck that even four hunters were going to pack that beast out. My outfitter was worth every nickel and a generous tip. roscott was right on the money about rifle cartridges. You don't need a mega magnum to kill an elk if you can place your bullets with very good to superb accuracy. Every year huge bulls die by arrows leaving bows at ~300 FPS. I've used a 7MM Rem Mag on bull elk. But I'm going with a .270 Win from here on out. I don't like to carry heavy anything where air is thin. And both of my .270's will shoot .25" at a hundred. A .243 Win in the boiler room is a whole lot better than an '06 in the guts. It's all about what a bullet destroys. Spend more on good binos than a scope. You'll use your binos far more often than you'll use your scope. A range finder is of use but not necessary. Sometimes I use mine, sometimes I don't. It's a fun distraction during down time. If you know where your rifle shoots at 400 yards, you'll be good. Here's some advice that a hunting friend of mine gave me 3 decades ago: it's a lot more wise to shoot at a hundred yards than farther. He used a .300 Wby Mag. He has killed just about everything in North America including griz. He told me that most hunters will figure out how they're going to make long range shots. He figures out how he can close distance. I've killed big game at long distance, but I'd rather kill big game at a hundred yards. With a heart/lung shot, you'll walk up on dead big game every time. Carry good shooting sticks. Drink a lot of water. Then drink a lot more. Bring aspirin. Rocky Mountain elk hunting is the hardest hunting I've ever done. But the rewards are worth the effort. [/QUOTE]
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