Nothing wrong with 6.8SPC with 90gn GDHPs or 120 SSTs for varmints. But as mentioned, you usually see them when your carrying your hunting rig. Anything appropriate for deer will smoke a Wolf just as dead. For straight up varmint hunting, I like the ability to shoot multiple times quickly and accurately, at distance and close up, since most often there is more than one, - most varmints are pack animals. I run 2-10X Razor on my homebuilt light weight 6.8 with a can (where legal). If you are hunting deer or elk then you are likely carrying more than enough gun.