Best all- around big game cal.

[Intruder]

One problem that I see with these type of stats is that I consider most folks to be total idiots. Therefore, I always hope my choice is not on one of these "most popular" lists.

I tend to agree with this statement too 

[Dman]

 

And you can't really know till you've shot several big game with each of the calibers offered. 

 Addicted, curious -at 19 Years of age you have harvested several of each big game species with all of the major rifle calibers?  

[Intruder]

 Addicted, curious -at 19 Years of age you have harvested several of each big game species with all of the major rifle calibers?  [/quote]

I personally didn't really take it as he was saying he had done that....

[smdave]

Me either, I took it as it is going to be fun to try them all out on as much big game as i can.

But I do know he has shot both Elk and Deer, i am 45 and never shot an Elk.

Dave

And you can't really know till you've shot several big game with each of the calibers offered. 

 Addicted, curious -at 19 Years of age you have harvested several of each big game species with all of the major rifle calibers?  

[sisu]

And you can't really know till you've shot several big game with each of the calibers offered. 

 Addicted, curious -at 19 Years of age you have harvested several of each big game species with all of the major rifle calibers?  

I take offence to someone saying someone is not being truthful. Read and enjoy leave it be if you don't like it. PERIOD Use the old adage if you can't say something nice or constructive don't say anything.

Just to let you know DMAN, my god son in Michigan shot his first deer with a bow when he was in 6th grade, another in 8th grade, two this year in ninth grade; a buck with his bow and a doe with his rifle. So age has nothing to do with the ability to harvest game it's ones ability to be a good woodsman.

[addicted]

woe woe woe. don't need another topic getting locked. i was liking this one.  I was just saying, you dont know how much a rock weighs till you pick it up, and i definately havent picked up all the rocks yet. 

[jackelope]

Addicted, curious -at 19 Years of age you have harvested several of each big game species with all of the major rifle calibers? 

come on D...lets not go there.
i killed 6 deer by the time i was 19, with 2 of the major calibers.

[Dman]

 Scott, don't be so easily miffed for crying out loud, I posed it more as a question. My point was perhaps you shouldn't make an assertion without the experience to back it up, it seems that point was more than overstated to myself recently???  I'd like to know how many here have harvested BOTH deer and ELK with; .270, 30.06, .300 mag, 7mm, 30-30, .308 and 30-30 by the time they were 19??? no one I know has. I'm really surprised at your reaction, let's be even handed in our comment's. I wouldn't say "blacktail get over 200lbs" unless I had harvested one that size, that's just me.

[Dman]

 Addicted, don't take my comment as personally as others did, or as a knock on your ability, I wish I was 19 again, enjoy it!

[boneaddict]

Knew what you meant addicted, you're fine.  God do we have to bring up the sasquatch blacktail again.  Where is my favorite biologist to put this myth to rest.

[sisu]

Scott, don't be so easily miffed for crying out loud, I posed it more as a question. My point was perhaps you shouldn't make an assertion without the experience to back it up, it seems that point was more than overstated to myself recently???  I'd like to know how many here have harvested BOTH deer and ELK with; .270, 30.06, .300 mag, 7mm, 30-30, .308 and 30-30 by the time they were 19??? no one I know has. I'm really surprised at your reaction, let's be even handed in our comment's. I wouldn't say "blacktail get over 200lbs" unless I had harvested one that size, that's just me.

If I am being an a$$ I apologize. I just want to enjoy reading the threads and learn stuff, because god knows I need all the help I can get in fine tuning my hunting and fishing skills.
Thanks for you post and I do apologize if I was too harsh.

With that I need to take the dogs for a walk, glass the lake, and tie more flies.

Have a good day, Damn and if I offended you again, I apologize.

[jackelope]

really?? are we really doing this again??
addicted's post was merely stating that one could not know until one actually completed that feat...

And you can't really know till you've shot several big game with each of the calibers offered.

i don't see anywhere where he was saying or implying that he did it.
which is pretty much exactly what was you were saying about the 200lb blacktail...no one would know unless they've killed one.
leave it alone and move on...

[Dman]

 Sisu, no worries, I was just surprised at your reaction given I've seen folk's toss the same experience related question at people several times, it's confusing to me. I'm done now, let's go fishing, oh damn my boat's for sale....

 

[addicted]

 ^ that sucks.  ope your boat goes to a good home.

so back at the topic.  i hit my elk when i was like 13 i think and it was about 400 yards 50 degree angle down a clearcut.  30.06 180 grain. 2 shots. first one kinda sorta blew out the bottom jaw and the second one was a double lung. she (youth cow hunt) ran about 35 yards died and fell against a tree. so that caliber did its thing.

my cousin sitting right next to me hit a smaller cow 2 behind mine with a 300winmag. hit behind the right shoulder high and came out the chest. big ol hole. his tumbled and flipped another 400 yards down the hill.  so that caliber did its thing. by the way my cousin hit his on his 4th shot. 

[Dman]

 That's a good example, thanks for sharing. I believe we can learn from hunting with other's too, you got to see firsthand by hunting with your cousin the capabilities of his .300 mag.

 I am sad about the boat -but I won't miss the payment 

 I'll be hunting a lot more next year I hope, with a better budget to work with.