Hunt Packages
Elk     Deer     Antelope     Bear     Turkey

Nothing smaller than 270 and preferably larger. Don't go out and buy a gun you are scared of. Shot placement is far much more important than caliber. I have found that the new controlled expansion bullets like the jacketed hollow point is no good. Plenty of penetration but not enough expansion. On the other hand the new ballistic tip bullets are worse. Too much expansion on the surface and zero penetration.

The absolute best bullet for elk is a partition bullet. Nosler partition bullets is what I recommend and will not take a hunter out with anything less. Barnes bullets are also good. Upon arrival a trip to the shooting range to check your gun is mandatory. Many things can happen to a gun during travel and it is only smart to check it upon arrival.

The only shot I recommend on an elk is the bread basket, or engine room if you please. Never shoot an elk in the neck or shoulder. There is so much meat in the neck that unless spined the elk will most likely get away. There is so much bone as well as meat on the shoulder that that shot could just cripple the animal and the animal might escape. Shoot for the tickle spot as my 12 year old niece would say, 1/3 of the way up the chest behind the shoulder.