Hell, I'm not worried. Everyone's already in the breaks anyway, right? From what I've seen there's less good bulls around. Are there still big ones? I never said there wasn't. But the quality, even though it's still good, has gone down from what I've seen and that seems to concur with what...
I don't care what it is now, it used to be better. I never said that there should be a 350 behind every tree, but the numbers of 320-350 bulls have dropped off considerably in the last 5 years.
Premium bullets are actually more reliable at close ranges than lower grade ammo because they are built tougher with features that control their expansion. This goes double for 1) something that his large bones and thick skin 2) something that can eat you
That all depends on what rifle I have.
7mm STW or 300 WBY, around 400 on deer, 500 on elk
.270 or .280, 350 on deer, 400 on elk
30-06, 300 on deer, 350 on elk