Hi Jon,
the Big elk makes me envious. I was hunting on last saturday and the only thing i`ve seen was a to fast hopping hare. I use the LE for hunting with good results. Only one piece was walking a few steps till it fell down. I think the mag`s are a bit to fast to make a great damage at short distances. A friend is shooting a .300 WSM. for hunting in mountain area. This makes sens because the distances starts at 400m and going up to a little less than 700m.

Regards

Gunner