First hunt

[skeet]

Let me welcome ya to Hunt Chat. Lots to learn here and maybe you can teach us all a little.
As far as the rifle caliber. It'll kill an elk for certain. What do you shoot now? If you don't shoot a big kicker you might want to drop back a little on the caliber. I've shot a lot of calibers and my favorite for moose etc was a 338 Win Mag. But it is a bit of a kicker too. Hard to shoot when they beat on ya. Would you have married momma(if you're married) if she had beat ya with a big stick evey time ya wanted to have fun?? Unless you are a masochist I doubt it. This is just my opinion now but the biggest and nastiest I personally go with is a 300 Win Mag. It does recoil a bit less than these new Super duper mags. In fact the ol 30-06 is a hard caliber to beat in my opinion.