Take the 45/70 works good on elk. Killed my first elk with a marlin 45/70 back in 1979 in what is now the nature conservancy Blackfoot initiative area by Ovando. 60 yd shot in the black timber.
Cool story, I have hunted in that area as well . Never heard that story . I was a timber faller south of Ovando in 1979. Always kept an eye open for Griz. Never saw any but north of the hwy there was and still is plenty of them!
Cool pictures, like the elk tracks leading to the hero pic.
Along the same line , sometimes when I reply to a thread and go to post the reply ,the reply disappears and the screen says I am not logged in. Must be some I'm doing something wrong.