A great article here, a mother and son found what is probably matching tusks at the same location, 22 yrs apart. An amazing story and an unofficial 162lb tusk!
Personally I'd use the 450/400 I have on order....with backup of course!!


http://www.adn.com/article/201...-spot-22-years-apart

Notting smaller then a 500NE

The habitat of the woolly mammoth was a very cold and dry steppe , a mix between steppe and toundra , not very similar with a grass steppe of today .

It's not a elefant hunt in Africa , but more probably similar to a caribou or muskox hunt .

You have to walk a long time in badlands , may be in the snow , and to tent . A DR is imho not the first choice for bad and low temperature climate .

A strong big bore bolt action rifle 460WM or 500 Jeffery for exemple !

Don't forget , the risk to meet a big sabertoothed-cat is high !

Single arrow!!

In that case, my scooped Ruger No1 in 458lott.

http://chasingsabretooths.file...ctic-homotherium.jpg

If you meet it then rather a DR !

This being the AR Forums, I'm waiting for a heated argument on which would be an adequate caliber for a Woolly Mammoth hunt :-)

The woolly mammoth is a big animal like a african elefant but with a lot of hair .

The temperature is low , a problem with the pressure in big bore cartridges .

I would take my 500 Jeffery or if i have to take a DR , my 577NE or my 600NE .

I'd stick with my 450-400. If push came to shove, then the 458 Lott or the 470 NE. But they're all "enough gun".

Hunting african elefants is always the same ! High temperature , a lot of dust , tuskers under 100Ibs , not our favorite Whisky in the camp ...

Nobody else want to hunt mammoth's with us ?

Necro-threading... But I would actually prefer the Smilodon hunt myself!