The 11 best cartridges for downing Canada’s big game animals

 

At one time or another, most hunters have engaged in the ongoing debate over the perfect all-around cartridge for Canada’s big game, the one round that can do it all. My answer has generally been the .30-06, if you take big bears out of the equation. You may disagree, but in today’s world of seemingly endless cartridge choices, why settle for just one option anyway?

Let’s take it up a level and select the perfect cartridge for each of our big-game animals. Again, there’s tons of room for argument, but what follows are my choices. Admittedly, while I’ve hunted most of our big game, I haven’t hunted them all. And of the species I have hunted, I haven’t pursued them in every region they’re found. So, should you have different opinions on any of my cartridge selections, I look forward to a lively campfire discussion some cool autumn evening…