Average shot distance?
Elk
How many elk have you shot, and what has been the average shot distance?
Separate it into bulls vs cows if you want. Just curious how far hunters are shooting.
Hopefully I can contribute to this thread in the fall! Won’t be much of an average though lol
Avg 35 yards . Numbers wise just trying to keep close to willieboat:$
25 elk. Avg would be~25yds. 2 were shot just a hair over 50 way back in the day. 2 were shot at 8. Throw out those outliers, and the avg would be closer to 20yds
7, 25, 25, 3, 45, 35 & 40 yards
My partner and I have killed 67 together, mostly with longbows and recurves, so our average shot distance is probably somewhere in the teens. Closest for me is 3 yards, furthest is 38, both with longbows.
Willieboat is 11 or 12 years younger than me and way ahead in the count so I have no chance of catching him... ;-)
Over 20 - longest was at 42 yards, closest at 5. Average is under 20 yards.
I shot my first elk last year at 50. So it’s pretty safe to say my average is 50.
rifle? about 300 yards:) Boring and very anti-climactic! Bow, 25-30ish... I have had several closer, but chose not to shoot, dinks or bad shots. the closest was about 10 feet!
killed 3 bulls with a bow, 31, 26 and 21 yards.
37 bulls 3 cows average shot 35 yrds
2 elk. Roughly 35 yard average. God Bless
I have no where near the sample size of some of these guys, but I’m right around 30 yards.
—jim
Longest shot, 45 yds.
Closest shot, 8 yds
About a dozen elk in between those, between 15 and 20 yards.
My one and only bull was taken at 25 yds. Hopefully this year I get one at that range or closer.
I have not killed near as many elk as some of these guys, but I have called in and been a part of at least 20 (half as my own). Longest was 55, closest was 12. I would say 20-30 yards would be a good average.
Six or seven years ago our small group of elk hunters tried to do the math on this question, and we came up with close to fifteen yards. This was on about 120 elk with 95% shot with longbows and recurves. Some women, kids and guests used compounds, but the shot distance was still close.
The farthest I've killed one with a longbow was close to forty, but that is a guess.
As predictable, Pat Leefem.
Probably 20 ish. Mostly because I've killed a pile from point blank
“Mostly because i’ve killed a pile from point blank”
So cool
Killed one at 3 feet which was unforgettable....out to 60. Average of probably 35 yds.
25 yards, one kill. Missed at 55 (first shot at a bull, let's just say I flinched) and 35 (hit a branch).
What got me as a noob is all the bulls in Primos videos that come in these wide open pictueresque meadows. Yeah, no. Not real life. These real elk wanna live and stay in the thick shit. Practice shooting through brush tunnels, threading needles when you get that split second chance , at least the way I elk hunt is better than that 100 yard noise if you ask me.
My average is 12 yds recurve bow7
5 bulls in 5 years. 4 Roosevelt’s and 1 rocky. About a 45 yard shot average. Average recovery is 25 yards from fatal hit.
15 elk, I would say 30 yards ish
Around 35 elk at about an average of 30 yds.
Not even sure of the How Many
as I have a full freezer most every year for seemingly forever!
I'm a 40 yards or less type guy.
Good luck, Robb
Somewhere between 25-30 Elk. I have never shot a cow. I would guess my average shot is 28 yards. I did shoot one at 45 once, but all the rest have been inside of 40 and probably 90% of my Bulls have been inside of 30 yards.
(45+4+18)/3 = 22.333 yard average.
5 bulls with a bow with an average of 26 yards.
I've only killed two. 49 and 55 yards for an average of low 50's. If I would've waited instead of getting a bit antsy the 55 yarder would've likely been killed at 20 but it's hard to argue with a dead elk.
Not sure how many. Longest was about 40 and closest about 3 feet. Would say the average across the board is just under 20 though.
14 elk..82 yard average.
Oh wait, you probably don't want the 9 rifle killed:)
5 bow killed...21, 52, 44, 63 and 28. 41.6 yard avg
Mark
Can't remember each one off hand, but roughly 13-14.
Average shot can't be over 20 for sure, likely around 18 yards or so.
long 40yds, short 11 yds; over all averaging 25+/- yd , most sit between 21-26 yds.
49 bulls...3 cows.....average shot 28.3 yards
One thing that is for sure.....when you start to get 40 yards and closer a lot less shit goes wrong.....i have watched a total of 111 elk get killed with arrows and closer is always better;)
Three bulls: CO: 1st 52yd 260” ( came into 10 yards head on, fled to 50 yards and stopped to look back ) NM: 2nd 67yd 389” (no cover left between me and him) NV: 3rd 40yd 330” ( his bedded buddy was starting to bail and the wheels were falling off)
Sure wish Pat would interview Willieboat. Pretty sure he hunts different than most and a friggin elk slayer.
I'm somewhere over 20 elk...called in a lot more than that for buddies....
^ the avg shot distance on those is about 25-30yds
I must not be as sneaky as a lot of guys on here. Dont know how many elk. Over a dozen. Most of the recent ones were around 40 yard shots.
Willieboat, Any chance that we can get you to enter some of the photos of the bigger or more memorable bulls that you have taken (in the trophy photos part of your profile)? Waiting to hear Bigdan's average as well....
32, 10, 18, 18, 72, 70, 60, 40...........avg = 40yds
Closest I've been to a bull - less than one yard, couldn't pull that one off.
