Obviously, that fits right in with my measurements. I have only seen one elk that might have measured 30" from top to bottom of the hairline at the shoulders, but he fell in such an awkward position in a sort of trough in the ground that we had to take him apart without a real good measurement.

I suspect what is going on with some of these 36" elk is that rhe measurement is being taken around the curve of the body, instead of with the tape held in a straight line. This measurement, of course, is not wheat we see from the side--and therefore doesn't work all that well for range estimation.

Thanks for your additional data.

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