Randy,
The last four moose our camp has taken were shot at 378 yards, 455 yards, 475 yards and 250/275 yards. The rifles respectively were 30/378, .338 WM, 300 WM and 300 WSM (all lasered). The short range kill could have been made with an 06 but instead a 300 WSM was used. It put the bull down where it stood instead of allowing it to possibly travel the 60 or 70 feet it was from the water.
This is not to say we will never get another close range shot but in case the range is long we have the equipment which allows us to take the shot. Personally I prefer 50 yard shots at standing moose but we don't always get what we want.
Jim
