Probably shot at least 35-40 head of elk, never really bothered keeping track of the number. Probably 70% of them have been cows to fill the freezer with, my closest shot being about 20 yards away and my longest shot being 879 yards away. The greatest number of them being between 200-400 yards. This has all been in Colorado, I tend to like hunting big open parks or walking ridges where I can look across canyons easily. Most have been taken with flat shooting rifles, started with a .270, that quickly got replaced with a 7mag, that got replaced with a .300 Ultra Mag, and I now waver between my 7mmSTW and my .338Edge.