Height of an elk - back to brisket

[LongWayAround]

What do you all think, what is the average height from the top of an elk's back to the bottom of it's brisket?

I've stuck a knife in 15 or so, but have never measured one. My guess is that it's about thirty inches, hair to hair.

Friday, we had a small herd at an unknown distance. Close enough to kill but too far for me to estimate comfortably. With a frozen range finder, moderate visibility, and a fleeting opportunity, our window closed when a coyote burst onto the scene chasing that herd and presumably spooking a larger group out of the area.

My lack of proficiency "milling" targets contributed to that missed opportunity. I plan to practice that skill more over the next year and be better prepared in the future. I did work on it some preseason but almost always with a target of known size at known distance

 

[BigAntlerGetter]

I gonna say 24-30” it’s gonna be hugely dependent on age that’s for sure, and dependent on species of elk. Rocky Mountain elk I’m gonna say around the 28” average for a mature bull. That’s my opinion although I’ve never measured one.


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[westslopelaker]

This one was 32 inches top of back to bottom of brisket as measured on the wall.

 

[Tmac]

I always used 30” for a Bull as a good enough average. Big ones might be bigger, but that number has not caused problems for us to just over 400 yards on hold overs.

 

[Formidilosus]

What do you all think, what is the average height from the top of an elk's back to the bottom of it's brisket?

I've stuck a knife in 15 or so, but have never measured one. My guess is that it's about thirty inches, hair to hair.

Friday, we had a small herd at an unknown distance. Close enough to kill but too far for me to estimate comfortably. With a frozen range finder, moderate visibility, and a fleeting opportunity, our window closed when a coyote burst onto the scene chasing that herd and presumably spooking a larger group out of the area.

My lack of proficiency "milling" targets contributed to that missed opportunity. I plan to practice that skill more over the next year and be better prepared in the future. I did work on it some preseason but almost always with a target of known size at known distance

In the 30-40 that I’ve measured, including hair- 32” has been pretty average. If you go to the hump of a bull and measure straight down, 36” works.

 

[tkhuntsman]

What do you all think, what is the average height from the top of an elk's back to the bottom of it's brisket?

I've stuck a knife in 15 or so, but have never measured one. My guess is that it's about thirty inches, hair to hair.

Friday, we had a small herd at an unknown distance. Close enough to kill but too far for me to estimate comfortably. With a frozen range finder, moderate visibility, and a fleeting opportunity, our window closed when a coyote burst onto the scene chasing that herd and presumably spooking a larger group out of the area.

My lack of proficiency "milling" targets contributed to that missed opportunity. I plan to practice that skill more over the next year and be better prepared in the future. I did work on it some preseason but almost always with a target of known size at known distance

You be about right on with the 30" estimate on a bull or even an extra large cow. Shave about 4-6" off for an average cow and that should be good for milling a range.