OZHunter,

Interesting guess that 15 meters is about average for elephants. 15 meters is just shy of 17yds. I ran the average for all of the elephants I;ve shot and it comes to 17.1yds.

I think bulls are easier to get close to. I don't believe the average shot is near 17yds for all elephants, or even only bulls though. I think there are plenty of PH's and hunters who won't approach that close.

Buff can be tough to get really close to for the same reason as cow elephants, lots of eyes, ears and noses.

JPK