ORIGINAL: TFOX
Even if an elk takes a step at 84 yards,he is still dead,he has a freaking kill zone the size of a satelite dish.An arrow will cover that distance in well under a second.
Deer move at 15 yards as much or more than an elk will at 80 if he is feeding and relaxed.
Everyone has THEIR ethics,stick to them and you will be an ethical hunter.
Wow, will all due respect I have to disagree, sure elk are huge but not that huge, an average mature bull weighs in between 650 to 850 pounds. The vital area (broadside dubble lung, or bilateralphumothorax) formost mature bullsis on average between 13" and 16" just depending upon the size of the bull. Of couse cows and smaller bulls have smallervital areas andyou can have bulls that would be bigger than that. When elk walk they move at average speed of 9 miles/hour becasue they have a long stride, better than most horses.As far as when they are feeding sure they could just move a few inches at most but they can also move up 2 to 3 feet with ease in less than a second or in less time it takes for a arrow to get there.