About 35 yards. Three years ago my hunting partner and I were buggling and photographing bull elk in the colockum and all of a sudden a nice 6 point turned on a dime and disappeared. About that same time I caught movement in my periphial vision to my right. Threw up the bino's and HOLY CRAP it was right in my view. Traded binos for camera and took the photo. First time we ever buggled in a cougar!