is this really hunting?

[Rory/MO]

i dont really consider this hunting. i have nothing against gun hunters, im a gun hunter. but comeon dont you think this is a little far out? just wonderin what you guys thought
http://huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2566999

[Schultzy]

One of the guys in there said it best I think. Its long range shooting not hunting. Its not so much the 300 to 400 yarders. When he gets talking about 1000 yards, come on now!

[Monie]

In my opinion, if I was hunting strictly for meat AND I had practiced those yardages AND hit my targets successfully, then yes, I would take the shot(s). To go out and do for any other reason....yeah keep it at the range.

[Paul L Mohr]

Then why don't you post about it in the thread already started rather than start another one so the bow hunters can slam on him in another forum. If you have a problem let the guy know in his own thread.

Paul

[StrutNtom]

I don't see anything wrong with it. This guy probably gets just as much excitment at having the ability to shoot at those distances as we do shooting a deer at 20yds with a bow. so, why are we any better?

[Vabowman]

Im calling B.S. !! on the 700-1000 yd shots. Unless he is a trained sniper/ special forces Delta, he ain't doing it!! My 2 cents, and why would you do it ??

[StrutNtom]

Why would you do it? Do you realize the skill you have to have to make those kinds of shots?

I know RR and talk to him regularly. He takes his shooting iron seriously. People has to find thier own way, and he does. Some people love shooting a longbow, other like crossbow, some like pistols, he likes long range.

It takes incredible amount of practice to make 700 yard shot. I shoot long range regularly, actually used too, and 500 yard shots are very doable.

[shaggy1224]

i hunt in central wisconsin lots of farm land. just seeing a deer that far away is a miracle. actually getting a shot? forget it.

[Ridge Runner]

ok guys I'm here, a mod told me about this thread, so lets get ready to rumble, I'm a 47 year old 60% deaf ex-bowhunter, so many deer running around and I'm just looking for a challenge. anyone with an accurate rifle can do this, done properly its not hard.
Va you think I can't kill a deer at over 700 yards? ya want some phone numbers of folks who have been present when it was done?
any of you who use compound bows are just as guilty as I of using modern technology to your benafit, I bow hunted for 20 years, gave it up due to lack of time and not really any challenge to it, yep in oct here you can almost walk up to a deer and shoot it, come november its a different story.
Its not really hunting? ya think? when do you start preparing for next season? I allready have, I'm on the range every week testing loads and bullets, now is my prime time, temps and bar pressure are simular, so now is when I work on it hard. Do you have any idea how much you limit yourself when you take up this endeavor? I need a deer unspooked, and then I need 2 minutes to prepare for the shot, after I get most of my measurements, most just walk away, during the rut you get a ratio of about 4% of available shots, to shots taken, I challenge each and every one of you to take a buck during peak rut at 500 yards.
RR