ORIGINAL: James B
If anyone is there then anyone else could be there. There is no excuse in the world and no animal in the world that should intice any hunter to take a skyline shot. This is hunter saftey course 101 or even pre 101. That is something you don't do. No Exceptions No Time. Every darn year hunters are killed by boneheads that can't follow the laws of safe shooting.
I don't follow your logic here...
"If anyone is there then anyone else could be there"
I had just glassed the entire area was someone magically tellaported onto the tundra?
But I'll play along with you... how far off of the ridge top does the animal have to be before you can shoot?
2 feet?
10 feet?
50 feet?
300 feet?
What about possible ricochets due to rocks and etc?
What about shots in the timber? Is that a compete no shoot situation?
Interesting topic...
SA