WOW MOSSY...
MAYBE YA NEED TO GROW THOSE DEER BIGGER
I was wondering the same thing as Big Country...
WHY DIDN'T YOU HELP THEM OUT.....

Your absolutely right Mossy..PEOPLE who take long range shotsand don't know what they are doing, is unethical,and it does give hunters a bad rep....
I KNOW CAUSE I HEAR IT ALL THE TIME...

I don't hide the fact that I practice these shots,on targets and
have the confidence in doing it in the field but everything has to be right......
I've done it twice and connected both times, but that is out about 50 times that I've passed up on a shooting attempt (not even raising my gun), because it wasn't doable weather it behunting condidtions terrain ortype of game (ELK,MOOSE these I never attempt) but sheep/goat I have....People think that just because you practice long range shots you'll shoot at anything any time...Some people do.. The ones that practice don't,They hold off until its perfect...

Sorry FOR HIJACKING YOUR POST MOSSY....

But we all know,every shooterhas just as much responsibility
knowing where they shoot at their comfort shooting range,(from all stories I've read on this forum and any other) the 75yrd to 200yrd has produced alot more wounded game and missed opportunitiesthan what I read at longer distances....
At this range not only are you dealing with the fact that you just missed an animal,But most people havn't clued that bullet still traveling..
another possible400 yrds Potentially killing any living thing in its path till it lands..

Thats why I think its absolutely critical that people shoot
out to 400yrds - 500yrds when practicing..You don't have to shoot game at this range,but at least you know were your bullets end up.....

Your right not hunting with them Mossy,cause they'd have probably would have missed at 50yrds away anyhow and killed you 300 yrds away.....

Than who'd I'd getto help me out.....