Yes, I'm a newbee, and yes I feel it's irresponsible to shoot 50 yds at an animal. Somehunters can pull it off, if conditions are right. Most hunters I know won't take that shot. You can hit targets all day long at 50, and better. In the field it's another story. Passthru79, what's so hard to to understand. The chances of an animaljumping string are huge at that distance, but you already knew that...........right?