Last year on day #1 of the hunt i spotted a nice buck, and he spotted me. I had my flintlock with me and ranged him at 100 yards. He was face me and i could only see his head,neck and chest. He was well within range but even with my inline i still would not have pulled the trigger. That was way to hard of a shot.
Im not really following this thread much but ive caught some bits here and there. I think whats most important is that the hunter knows he can make the shot if he feels comfortable with it. I held off on a 160 yard shot because i didnt feel comfortable and didnt want to chance it. Gotta have patience to shoot a muzzy. I still wont shoot a deer if hes facing me dead on. Now if it were a 50 to 75 yard shot, that i would feel very comfortable with.