RE: 400 yard trophy?
One of my stands this year is overlooking a valley that crosses a pipeline. It has two roads that cross it and I can see from one side to the other. From my stand to the farthest point across the other road is 350-400 yards depending on the time of year. (In summer the underbrush is so thick that I can not see into the woodline but during winter the underbrush dies and I can see an extra forty or so yards.) If a ten point walks out on the road and won't come pay me a visit I may take a shot. But it all depends on the situation. If it is the first hunt of the season I would probably let him walk unless he got closer. If the season is winding down and I haven't taken a deer yet, he is going to eat 150 grains of 7mm rem mag federal vitalshok.