When I was younger, I was trained to shoot things from a long way off. It took specialized equipment that I couldn't afford to buy myself and tons of practice. I wouldn't take shots that long now. For one, I am woefully out of practice, for another, there's no way I'm going to spend the bucks it would take to have a rifle that can do it. Oh, and there is the problem of the woods where I hunt. I'm lucky if I can see 100 meters, so there's very little chance at a shot onger than that. If someone is fortunate enough to have the money, time, and terrain needed to take shots at 1000+, then good on 'em.

I also don't think guys hunting over bait or food plots are somehow less of a hunter than those who do not. I have the opportunity to hunt over a food plot on private land and sometimes I do. More often than not, I wind up in the National Forest, just because it's what I like. I seem to see the same number of animals at both locations. And I have had better shot opportunities over the food plot.

I just don't know why this is an issue. When I played golf, an average length par-4's green was in my range with a driver. Did that make me an unethical golfer?