ORIGINAL: jeepkid
ORIGINAL: Badger_Girl93
ORIGINAL: jeepkid
I know that it takes a lot more skill, determination, patience, equipment, etc... to hit an animal over 500 yards then it does to plant a food plot and set up a tree stand.
So who is the "better" hunter??
Does it matter?
Yep, its all the guys that sit 50 yards from a food plot that are saying anything over 500 yards is unethical. Whats more ethical, the guy that shoots THOUSANDS of rounds a year preparing and practicing or the guy that shoots once before season and says "good enough"?
The people that are capable of "long range" shots should do it any time they want. The people that aren't capable, but think they are since they bought a new "ultra-mag" are the ones that are giving long range hunting a bad name.
I agree with this...to some extent. There's not much excuse for people who fire off a couple rounds before season just to check last years zero and then try to pull off a long shot....especially if it's just at 100 yards, then at 500 inthe field.
Like I said....I'm not knocking anyone's marksmanship....but anyone who does serious shooting at extended ranges should know that there are a lot of variables to take into account that can't always be accounted for in the field, as they might be on the range.
Besides, where do you live, where you can see a game animal at 700+ yards?