As i sit here at this computer i find myself with so many different thoughts running thru my head. I have been on Huntingnet.com for 2 years & i have found that there is some very opinionated people in this world. People who condem, find fault in, & just plain ole criticize a fellow hunter for doing things his/her way. This thread involves a fellow HUNTER askin our views on a certain way of hunting and all he gets (for the most part) is a bashing. What gives any of you good people,,,(fellow hunters) the right to tell this man weather or not his love for hunting should limit his shots to under your given yardage? I know that there has to be at least a few of these same guys/gals that so criticize this 1000 yd shot with well equipped gear, shooting 3-d all summer long or just practicing with their bow in the backyard shooting 100+ arrows a night goin out the 1st day of archery season gut shooting the 1st half way decent deer that walks under their stand. Or the guy that has to choose between is that a legal buck this year or is it not & then deciding YEAH,,,thats legal & wings one at it at the last minute and smashes it in the front leg,,,then works the bolt,,,pump,,,etc & has to finally walk up to it at 15 yds & smash it again to finish the kill? theres so many different variables in hunting no matter what your shooting bow,,rifle,,shotgun,,,crossbow,,long range etc,,,lets just face it here guys,,,we all have bad shots!!!!!!!!!!,,,& if ya say ya hav' nt,,,yer a liar (and i mean that in the nicest of ways) I for one got my 1st chance to long range this year & im gonna do it a whole lot more. I want the chance for John B to teach & guide me in his experience of bad shots so that maybe,,,just maybe,,i' ll have a time where i know not to touch that trigger,,,the time where i can say HEY,,,this might not be a good shot! Where without his knowledge & well stated experience,,i may have to go home with a lifelong never ending dream of a miss,,or worse,,,the BAD HIT. I see the word ethical flying around here so much & i have to wonder how many people that scream thats not ethical,,,even practice their method of hunting at all???????????????? I wonder how many ethical screamers here are telling their children every weekend that they dont have time to take their Son/Daughter scouting or fishing with them this weekend because the trucks full,,,,the boats too full,,,,etc,,,, WHAT,,,IS THE OLD TALE YA CANT TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS the fad these days???????? Live & Let Live! This sport (way of life in my world) needs as much help as it can get & quit criticizing peopkle for doing things their own way! The camp i had the pleasure of hunting long range out of this year was awesome,,,we said a prayer before our meals! i got to meet a man of 70+ years of age & hear his stories of WW2,, & watch this same man get up every morning & anticipate a shot at a nice Buck,,,then to hear tale of him giving up his shot to his Grandchild,,,that to me is the true virtue of this life (being able to do as you please) 500 yd shot,,,12 yr old boy,,,but i cant wait to see the guys calling me a liar,,,because,,,the Marines didnt do it.,,,but sure as im sittin here,,,it was done!,,,I dont usually get involved in the bashing part of the issues on these threads,,,but this is something very important to me & all i ask is that you give something out of the ordinary a chance before you base your opinions.

Thank You
Mike