bluejacket, the 50 yard approximate is okay with me, but you are saying that there are a lot of great shooters in the open, and that is true, but there are also shooters in the open class that are not at the level of the top shooters. a 53 yard medium grazing deer is a tough shot, but how would it be for a shooter with less experience? in know the ibo if there is a rules change will keep things like this in mind, and if they were to stretch one it would probably be a larger animal.....

i agree it may be an intiidation factor to keep people from entering the class, but i think in years past it not only kept them out of the classes, but kept them out of the ibo. i hear a lot of asa only shooters around here say the ibo is too tough. well in years past i would agree that the shoots were at least tough, i dont know about too tough, but a real challenge. nelsonville is tough with all the targets set at 30 yards.........i dont think we need to intimidate anyone, or discourage anyone.
at present we have about 8 shooters who have never been to a national ibo event going to the world shoot, i hope they enjoy it, they are die hard asa shooters.