Sorry I did not mean to neglect your question it is valid. An archer should not go around shooting at deer at for example 50-75 yards, I bow hunt and limit my shots to 25 or less. A person with a smoke pole should not try the 300 yard stuff and so on, you have to accept the limitations of what you hunt with and your abilities. Nomercy stated he would never shoot at a deer at 1,000 yards, and from what he said he is a far more experianced shooter then most out there.
Really this hole debate is not about long range shooting it is about hunting ethics and weather a deer means more to those who push the limits then just being a mere target. I do not care what you hunt with if making the shot is the chalange then shoot paper, if getting to the point where you have the shot is the chalange then more power to you and good luck