Most of the people I hunt with or talk hunting with have no business taking a shot like that. I would defer to someone who says they have the training/practice to take those shots with some accuracy but it ain't for me. I'm a decent shot and I like to play around and see how far out I can hit my target but for me, that target is going to be an iron plate or something. I don't have and am not inclined to spend the money on the necassary equipment to judge a game animal at that distance, let alone take a confident shot. the land I'm hunting on right now is so dense in brush, the longest shot possible is probably 500 yds from the windmill hill looking out. I'm setting up a high tower on a hill next season and would be well advised to practice quite a bit and upgrade the optics on my .06 because its probably likely I'll see deer at distance from there. Who knows?