JMHO ,Anything over 400 yards is long range hunting.(Stay with me for a minute Ridge.........LOL)And if the truth be known I would guess that at least 85% of the hunters don't even have the skill or the ability to even shoot/hunt that far away.Now ,That being said once you get over 500 or 600 yards you have a whole new ball game.You have to start thinking ballistics,wind drift and a host of other things,B.C.,weather,curvature of the earth,alignment of the stars(J/K) but you get my drift .Pun intended.Anything over 600 or 700 yards is ultra-long range in my opinion.Safety is first and foremost the most important thing.If you see a little brown dot waaaay the hell out there and just start blasting away,you don't have a clue what's around that little brown dot let alone what's behind it.If you can't hit a pie plate off hand at 100 yards you don't need to be shooting 100 yards.If you can't it at 200 from the bench you don't need to be shooting at 200.Like "Dirty Harry" said,"A man has got to know his limitations"Personally I think I am pretty decent shooter.And I probably wont take a 500 yard shot.Conditions would have to be what in my mind should be perfect.I am hesitant to go 300.Most can't even judge 300 without some kind of ranging device.Now I have rifles that are capable of 1000 yards that even Ridge (probably) could not hit with just for the simple fact that they are not set up for that kind of distance,And he is most likely the best ultra-long range hunter on the board.Not questioning his ability but my equipment.Say for instance my 7MM STW with 3.5 X10X50 Leupold Vari-XIII I most likely can hit a deer at 400 or 500 with it but get out to a 1000 and it needs a lot more goodies on it and with it before it would be a true 1000 yard gun.