wow this thread kinda veered off in a hurry lol, i guess when you say the word "ethics" it brings out the knives. Made me want to go back and clarify my post....i can hit minute of deer at 200 with my prohunter no problem, and it has the energy at 200. Id say it was unethical to shoot a deer at any range you havent practiced to see if you could hit consistently....and also to shoot a deer at any range where your bullet is iffy on killing power (i try to stay above 1000 ft lbs). Like some i also wont shoot at an unwounded running deer unless its pretty close, why....because ive never practiced running shots on a target at 100 or 200 yards....if i ever get a chance and get consistent then it will get added to my quiver.