Here's my take. I do my very best to take only those shots that I a 100% certainthat I can make. Have I missed or made a bad placement .... sure. But thankfully in 50+ years of hunting deer, only a handful of times. Adn I wish it was zero, but it is not.

I shoot a good bit, but have never practiced any length of time at distances farther than 400 yards. I'd say 90% of my practicing is at 200 yards. Why such a short limit? Becasue almost every shot that I will ever get at deer where I hunt will be 200 yards or less.

If I hunted a great deal where clear shots were often at 300-400-500 yards etc., I would practice at those distances. And maybe I could get good at it .... even at 67 !! Until then, I will be content to simply admire those who can make those long shots and will stay within my 300 yards or so.

But at the same time .... I will rail against those who do not that the time prepare well so that they can make clean kills , regardless of distance. Lord knows we hunters owe it to the wild game that we choose to take to be dang good at making a quick kill.