Okay, I'm not trying to put words in your mouth but am I to infer from this statement that you do not feel a person should train themselves the least little bit with the weapon they intent to hunt with. And stay within the boundaries of their particular skill level. Heck, just buy your first gun or bow and head straight to the woods. No need to see how well I can shoot it. I'll just let fly and see what happens. Whats that, a deer 500 yards away. Well I've never even practiced a shot farther than a 100 and have no idea how much my bullet drops at that range but ah hell lets let her rip cause wouldn't it be really cool if I hit him?
What you said there makes perfectly good sense!
But it's not related to the article in this post or the scenarios I provided you which would label someone a "slob hunter" by your definition. You said :
No need to see how well I can shoot it. I'll just let fly and see what happens.
The article clearly states how they practice and compete long range shooting regularly.
My scenarios were the same! A hunter that has his/her weapon of choice sighted in perfectly at the range but falls apart when shooting at live game within their yardage limitations and misses (or worse) but continue shooting , by your definition are "slob hunters". Buck fever , adrenaline rush , whatever you wish to call it has dramatic effects on some people.
Now do you see my point?
Nowhere did I say that someone who steps in the woods without knowing their limitations and recklessly sprays bullets in hope of getting something is NOT a slob hunter!
Maybe someone should start a thread on the definition of a "slob hunter".