i think alot of people overestimate the ranges they're shooting at when they dont have a laser range finder. I feel comfortable out to about 275, maybe 300 ona good day. However, look almost all hunters, i prefer to take them at closer ranges. i shot a doe once at 9 feet...i was lying down in some corn stubble covering a ridge while my uncle was tracking a buck up on it. she came out and i shot her when she was almost right on top of me. i did score with my shotgun this weekend at 100 yards, but during normal circumstances, i would have let the deer come closer. the fact that she was wounded made me kind of shrug off my uncertainty and take the shot to put her down. i'll usuallly any shot to plug a wounded deer. i hate having wounded animals around and its best to just put them down.

basically, i think most people can't estimate range well and overestimate. i know you're not alone out there if you dont like shooting very far. a few people i know dont like to either. it takes a good shot to take deer consistently at 250-300 yards.

slayer