Thread: Long-range hunting: is it sporting?

its hunting mate.... there ain't no imaginary line somewhere between 280-320 metres that makes it shooting...

looking for animals with the intention to kill them is just hunting..

being unethical can happen at 0 metres or 2km. I do acknowledge that the chances for being unethical will raise as the distance increases simply because of the increased difficulty in being technically precise enough to not be cruel....

but it is not an arbitary thing its different for everybody.

I've seen kids with 7mm Rem Mags at the 100 meter range that can't shoot better than 6" groups. It would be unethical for them to shoot past 200m, sort of makes you wonder why they bother..

Others can shoot 8" groups at 1000m...

making little rules and judgements is easier for those without the capacity to think about things...

depends on wind. thats the big variable. its all about shooting within your capability. practicing at 1000 yards so you can shoot a deer at half that. just my opinion.