It has degenerated into a long-range, furry target shoot. I enjoy the quality rifles and the science of long-range shooting, but not necessarily as it applies to game animals.
One of the popular shows lost an elk lease in Wyoming, when the owner kept finding dead elk that they had shot at long range and not followed up. Another show had a cameraman quit because he got sick of watching the wounded animals not be recovered.
Only personal ethics will dictate what you do, as it is not illegal, but the art of getting within reasonable range of an animal and actually hunting it vs just shooting it, seems to be fading for some people. Now it is bragging rights to say they shot it at extreme range, instead of bragging about how close they got.
I talked to an outfitter in Wyoming and he actually had clients come in and say that they did not want to shoot at anything under 600 yards. Disgusting.
Last edited by sbhooper; 01/27/16.
